<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Paracetamol 500 mg/Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 30 mg Tablets</b></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>What is Paracetamol/Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride used for</b></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Paracetamol is a medication that belongs to a class of medications known as analgesics (pain relievers) and antipyretics (fever reducers). Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride is a medication that belongs to a class of medicines known as “decongestants” and acts by decreasing nasal stuffiness that you may experience during cold and flu. This combination is non-drowsy and is used for the relief of the cold and flu associated signs and symptoms, like, sore throat, fever, headache, stuffy and congested nose.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Do not take Paracetamol/Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride</b></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are allergic to Paracetamol, or Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride or other sympathomimetic medications (e.g. appetite suppressants, decongestants or stimulants) or any of the ingredients in this medicine. Tell your doctor about the allergy and what signs you had.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking other paracetamol containing products or other cold and flu medications or decongestants. Make sure not to exceed the dose.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you have an enlarged prostate, high blood pressure, liver or kidney problems, heart or blood circulation problems, overactive thyroid, glaucoma (high pressure in your eye). Talk to your doctor before starting this medication.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking or have taken during the previous two weeks MAO inhibitors (used to treat depression), like, moclobemide.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking beta blockers (used for some heart problems and high blood pressure). Talk to your doctor before starting this medication.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking tricyclic antidepressants (used to treat depression), like, amitriptyline and imipramine. Talk to your doctor before starting this medication.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking appetite suppressants or stimulants (amphetamines).&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking furazolidone or linezolid (antibiotics).</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are under 12 years.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>For more than 5 days.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Warnings and precautions</b></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you develop allergic reactions such as shortness of breath, skin rash, swelling of the face or neck, decreased blood pressure and dizziness.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Make sure to tell your doctor if you have liver or kidney problems, including alcoholic liver disease or if you have mild arthritis (joints inflammation) and need to take painkillers on a daily basis.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Long term use of this medication may be harmful to your liver.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Contact your doctor if symptoms are not relieved after 5 days.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>This medication should only be taken when necessary.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Talk to your doctor before taking this medication if you are due to undergo general anesthesia.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Make sure to tell your doctor if you have previously experienced breathing problems after taking similar painkiller medications like aspirin and ibuprofen.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Do not use this medication for other purposes and do not share it with anyone.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Make sure to tell your doctor if you have diabetes, liver disease (including alcoholic liver disease), pheochromocytoma (tumor on your kidney) or heart problems.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Possible side effects</b></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Possible side effects include signs of an allergic reaction, like rash and itching, signs of breathing problems like difficulty breathing (more likely to happen if you have previously experienced them after taking similar painkiller medications like aspirin and ibuprofen), sudden weight loss, nausea, yellowing of the skin and eyes, loss of appetite, unexplained bleeding or bruising, blood in your stools or sudden abdominal pain, sudden severe headache, skin peeling or rash, or mouth ulcers, difficulty urinating (rare but may happen in men with an enlarged prostate gland). Common side effects include nervousness, vomiting, dry mouth, dizziness, nausea and sleeping problems.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Other medicines and Paracetamol/Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride</b></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medications.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking metoclopramide or domperidone (used for vomiting or nausea).</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking cholestyramine (used to lower blood cholesterol).&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking blood thinning medications (e.g. warfarin) and you need to take a painkiller every day.&nbsp; Concomitant chronic use of painkillers and blood thinning medications may increase the risk of bleeding.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking other paracetamol containing products or other cold and flu medications or decongestants.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking medications for high blood pressure.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking tricyclic antidepressants (used to treat depression), like, amitriptyline and imipramine.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you are taking sodium bicarbonate (used to treat indigestion and certain kidney conditions).</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>How to take Paracetamol/Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride</b></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Adults and elderly:</b></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Take 2 tablets orally up to 3 times daily, every 4 hours as needed. Make sure not to exceed 6 tablets (3 doses) in 24 hours.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Adolescents aged 12 to 18 years:</b></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Recommended dose is 1 to 2 tablets every 4 hours as needed. Make sure not to exceed 6 tablets in 24 hours.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Children under 12 years</b></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Do not give Paracetamol/Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride tablets to children below 12 years of age.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Swallow tablet with or without food.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Take tablet with a full glass of water.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Take exactly as described in this leaflet or as recommended by your doctor or pharmacist.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Do not take a higher than recommended dose and do not take the medication more frequently than every 4 hours.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Do not take this medication for more than 5 days without consulting your doctor first.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>How to store Paracetamol/Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride</b></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Store medication below 25°C</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Keep out of the reach of children and pets</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Do not use beyond the expiry date mentioned on the box&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Keep medication in its original pack to protect it from moisture and light</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Do not use damaged pills</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">•<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Do not dispose medication in the wastewater or household waste&nbsp;</span></font></div>