Description
Panadol Period Pain provides up to 37% more powerful pain relief than standard paracetamol tablets.
The tablets contain two active ingredients. Paracetamol is a pain reliever and caffeine acts to further amplify the pain relieving effect of paracetamol.
Panadol Period Pain are pain relief tablets that help to ease other aches and pains as well that are caused by your menstrual cycle. These tablets can ease other everyday ailments as well as period pain, including headaches, toothache, sore throat, and symptoms of cold and flu.
Warnings
- Panadol Period Pain is not suitable for use by children under the age of 12.
- Do not use this product if you are allergic to paracetamol, caffeine, or any of the other listed ingredients.
- Do not take these tablets at the same time as any other medicines containing paracetamol.
- Panadol Period Pain should not be used by those who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Speak to your doctor or our pharmaist before using this product if you have liver or kidney disease, including alcoholic liver disease.
See patient information leaflet for more details.
Side Effects
Like all medicines, Panadol Period Pain can have side effects, although not everyone will experience them. These side effects include:
- Allergic reactions which may be severe, e.g. skin rash, itching, swelling of the mouth or face, shortness of breath
- Skin rash or peeling, mouth ulcers
- Breathing problems. These are more likely if you have experienced them before when taking other painkillers.
- Unexplained bruising or bleeding
- Nausea, sudden weight loss, loss of appetite, yellowing of the eyes and skin (jaundice)
See patient information leaflet for more details.
Ingredients
Active ingredients: Each tablet contains Paracetamol 500 mg and Caeine 65 mg. Other ingredients:Starch pregelatinised, povidone k-25,
calcium carbonate, crospovidone, alginic acid, magnesium stearate and sodium methyl (E 219), sodium ethyl (E 215) and sodium propyl (E 217)
parahydroxybenzoates. The tablet coating contains titanium dioxide (E 171), hypromellose, macrogol, polysorbate 80 and carnauba wax.
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.
See patient information leaflet for more details.
