Contac Non Drowsy Dual Relief tablets

Land: Storbritannien

Språk: engelska

Källa: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktiva substanser:

Paracetamol; Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride

Tillgänglig från:

Omega Pharma Ltd

ATC-kod:

N02BE51

INN (International namn):

Paracetamol; Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride

Dos:

500mg ; 30mg

Läkemedelsform:

Oral tablet

Administreringssätt:

Oral

Klass:

No Controlled Drug Status

Receptbelagda typ:

Valid as a prescribable product

Produktsammanfattning:

BNF: 03100000; GTIN: 5000347042386

Bipacksedel

DROWSY
D U A L R E L I E F
pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, paracetamol
LF03501F 31052922
PLEASE READ RIGHT THROUGH THIS LEAFLET BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE. This medicine is
available without prescription, but you still need to use Contac Non
Drowsy Dual Relief 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 Contac Non Drowsy does
2. Check before you take Contac Non Drowsy
3. How to take Contac Non Drowsy
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Contac Non Drowsy
6. Further information
1. What Contac Non Drowsy does
Contac Non Drowsy Dual Relief Tablets provide relief from the symptoms
of colds and flu including nasal
congestion, sinus pain, pressure and congestion, headaches, fever,
sore throat, aches and pains.
The tablets contain paracetamol which is a pain killer and
pseudoephedrine which is a decongestant.
2. Check before you take Contac Non Drowsy
DO NOT TAKE CONTAC NON DROWSY:
IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION to pseudoephedrine
hydrochloride, paracetamol or to
any of the other ingredients (listed in Section 6).
• If you have HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE or HEART DISEASE.
• If you have KIDNEY PROBLEMS.
• If you have an OVERACTIVE THYROID GLAND, ENLARGED PROSTATE,
DIABETES, GLAUCOMA or PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA
(tumour of the adrenal gland).
• If you are taking APPETITE SUPPRESSANTS or STIMULANT DRUGS called
amphetamines (sometimes used
to treat ADHD).
• If you have taken MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS (MAOIs) e.g.
moclobemide, prescribed for
DEPRESSION in the LAST TWO WEEKS.
• If you are taking medicines to control your BLOOD PRESSURE (e.g.
beta blockers like atenolol).
DO NOT TAKE WITH ANY OTHER PARACETAMOL-CONTAINING PRODUCTS.
DO NOT TAKE WITH ANY OTHER FLU, COLD OR DECONGESTANT PRODUCT.
TAKE SPECIAL CARE WITH CONTAC DUAL NON DROWSY
• Do not drive if the medicine makes you feel dizzy.
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Produktens egenskaper

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Contac Non Drowsy Dual Relief Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each Contac Non Drowsy Dual Relief Tablet contains Paracetamol
500 mg and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 30 mg.
For excipients see Section 6.1
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
FORM: Film coated tablet.
DESCRIPTION:
Contac Non Drowsy Dual Relief is a bilayer (white/blue) film coated
capsule shaped tablet. The tablet is debossed with the number 2 in a
circle on
one face.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Contac Non Drowsy Dual Relief is a
mild to moderate analgesic,
antipyretic and decongestant.
Contac Non Drowsy Dual Relief
is
recommended for the relief from the symptoms of colds and flu
including:
•

Nasal congestion
•

Sore throat pain
•

Headache
•

Body aches and pains
•

Fever
•

Sinus symptoms e.g. sinus pain, pressure and congestion
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
For oral use.
Adults, including the elderly and children 16 years and over:
Two tablets every four to six hours, to be taken orally. The dose
should not be
repeated more frequently than every four hours nor should more than
three doses be
given in any 24 hour period.
Minimum dosing interval: 4 hours.
Do not exceed the stated dose.
Should not be used with other paracetamol-containing or decongestant
products.
Users should be advised to seek medical advice if symptoms persist for
more than 7
days.
Not to be used in children under 16 years of age.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
This product is contraindicated in patients.
•
With
a
previous
history
of
hypersenstivity
to
paracetamol,
pseudoephedrine or excipients
•
With cardiovascular disease including hypertension or severe coronary
artery
disease.Who
are
receiving
other
sympoathomimetics
(such
as
decongestants,
appetite
suppressants
and
amphetamine-like
psychosimulants)
•
With severe renal impairment, hyperthyroidism, prostatic enlargement,
diabetes, glaucoma or phaeochromocytoma,
•
Who are receiving Monoamine O