Boots Paracetamol Soluble 500 mg Tablets
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 doctor if your symptoms do not go away after 3 days
What this medicine is for
This medicine contains paracetamol which belongs to a group of medicines called analgesics and antipyretics that relieve mild to moderate pain and reduce fever.
It can be used to relieve headache, migraine, neuralgia, toothache, period pain, rheumatic aches and pains, sore throat 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
Talk to your pharmacist or doctor:
- If you have kidney or liver problems (including a disease caused by drinking alcohol)
- If you are dependent on alcohol
- If you are on a low sodium (salt) diet (each tablet contains 438 mg of sodium, which may be harmful to you)
- 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 in this medicine: Aspartame contains a source of phenylalanine. May be harmful to people with phenylketonuria.
If you take other medicines
This medicine contains paracetamol. Do not take with any other paracetamol-containing products.
Before you take these tablets, 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 tablet.
Dissolve the tablets in a glass of water, stir and then drink the solution.
Adults and children of 12 years and over: Take one or two tablets up to four times a day, if you need to. Don’t take more than 8 tablets in any 24 hours.
Don’t take more often than every four hours.
Do not give to children under 12 years, unless your doctor tells you to.
Do not take more than the amount recommended above.
If symptoms do not go away within 3 days talk to your doctor.
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. 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 tablets.
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)
- Tiredness, headache, dizziness and blue colouration of the skin
- 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 and protect from moisture.
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 effervescent tablet contains Paracetamol 500 mg, which is the active ingredient.
As well as the active ingredient, the tablets also contain anhydrous citric acid (E330), povidone, sodium hydrogen carbonate (E500), saccharin sodium, anhydrous sodium carbonate, simeticone (E900), polysorbate 80 (E433), aspartame (E951).
The pack contains 24 round, white effervescent tablets.
Who makes this medicine
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The Marketing Authorisation holder responsible for batch release is
Leaflet prepared December 2008
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