Boots Paracetamol 500 mg Caplets
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
- You must contact a pharmacist or doctor if your symptoms worsen or do not improve after 3 days
What this medicine is for
This medicine contains a painkiller to relieve mild to moderate pain and reduce fever.
It can be used to relieve headache, migraine, neuralgia, toothache, sore throat, period pain, rheumatic aches and pains, fever and the symptoms of colds and flu.
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.
Do not take:
If you are allergic to any of the ingredients
Talk to your pharmacist or doctor:
- If you have 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
Do not drink alcohol (e.g. wine, beer, spirits) whilst taking this medicine.
Information about some of the ingredients: Sodium metabisulphite (E223) may rarely cause severe allergic reactions, tightness of the chest or difficulty in breathing.
If you take other medicines
This medicine contains paracetamol. Do not take with any other paracetamol-containing products.
Before you take these caplets, 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
- Chloramphenicol (an antibiotic)
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.
How to take this medicine
Check the foil is not broken before use. If it is, do not take that caplet.
Follow the directions.
Adults and children of 12 years and over: Take one or two caplets, up to four times a day, if you need to. Don’t take more than 8 caplets in any 24 hours. Don’t take more often than every 4 hours.
Children of 6 to 11 years: Take half to one caplet, up to four times a day, if you need to. Don’t take more than 4 caplets in any 24 hours. Don’t take more often than every 4 hours.
Swallow each caplet with water.
Do not give to children under 6 years.
Do not take more than the amount recommended.
Do not take this medicine for more than 3 days unless your doctor tells you to.
If symptoms do not go away talk to your doctor.
If you take too many caplets: 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. 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.
If you get any of these serious side effects, stop taking the caplets. See a doctor at once:
- Difficulty in breathing, swelling of the face, neck, tongue or throat (severe allergic reactions)
These other effects are less serious. If they bother you talk to a pharmacist:
- Skin rashes
- Tiredness, headache, dizziness and blue coloration of skin (symptoms of methaemoglobinaemia)
- Unusual bruising, or infections such as sore throats - this may be a sign of very rare changes in the blood
If any side effect becomes severe, or you notice any side effect not listed here, please tell your pharmacist or doctor.
How to store this medicine
Do not store above 25°C.
Store in the original package.
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, capsule shaped tablets with a break-line on one side.
Who makes this medicine
Manufactured for
by the Marketing Authorisation holder
Leaflet prepared July 2007
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