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PANADOL ADVANCE 500 MG TABLETS

Active substance(s): PARACETAMOL

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Do not take Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets:
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other ingredients (listed in Section 6)
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Ask your doctor before you take this medicine:
Ě LI\RXKDYHliver or kidney disease, including alcoholic liver disease
Ě LI\RXVXIIHUIURPmild arthritis and need to take painkillers every day.
Please read right through this leaflet before you start using this medicine.
This medicine is available without prescription, but you still need to use
Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets carefully to get the best results from them.
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ask your pharmacist.

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In this leaflet:
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What Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets do
Check before you take Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets
How to take Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets
Possible side effects
How to store Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets
Further information

1. What Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets do
Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets are faster absorbed than standard
paracetamol tablets. They are suitable for the relief of headache, tension
headache, migraine, backache, rheumatic and muscle pain, toothache and
period pain.
They also relieve sore throat and the fever, aches and pains of colds and flu
and are recommended for the relief of pain due to mild arthritis.
The active ingredient is paracetamol which is a painkiller and also reduces
your temperature when you have a fever.

If you are taking other medicines
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking these tablets if you are
taking any prescribed medicines; particularly metoclopramide or
domperidone (for nausea [feeling sick] or vomiting [being sick]) or
colestyramine (to lower blood cholesterol ,I\RXWDNHblood thinning drugs
(anticoagulants e.g. warfarin) and you need to take a pain reliever on a daily
basis, talk to your doctor because of the risk of bleeding. But you can still
take occasional doses of Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets at the same time as
anticoagulants.

Pregnancy and breast feeding
Talk to your doctor before taking Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets if you are
pregnant. You can take this product whilst breast feeding.

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2. Check before you take Panadol Advance
500 mg Tablets

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Adults (including the elderly) and children aged 16 years and over:
Swallow 1-2 tablets every 4 to 6 hours as needed.
Do not take more than 8 tablets in 24 hours.
Children aged 10-15 years:
Give 1 tablet every 4 to 6 hours as needed. Do not give more than
4 tablets in 24 hours.
Do not give for more than 3 days at a time unless your doctor tells
you to.
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If you take too many tablets
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.
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6. Further information
Active ingredient: Each tablet contains Paracetamol 500 mg.
Other ingredients: Pregelatinised starch, calcium carbonate, alginic acid,
crospovidone, povidone, magnesium stearate, colloidal anhydrous silica and
sodium methyl (E 219), sodium ethyl (E 215) and sodium propyl (E 217)
parahydroxybenzoates.
The tablet coating contains opadry white and carnauba wax.
The parahydroxybenzoates may cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed).
Packs of Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets contain 16 or 32 tablets.
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group of companies.

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3. How to take Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets

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4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets can have side effects but
not everybody gets them. A small number of people have had side effects.

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Stop taking the medicine and tell your doctor immediately if you experience:
Ě Allergic reactions which may be severe such as skin rash and itching
sometimes with swelling of the mouth or face or shortness of breath
Ě Skin rash or peeling, or mouth ulcers
Ě Breathing problems. These are more likely if you have experienced them
before when taking other painkillers such as ibuprofen and aspirin
Ě 8QH[SODLQHGbruising or bleeding
Ě Nausea, sudden weight loss, loss of appetite and yellowing of the eyes
and skin.

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If you do get any side effects, even those not mentioned in this leaflet, tell
your doctor or pharmacist.

5. How to store Panadol Advance 500 mg Tablets
Keep out of the reach and sight of children.
Do not use this medicine after the ‘EXP’ date shown on the pack.

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Further information

Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.