Contac Non Drowsy Dual Relief Tablets
NON
DROWSY
DUAL RELIEF
pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, paracetamol
' Please read right through this leaflet before you start using this medicine. This medicine is , available without prescription, but you still need to use Contac Non Drowsy Dual Relief carefully to get the best results from it.
Keep this leaflet you may need to read it again.
If you have any questions, or if there is anything you do not understand, ask your pharmacist.
' In this leaflet:
/1. What Contac Non Drowsy does 2. Check before you take Contac Non Drowsy / 3. How to take Contac Non Drowsy 4. Possible side effects ' 5. How to store Contac Non Drowsy , 6. Further information
1. What Contac Non Drowsy does
, Contac Non Drowsy Dual Relief Tablets provide relief from the symptoms of colds and flu including nasal congestion, sinus pain, pressure and congestion, headaches, fever, sore throat, aches and pains.
' The tablets contain paracetamol which is a pain killer and pseudoephedrine which is a decongestant.
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• if you have ever had an allergic reaction to pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, paracetamol or to any of the other ingredients (listed in Section 6).
• if you have high blood pressure or heart disease.
• if you have kidney problems.
• if you have an overactive thyroid gland, enlarged prostate, diabetes, glaucoma or phaeochromocytoma
(tumour of the adrenal gland).
• if you are taking appetite suppressants or stimulant drugs called amphetamines (sometimes used to treat ADHD).
• if you have taken monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) e.g. moclobemide, prescribed for depression in the last two weeks.
• if you are taking medicines to control your blood pressure (e.g. beta blockers like atenolol).
Do not take with any other paracetamol-containing products.
Do not take with any other flu, cold or decongestant product.
Take special care with Contac Dual Non Drowsy
Do not drive if the medicine makes you feel dizzy.
Ask your doctor before you take this medicine:
• if you have liver problems or an irregular heartbeat.
If you are taking other medicines
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking these tablets if you are taking any prescribed medicines; particularly metoclopramide or domperidone (for nausea [feeling sick] or vomiting [being sick]) or colestyramine (to lower blood cholesterol), or if you take blood thinning drugs (anti-coagulants e.g. warfarin), or medicines to control your blood pressure (e.g. alpha or beta blockers, or methyldopa) or medicines for depression e.g. tricyclic antidepressants). COND01120812v1 .
If symptoms persist consult 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.
A. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Contac Non Drowsy Dual Relief can have side effects, but not everybody gets them.
yThe following side effects may occur:
• Nervousness, difficulty sleeping
- Nausea and vomiting
• Dizziness
• Dry mouth
- Agitation, restlessness
• Tachycardia, palpitations
• Hallucinations have been reported rarely.
Stop using this product and consult your doctor immediately if you experience:
• Sudden severe headache
Difficulty passing urine. This is more likely to occur if you have an enlarged prostate gland
• Allergic reactions such as skin rash, itching sometimes with breathing problems or swelling of the lips, tongue, throat or face
Skin rash or peeling or mouth ulcers
- Breathing problems. These are more likely if you have experienced them before when taking other painkillers (such as ibuprofen and aspirin)
- Unexplained bruising and bleeding
• Nausea, sudden weight loss, loss of appetite and yellowing of the eyes and skin.
5. How to store Contac Non Drowsy
/Keep out of the reach and sight of children.
Do not use this medicine after the 'EXP' date shown on the pack. Do not store above 25°C.
6. Further information
/Active ingredient Each tablet contains Paracetamol 500 mg and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 30 mg.
Other ingredients Cellulose microcrystalline (E 460), colloidal anhydrous silica (E 551), stearic acid (E 570),
/magnesium stearate (E 572), starch pregelatinised, povidone, crospovidone, croscarmellose sodium (E 468), /hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (E 464), macrogol, carnauba wax (E 903), indigo carmine (E 132).
/Packs of Contac Non Drowsy contain 18 tablets. The tablets are blue and white and are marked with (g). /The marketing authorisation holder is Omega Pharma Ltd., 32 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London,
SW1V 2SA, United Kingdom and all enquiries should be sent to this address.
The manufacturer is Famar SA, 153-44 Anthoussa, Athens, Greece.
7This leaflet was last revised in December 2012.
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