Beechams Decongestant Plus with Paracetamol capsules

מדינה: הממלכה המאוחדת

שפה: אנגלית

מקור: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

מרכיב פעיל:

Paracetamol; Caffeine; Phenylephrine hydrochloride

זמין מ:

Haleon UK Ltd

קוד ATC:

N02BE51

INN (שם בינלאומי):

Paracetamol; Caffeine; Phenylephrine hydrochloride

כמות:

300mg ; 25mg ; 5mg

טופס פרצבטיות:

Oral capsule

מסלול נתינה (של תרופות):

Oral

סיווג:

No Controlled Drug Status

סוג מרשם:

Never Valid To Prescribe As A VMP

leaflet_short:

BNF: 04070100; GTIN: 5000347087509

עלון מידע

PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
BEECHAMS ACTIVE COLD RELIEF CAPLETS
Paracetamol, Phenylephrine, Caffeine
PLEASE READ RIGHT THROUGH THIS LEAFLET BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE.
This medicine is available without prescription, but you still need to
use Beechams Active Cold Relief
Caplets carefully to get the best results from it.
•
Keep this leaflet you may need to read it again.
•
If you have any questions, or if there is anything you do not
understand, ask your pharmacist.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Beechams Active Cold Relief Caplets do
2.
Check before you take Beechams Active Cold Relief Caplets
3.
How to take Beechams Active Cold Relief Caplets
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Beechams Active Cold Relief Caplets
6.
Further information
1.
WHAT BEECHAMS ACTIVE COLD RELIEF CAPLETS DO
BEECHAMS ACTIVE COLD RELIEF CAPLETS PROVIDE EFFECTIVE RELIEF FROM THE
MAJOR COLD AND FLU
SYMPTOMS.
These symptoms include headache, shivers, aches and pains, blocked
nose and painful sinuses,
catarrh, sore throat, fatigue and tiredness. The medicine contains
three active ingredients.
Paracetamol is a painkiller and reduces your temperature when you have
a fever. Phenylephrine
hydrochloride unblocks your nose and sinuses helping you breathe more
easily. Caffeine is present
as a mild stimulant to relieve fatigue and tiredness.
2.
CHECK BEFORE YOU TAKE BEECHAMS ACTIVE COLD RELIEF CAPLETS
DO NOT TAKE BEECHAMS ACTIVE COLD RELIEF CAPLETS:

IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION to paracetamol,
phenylephrine hydrochloride, caffeine
or any of the other ingredients (listed in Section 6). Colour sunset
yellow (E110) can cause
allergic type reactions including asthma.

if you have kidney or liver problems, overactive thyroid, diabetes,
high blood pressure or heart
disease.
•
if you have phaeochromocytoma or glaucoma
•
if you are taking TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS (e.g. imipramine or
amitriptyline) or if you are
taking or have taken within the last two weeks MONOAMINE OXIDASE
INHIBITORS (MAOIs) (e.g.
moclobemide) prescribe

מאפייני מוצר

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Beechams Powders Capsules/Beechams Decongestant Plus With
Paracetamol/Beechams Cold & Flu Capsules
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS
MG / CAPSULE
Paracetamol
300.00
Caffeine
25.00
Phenylephrine Hydrochloride
5.00
Excipients with known effect:
Lactose
For full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Capsule
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Symptomatic relief of symptoms of influenza, feverishness, chills and
colds
including feverish colds.
The symptomatic relief of nasal congestion and difficult breathing
arising
from this, sinusitis and its associated pain, acute nasal catarrh.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Adults (including elderly) and children aged 16 years and over:
2 capsules every 4 to 6 hours as required, but no more than 12
capsules in any
24 hours.
Do not take continuously for more than 7 days without medical advice
Do not exceed the stated dose.
Use the lowest amount needed to achieve benefit for the shortest
duration of
treatment.
Not recommended for children under the age of 16 years.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Concomitant use of other sympathomimetic decongestants
Phaeochromocytoma
Closed angle glaucoma
Known hypersensitivity to paracetamol or any of the other ingredients.
Hepatic or severe renal impairment, hypertension, hyperthyroidism,
diabetes,
and heart disease.
Patients taking tricyclic antidepressants, or beta blocking drugs and
those who
are taking or who have taken within the last two weeks monoamine
oxidase
inhibitors (see section 4.5).
4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Contains paracetamol. Patients should be advised not to take other
paracetamol-containing products concurrently. The concomitant use with
other
products containing paracetamol may lead to an overdose. Paracetamol
overdose may cause liver failure which may require liver transplant or
lead to
death. Concomitant use of other decongestants or cold and flu
medicines
should be avoid