About the medicine and what it is used for
Each tablet contains 300 mg of Aspirin, 200 mg of Paracetamol, and 45 mg of Caffeine. Aspirin and paracetamol work by relieving pain and reducing high temperature and fever. Aspirin
belongs to a group of medicines called Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and has anti-inflammatory properties. In addition, your medicine contains caffeine, which increases the pain-relieving effect of the product.
Your medicine is for effective relief from mild to moderate pain including headache, migraine, sharp nerve pain (neuralgia), toothache, sore throat, period pains, symptomatic relief of sprains, strains, rheumatic pain, nerve pain of the lower back or legs (sciatica), lower back pain (lumbago), chronic muscle pain, sometimes with tiredness and skin sensitivity (fibrositis), muscular aches and pains, joint swelling and stiffness, influenza, feverishness, and feverish colds.
Things you must know before taking this medicine
- There is a possible association between aspirin and Reye’s syndrome when given to children. Reye’s syndrome is a very rare disease, which affects the brain and liver and can be fatal. For this reason aspirin should not be given to children aged under 16 years, unless on the advice of a doctor.
Do not take if you:
- are allergic to aspirin, paracetamol, caffeine, or any of the other ingredients listed in this leaflet
- have or have ever had a stomach ulcer, perforation or bleeding
- suffer from haemophilia (your blood does not clot well) or from gout
- are in late stages of pregnancy
- are breast-feeding.
Take special care and talk to a pharmacist or your doctor before taking this medicine if you:
- suffer from asthma, allergic disease, dehydration, liver or kidney disease (including alcoholic liver disease) or G-6-PD deficiency (an hereditary condition leading to low red blood cell counts).
- are pregnant.
If you are taking any other medicine then:
- Do not use this medicine if you are taking medicines that reduce blood clotting (warfarin) or for treatment of gout (sulfinpyrazone).
- Talk to your doctor or a pharmacist if you are taking any water tablets, certain cancer treatments(methotrexate), treatment for diarrhea caused by gall bladder disease, or a lipid-lowering drug(cholestyramine), some antibiotics (chloramphenicol), anti-sickness treatments (metoclopramide, domperidone), steroid hormones (corticosteroids), treatments for epilepsy (phenytoin, valproate), blood pressure-lowering treatments (ACE inhibitors), antacids, treatments for leg pain when walking (cilostazol), mifepristone, treatments for gout (probenecid), treatment of obesity (sibutramine), treatment of some depressive disorders (SSRIs, venlafaxine), and some asthma treatments (zafirlukast) or other NSAIDS.
If you do not get better, talk to your doctor.
