Patient leaflet - SOLUBLE CUPANOL-PARACETAMOL EFFERVESCENT TABLETS 500 MG LEMON FLAVOUR
Your medicine
Soluble Cupanol-Paracetamol Effervescent Tablets 500mg Lemon Flavour are white, Round, flat tablets for oral administration. They are packed in cartoned strip packs of 16, 20, 24, 56, 60 and 100 tablets.
Product type
Soluble Cupanol-Paracetamol Effervescent Tablets 500mg Lemon Flavour contain Paracetamol which possesses analgesic and antipyretic properties which assists in reducing pain and feverishness.
Product licence holder
Northumbria Pharma Limited
Netpark, Thomas Wright Way
Sedgefield
County Durham
TS21 3FD
UK
Manufacturer
Cupal Ltd
King Street
Blackburn
BB2 2DX
Uses
For the relief of mild to moderate pain including headache, migraine, neuralgia, toothache, sore throat, rheumatic and period pains.
Before Using Soluble Cupanol-Paracetamol Effervescent Tablets 500mg Lemon Flavour
The following information should be read before using this medicine.
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1. Do not use the product if you are sensitive to paracetamol, or any of the ingredients listed at the beginning of this leaflet.
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2. This product should not be used if you suffer from impaired kidney or liver function.
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3. This product contains 18.9 mmol (or 433.3mg) of sodium per dose. To be taken into consideration by patients on a controlled sodium diet.
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4. If you are taking any of the following, consult your doctor before use: alcohol, barbiturates (to depress CNS activity), anticonvulsants, antidepressants, chloramphenicol, cholestyramine, metoclopramide, or domperidone.
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5. Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking this product if you are taking Warfarin or any other anticoagulant treatment as prolonged regular use of Paracetamol may enhance the anticoagulant effect.
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6. Do not give this product to children under 12 years of age.
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7. If symptoms persist for more than three days, consult your doctor.
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8. This product contains paracetamol – do not exceed the stated dose.
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9. Prolonged use of this product, except under medical supervision, can be harmful.
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10. Make sure Soluble-Cupanol Paracetamol Effervescent Tablets 500mg Lemon Flavour are suitable for you to use – ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Directions For Using Soluble Cupanol-Paracetamol Effervescent Tablets 500mg Lemon Flavour
Adults, the elderly and children over 12 years of age:
One to two tablets to be taken every four hours if necessary. Do not exceed 8 tablets in any 24 hour period.
The tablets must be dissolved in half a glass of water (100 ml). The tablets dissolve more quickly in warm water if stirred.
If necessary, Soluble Cupanol-Paracetamol Effervescent Tablets 500mg can be used during pregnancy. You should use the lowest possible dose that reduces your pain and/or your fever and use it for the shortest time possible. Contact your doctor if the pain and/or fever are not reduced or if you need to take the medicine more often.
Immediate medical advice should be sought in the event of an overdose, even if you feel well, because of the risk of delayed, serious liver damage.
Side Effects
The following undesirable effects have been reported following use of this product:
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1. Skin rashes
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2. Blood disorders
Storage Conditions
This product has a two year shelf life from the date of manufacture; its expiry date is given on the carton label.
Do not use Soluble-Cupanol Paracetamol Effervescent Tablets 500mg Lemon Flavour after the expiry date shown on the label.
This product should be stored at or below 25°C, in a dry place, out of the reach of children.
Date of revision: May 2019