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Information for the user

Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets

Read all of this leaflet carefully because it contains important information for you.

This medicine is available without prescription to treat minor conditions. However, you still need to take it carefully to get the best results from it.

•    Keep this leaflet, you may need to read it again

•    Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice

What this medicine is for

This medicine contains Paracetamol which belongs to a group of medicines called analgesics and antipyretics, which act to relieve pain and reduce fever.

It can be used to relieve mild to moderate pain including headache, migraine, neuralgia, toothache, sore throat, period pain, rheumatic and muscular aches and pains, sciatica, fibrositis, lumbago, joint swelling and stiffness. It can also be used to relieve the symptoms of colds and flu and reduce a fever.

Before you take this medicine

This medicine can be taken by adults and children aged 6 years and over. However, some people should not take this medicine or should seek the advice of their pharmacist or doctor first.

X Do not take:

•    If you are allergic to any of the

ingredients

! Talk to your pharmacist or doctor:

•    If you have severe kidney problems or liver problems (including a disease caused by drinking alcohol)

•    If you are pregnant

You can take this medicine if you are breastfeeding.

Other important information

Information about some of the ingredients in this medicine:

Sodium metabisulphite (E223) may rarely cause severe allergic reactions, tightness of the chest or difficulty in breathing.

If you take other medicines

f This medicine contains paracetamol.

Do not take anything else containing paracetamol while taking this medicine.

Before you take these tablets, make sure that you tell your pharmacist about ANY other medicines you might be using at the same time, particularly the following:

•    Metoclopramide or domperidone (for feeling sick or being sick)

•    Colestyramine (to reduce blood fat levels)

•    Warfarin or other blood thinners - if you take warfarin you can take occasional amounts of this medicine, but talk to your doctor first before you take it on a regular basis

If you are unsure about interactions with any other medicines, talk to your pharmacist. This includes medicines prescribed by your doctor and medicine you have bought for yourself, including herbal and homeopathic remedies.

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Check the foil is not broken before use. If it is, do not take that tablet.

Swallow each tablet with water.

Do not give to children under 6 years, unless your doctor tells you to.

Do not take more medicine than the table above tells you to.

Do not take this medicine for more than 3 days, unless your doctor tells you to. If you do not get better, talk to your doctor.

? If you take too many tablets:

Talk to a doctor at once if you take too much of this medicine even if you feel well. This is because too much paracetamol can cause delayed, serious liver damage. Go to your nearest hospital casualty department. Take your medicine and this leaflet with you.

Possible side effects

Most people will not have problems, but some may get some.

f If you get any of these serious side effects, stop taking the tablets. See a doctor at once:

• Difficulty breathing, swelling of the face and neck, tongue or throat (severe allergic reactions)

•    Skin “rash or peeMg^_drTnoufh^_uIcers^_ ~

•    Breathing problems. These are more likely if you have experienced them before when taking other painkillers such as ibuprofen and aspirin

If you get any of the following side effects see your pharmacist or doctor

•    Skin rash

•    Unusual bruising, or infections such as sore throats - this may be a sign of very rare changes in the blood

•    Nausea, sudden weight loss, loss of appetite and yellowing of the eyes and skin

Very rare cases of serious side effects

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.aov.uk/vellowcard. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

How to store this medicine

Keep this medicine in a safe place out of the sight and reach of children, preferably in a locked cupboard. Use by the date on the end flap of the carton.

What is in this medicine

Each tablet contains Paracetamol 500 mg, which is the active ingredient. As well as the active ingredient, the tablets also contain pregelatinised maize starch, sodium metabisulphite (E223), magnesium stearate.

The pack contains 16 or 32 white, round, flat bevelled edge tablets with a break line on one side.

Who makes this medicine

Manufactured for The Boots Company PLC Nottingham NG2 3AA by Galpharm International Ltd Elmhirst Park Middle Field Road Barnsley South Yorkshire S75 4LS, UK.

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Galpharm Healthcare Ltd Wrafton i Braunton Devon EX33 2DL, UK.    [

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