Paracetamol Capsules 500 mg
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 Paracetamol which belongs to a group of medicines called analgesics and antipyretics to relieve pain and reduce fever.
It can be used to relieve headaches, migraine, rheumatic or muscular pain, back pain, neuralgia, toothache, period pain and the symptoms of colds and flu.
Before you take this medicine
This medicine can be taken by adults and children aged 12 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
- If you have severe liver disease
Talk to your pharmacist or doctor:
- If you have kidney problems
- If you have other liver problems (including a disease caused by drinking alcohol)
- If you are pregnant
You can take this medicine if you are breastfeeding.
If you take other medicines
This medicine contains paracetamol. Do not take with any other paracetamol-containing products
Before you take these capsules, make sure that you tell your pharmacist about ANY other medicines you might be using at the same time, particularly the following:
- Domperidone or metoclopramide for feeling sick or being sick (may increase the pain relief effect of paracetamol)
- Colestyramine for reducing blood fat levels (may reduce the pain relief effect of paracetamol)
- 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.
How to take this medicine
Check the foil is not broken before use. If it is, do not take that capsule.
Adults and children of 12 years and over
Take one or two capsules
Three or four times a day, if you need to.
Don't take more than 8 capsules in any 24 hours.
Don't take more often than every 4 hours.
Swallow each capsule whole with water.
Do not give to children under 12 years.
Do not take more than the amount recommended above.
If symptoms do not go away within 3 days talk to your doctor. If symptoms persist talk to your doctor.
If you take too many capsules:
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 of these:
If you get any of these serious side effects, stop taking the capsules.
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:
- Other allergic reactions (e.g. skin rash)
- 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 30°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 capsule contains Paracetamol 500 mg, which is the active ingredient.
As well as the active ingredient, the capsules also contain sodium starch glycolate, magnesium stearate, sodium laurilsulfate. The capsule shell contains gelatin, indigo carmine (E132), titanium dioxide (E171).
The pack contains 16 or 32 capsules with a blue cap and white body.
Who makes this medicine
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Leaflet prepared December 2007
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Product name: Boots Paracetamol Capsules 500 mg
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