Flutab Tablet 20 Pcs

Description

Flutab is used to help relieve cold and flu symptoms. The tablets contain paracetamol which helps to relieve aches and pains and fever (high temperature), diphenhydramine, which is an antihistamine that helps relieve coughing, sneezing and runny nose and pseudoephedrine, which is a decongestant that helps unblock stuffy noses. This medicine is used for the treatment of cold and flu symptoms, including aches, pains and fever (high temperature), cough and congestion. This medicine is for use by adults and children aged 12 years and over. How to use For oral use only. Do not take more than the stated dose shown below. Children under 12 years: This medicine is not recommended for children under 12 years old. Adults and children aged 12 years and over: Take two tablets, up to 4 times a day Leave at least 4 hours between doses. Do not take more than 4 times a day. If symptoms persist or worsen, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Do not give to a child under 12 years of age. Warnings and precautions Do not use this medicine: If you are taking any other medicines containing paracetamol. If you have ever had a bad reaction to any of the ingredients. If you have heart disease or high blood pressure. If you have diabetes. If you have an overactive thyroid. If you have phaeochromocytoma (rare tumor which affects your heart rate and blood pressure). If you are taking, or have taken in the last two weeks, drugs for depression known as Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) or Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase (RIMAs). If you suffer from or have had closed angle glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye). If you are taking beta blockers (used to treat high blood pressure). For a child under 12 years of age. If you are taking any other cough and cold medicine. If you have severe kidney problems. If any of these apply to you now or in the past, get advice from a doctor or pharmacist without using Flutab. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist… If you have kidney or liver problems, including alcoholic liver disease. If you have difficulty passing water (urinary retention). If you have blocked arteries or veins (occlusive vascular disease). If you have a persistent cough such as occurs with asthma, have asthma, are suffering from an asthma attack or a cough that produces a lot of mucus (phlegm). Side Effects If you experience any of the following stop using the medicine and seek immediate help: Allergic reactions including skin rashes (which may be severe and include blistering and peeling of the skin) and itching. Allergic reactions to other medicines containing sympathomimetic drugs (stimulants or appetite suppressants and drugs used to treat congestion and asthma). Becoming unusually tired, unexpected bruising or bleeding and getting more infections (such as colds) than usual. These are very rare effects in people taking paracetamol. Hallucinations and paranoid delusions. Rarely people can experience fits. Rarely abnormal blood test results for liver function. If you experience any of the following, stop using the medicine and talk to your doctor: Rarely people can have an increased heartbeat, an increased awareness of the heartbeat (palpitations) and high blood pressure. Restlessness and sleep disturbances. Storage Information Do not store this product above 30ºC. Store in the original packaging. Drug Interactions If you are taking any other medicines including: Antimuscarinic drugs e.g.: Tricyclic antidepressants (drugs to treat mood disorders). Atropine (used to treat some eye conditions and occasionally bowel conditions). CNS depressants e.g.: hypnotics (sleeping tablets including barbiturates). Minor tranquillisers (drugs used to relax muscles or decrease anxiety). Opioid analgesics (drugs used to relieve pain e.g. codeine, tramadol, morphine). Antipsychotics (drugs used to treat mood disorders). Antihypertensives (drugs used to treat high blood pressure including alpha and beta blockers). Sympathomimetic drugs (stimulants or appetite suppressants and drugs used to treat congestion and asthma). Moclobemide (used to treat mood disorders). Cardiac glycosides (drugs used to control heart rhythms or contractions) e.g. Digoxin. Ergot alkaloids (drugs used to treat migraine such as ergotamine and methysergide). Oxytocin (drug used to help contractions during childbirth). Oral contraceptives ("the pill"). Metoclopramide or domperidone (used to treat nausea and vomiting). Colestyramine (used to treat high cholesterol). Anticoagulants (drugs that thin the blood, such as warfarin). Anticonvulsants (drugs to treat epilepsy). Ingredients The active ingredients in Flutab are: 500 mg Paracetamol, 30 mg Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, 25 mg Diphenhydramine hydrochloride.