Panadol Period Pain 500 mg/65 mg Tablets
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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25-04-2024
Summary of Product characteristics
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25-04-2024
Active ingredient:
Paracetamol, Caffeine
Available from:
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
ATC code:
N02B E51
INN (International Name):
Paracetamol, Caffeine
Dosage:
500 mg/65 mg
Pharmaceutical form:
Tablets
Administration route:
Oral use
Units in package:
4, 6, 8, 12, 14 or 16 tablets
Prescription type:
GSL - General Sales List
Manufactured by:
GlaxoSmithKline Dungarvan Ltd
Therapeutic indications:
A mild analgesic and antipyretic formulated to give extra pain relief. The tablets are recommended for the treatment of most painful and febrile conditions, for example, headache, including migraine, backache, toothache, rheumatic pain and dysmenorrhoea, and the relief of the symptoms of colds, influenza and sore throat.
Authorization status:
Authorised
Authorization date:
2010-02-26
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Summary of Product characteristics
Panadol Period Pain 500mg/65mg Tablets
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 09Apr2014 | GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
1. Name of the medicinal product
Panadol Extra Advance 500 mg/65 mg Tablets
Panadol Period Pain 500 mg/65 mg Tablets
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Each tablet contains Paracetamol 500 mg and Caffeine 65 mg.
For full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Tablet.
White to offwhite, oval shaped, filmcoated tablets debossed with 'xPx', with the P enclosed within a circle on one side
and plain on the other side.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
A mild analgesic and antipyretic formulated to give extra pain relief. The tablets are recommended for the treatment of
most painful and febrile conditions, for example, headache, including migraine, backache, toothache, rheumatic pain
and dysmenorrhoea, and the relief of the symptoms of colds, influenza and sore throat.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Oral use.
Adults:
Two tablets up to four times daily. The dose should not be repeated more frequently than every 4 hours. Do not exceed
8 tablets in 24 hours.
Elderly:
As for adults.
Children:
Not recommended for children under 12 years.
4.3 Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to paracetamol, caffeine or any of the other constituents.
4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
Care is advised in the administration of paracetamol to patients with renal or hepatic impairment. The hazard of
overdose is greater in those with noncirrhotic alcoholic liver disease.
Excessive intake of caffeine (e.g. coffee, tea and some canned drinks) should be avoided while taking this product.
Do not exceed the stated dose.
Sodium methyl, sodium ethyl and sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoates (E 219, E 215 and
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