Panadol Extra 500 mg / 65 mg

Indication

Treatment of mild to moderate pain and relief of fever including headache, migraine, sore throat, muscle ache, dysmenorrhoea, musculoskeletal pain, fever and pain after vaccination, pain after dental procedures/tooth extraction, toothache, earache/otalgia, pain of osteoarthritis, and respiratory tract infections including cold and flu.

Ingredients

• Paracetamol
• Caffeine

Direction

Adults (including the elderly) and children aged 12 years and over: 1 or 2 tablets every 4 to 6 hours as required. Maximum daily dose: 8 tablets (4000 mg paracetamol / 520 mg caffeine). Do not exceed the stated dose.

Side effects

• Nausea
• vomiting
• or stomach upset.
• Hepatotoxicity (liver damage) in overdose or prolonged high
• dose use.
• Allergic skin reactions (rash
• urticaria) — rare.
• Insomnia
• restlessness
• or palpitations (caffeine
• related).
• Headache on caffeine withdrawal with prolonged use.

Precautions

• Contraindicated in patients with a previous history of hypersensitivity to paracetamol
• caffeine or excipients. Do not use if blister is broken. Keep out of reach of children. Please consult your doctor for further information.