Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
IBUPROFEN PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Procter & Gamble (Health & Beauty Care) Limited
IBUPROFEN PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
200/30 Milligram
Film Coated Tablet
Product not subject to medical prescription
Authorised
0000-00-00
2 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER TEVA COLD RELIEF 200 MG/30 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS Ibuprofen and Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. This medicine is available without prescription. Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist have told you. - KEEP THIS LEAFLET. You may need to read it again. - Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice. - If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. - You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 5 days. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Teva Cold Relief 200 mg/30 mg Film-coated Tablets is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Teva Cold Relief 200 mg/30 mg Film-coated Tablets 3. How to take Teva Cold Relief 200 mg/30 mg Film-coated Tablets 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Teva Cold Relief 200 mg/30 mg Film-coated Tablets 6. Contents of the pack and other information This medicine is called Teva Cold Relief 200 mg/30 mg Film-coated Tablets but will be referred to as Teva Cold Relief 200 mg/30 mg throughout this leaflet. 1. WHAT TEVA COLD RELIEF 200 MG/30 MG IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Teva Cold Relief 200 mg/30 mg contains the active substances ibuprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), and pseudoephedrine, which is a nasal decongestant. Ibuprofen reduces pain, swelling and high temperature. Pseudoephedrine acts on the blood vessels in the nose to relieve nasal congestion. Teva Cold Relief 200 mg/30 mg is indicated for the symptomatic relief of nasal congestion wi Read the complete document
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Teva Cold Relief 200 mg/30 mg Film-coated Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION One tablet contains 200 mg ibuprofen and 30 mg pseudoephedrine hydrochloride equivalent to 24.6 mg pseudoephedrine Excipients with known effect: Colouring agent’s tartrazine (E102, 0.47 mg/film-coated tablet) and sunset yellow FCF (E110, 0.07 mg/film-coated tablet). Soya lecithin (E322, 0.37 mg/film-coated tablet). For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablets Yellow coloured, oval shaped, biconvex film-coated tablet (dimension: approx. 15.6 mm x 7.7 mm). 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Symptomatic relief of nasal/sinus congestion with headache, fever and pain associated with the common cold and influenza. Teva Cold Relief 200 mg/30 mg Film-coated Tablets are indicated in adults and adolescents aged 15 and over. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology Adults and adolescents aged 15 and over: 1 tablet (equivalent to 200 mg ibuprofen and 30 mg pseudoephedrine hydrochloride) every 4-6 hours if necessary. For more severe symptoms, 2 tablets (equivalent to 400 mg ibuprofen and 60 mg pseudoephedrine hydrochloride) every 6-8 hours if necessary, to a maximum total daily dose. The maximum total daily dose of 6 tablets (equivalent to 1200 mg ibuprofen and 180 mg pseudoephedrine hydrochloride) must not be exceeded. Treatment should not be continued for more than 5 days. This combination product should be used where both, the decongestant action of Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride and the analgesic and/or anti-inflammatory action of Ibuprofen, are required. If one symptom (_either _nasal congestion _or_ headache and/or fever) predominates, single-agent therapy is prefe Read the complete document