CODOXAMOL tablet bottle

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

doxylamine succinate, Quantity: 5.1 mg; codeine phosphate hemihydrate, Quantity: 10 mg; paracetamol, Quantity: 500 mg

Available from:

Cipla Australia Pty Ltd

INN (International Name):

codeine phosphate hemihydrate,doxylamine succinate,Paracetamol

Pharmaceutical form:

Tablet, uncoated

Composition:

Excipient Ingredients: colloidal anhydrous silica; hyprolose; maize starch; pregelatinised maize starch; magnesium stearate; purified talc; stearic acid; povidone; sodium lauryl sulfate

Administration route:

Oral

Units in package:

48, 20, 40, 100, 96, 50, 24

Prescription type:

(S4) Prescription Only Medicine

Therapeutic indications:

For the temporary relief of acute moderate pain.

Product summary:

Visual Identification: White, capsule shaped, biconvex tablets with a central break line on one side and plain on the other side.; Container Type: Bottle; Container Material: HDPE; Container Life Time: 2 Years; Container Temperature: Store below 25 degrees Celsius; Container Closure: Child resistant closure

Authorization status:

Registered

Authorization date:

2009-05-19

Patient Information leaflet

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CODOXAMOLTABLETS
PARACETAMOL 500MG, CODEINE PHOSPHATE HEMIHYDRATE 10MG, DOXYLAMINE
SUCCINATE 5.1MG
TABLETS
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers
some common questions
about CODOXAMOL
tablets. It does not
contain all of the
information.
It does not take the place of
talking to your
doctor or
pharmacist.
All
medicines
have
risks
and benefits. Your doctor or
pharmacist has weighed the
risks
of
you
taking
CODOXAMOL
tablets
against
the
benefits
this
medicine
is
expected
to
have for you.
TALK
TO
YOUR
DOCTOR
OR
PHARMACIST
IF
YOU
HAVE
ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING
THIS MEDICINE.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH
THE MEDICINE.
You may need to read it
again.
WHAT IS
CODOXAMOL
TABLET
The name of your medicine
is CODOXAMOL tablets.
It contains the active
ingredients paracetamol,
codeine phosphate and
doxylamine succinate.
Paracetamol is an analgesic.
It also helps in reducing
fever. Codeine phosphate is
an analgesic and
doxylamine succinate is an
antihistamine with
calmative effects.
In combination,
paracetamol, codeine
phosphate and doxylamine
produce greater analgesia
than any of these drugs
alone. CODOXAMOL
tablets contain no aspirin.
WHAT CODOXAMOL
TABLETS IS USED FOR
CODOXAMOL tablets
provide effective temporary
relief of moderate to severe
pain and discomfort
associated with:
•
Headache (including
tension and migraine)
•
Period Pain
•
Toothache
•
Muscle Pain
•
Backache
•
Rheumatic Pain
•
Neuralgia
•
Pain associated with
trauma or surgery
•
Other pain where a
combined analgesic &
calmative action is
required.
YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST
MAY RECOMMEND
CODOXAMOL TABLETS FOR
ANOTHER REASON.
ASK YOUR PHARMACIST OR
DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS
MEDICINE.
This medicine may be
addictive if taken for
more than a few days at
a time.
It is only available from
your pharmacist.
BEFORE
YOU
TAKE
CODOXAMOL
TABLETS
_WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE _
_IT_
DO NOT TAKE
CODOXAMOL TABLETS IF
YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO:
•
paracetamol, codeine
or doxylamine, or any
of the ingredients
listed