Country: New Zealand
Language: English
Source: Medsafe (Medicines Safety Authority)
Metoclopramide hydrochloride monohydrate 5.3mg equivalent to 5 mg metoclopramide hydrochloride anhydrous; ; Paracetamol 500mg (as 520mg Paracetamol DC)
Haleon New Zealand ULC
Metoclopramide hydrochloride monohydrate 5.3 mg (= 5 mg metoclopramide hydrochloride anhydrous)
Tablet
Active: Metoclopramide hydrochloride monohydrate 5.3mg equivalent to 5 mg metoclopramide hydrochloride anhydrous Paracetamol 500mg (as 520mg Paracetamol DC) Excipient: Colloidal silicon dioxide Gelatin as 520mg Paracetamol DC Magnesium stearate Microcrystalline cellulose
Blister pack, 10 tablets
Restricted
Restricted
Anonima Materie Sintetiche & Affini SpA (AMSA)
Package - Contents - Shelf Life: Blister pack, - 10 tablets - 36 months from date of manufacture stored at or below 25°C protect from light
1983-08-22
DATA SHEET PARAMAX _PARACETAMOL/METOCLOPRAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE _ PRESENTATION Round, biconvex, white tablets, 12.5mm in diameter with "PARAMAX" debossed on one side and break-bar on the other. Each tablet contains 500mg Paracetamol and 5.3mg with Metoclopramide Hydrochloride (equivalent to 5mg Metoclopramide hydrochloride anhydrous). CLINICAL PARTICULARS _THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS _ PARAMAX is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of migraine. It is also indicated for the treatment of pain accompanied by gastric stasis or nausea and vomiting. _POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION _ For oral administration only. PARAMAX should be taken at the first warning of an attack. If symptoms persist, further doses may be taken at 4 hourly intervals. Total dosage in any 24 hour period should not exceed the quantity stated. USUAL RECOMMENDED DOSAGE INITIAL DOSE AT FIRST WARNING OF ATTACK MAXIMUM DOSAGE IN ANY 24 HOUR PERIOD Adults (including elderly patients) 2 6 Young Adults (15-20 Years) - 60kg and over - 30-59kg 2 1 5 3 Adolescents (12-14 Years) - 30kg and over 1 3 Children: A presentation of PARAMAX suitable for the treatment of children under 12 years of age is not available. _Note:_ Total daily dosage of metoclopramide should not exceed 0.5mg/kg bodyweight. _CONTRAINDICATIONS _ Paramax is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to metoclopramide, paracetamol and any ingredients of PARAMAX. Following operations such as pyloroplasty or gut anastomosis therapy should be withheld for three or four days as vigorous muscular contractions may not help healing. • Phaeochromocytoma due to the possibility of a hypertensive crisis, probably due to catecholamines from the tumour • Patients in whom increased gastro Read the complete document