Veganin Pain Relief Tablets – 30 tablets

Patient Information Leaflet

Description

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Veganin Triple action tablets contain Paracetamol, Codeine and Caffeine which are used for relief from mild to moderate pain including fever.

Each white capsule-shaped film-coated tablet contains paracetamol and codeine, which are both analgesics (relieve pain). Paracetamol also acts as an antipyretic (helps lower a high temperature) and as a mild anti-inflammatory (reduces swelling). Caffeine is a mild stimulant and causes wakefulness and increased mental activity. It can also help the effectiveness of paracetamol. Veganin provides relief from migraine, headache, backache, rheumatic pain, period pain, toothache, neuralgia, sore throat, and the fever, aches and pains of colds and flu.

Directions

Swallow whole with a glass of water.

Adults, including the elderly: Swallow two tablets with water every 4-6 hours. Do not take more than 8 tablets in 24 hours. If you have already taken another painkiller wait at least four hours before taking Veganin.

Children aged 16 – 18 years: Swallow one to two tablets with water every 6 hours, when necessary. Do not take more than 8 tablets in 24 hours.

Children aged 12 – 15 years: Swallow one tablet with water every 6 hours, when necessary. Do not take more than 4 tablets in 24 hours.

Do not exceed the stated dose

Do not take for more than 3 days without talking to your doctor

Not recommended for children under 12 years

Warnings

Do not take Veganin if:

• You are taking other paracetamol-containing products.
• You are hypersensitive (allergic) to any of the ingredients in Veganin.
• You have acute asthma, lung problems, alcoholism, head injury or increased pressure in the skull, or have had biliary tract surgery.

Take special care with Veganin if:

• You have severe liver or kidney disease.
• You have prostate problems.
• You have bowel problems, particularly those causing inflammation or blockage, or you have had recent bowel surgery.
• You drinks lot of alcohol.
• You are taking any of the following medicines, metoclopramide or domperidone — used to treat nausea and vomiting, cimetidine — used to treat stomach ulcers, cholestyramine – used to treat high cholesterol, naltrexone — used in the treatment of drug dependence, quinidine or mexiletine — used to regulate heart rhythm, medicines prescribed for depression (MAOIs) or have been taking them in the last 2 weeks, anti-coagulants (drugs to thin the blood, such as Warfarin) and you need to take a painkiller on a daily basis over a long period. However, you can take occasional doses of Veganin, medicines for diarrhoea and abdominal cramps; taking these at the same time as Veganin may make you constipated, certain sedatives.

Please consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if these statements were applicable to you at any time in the past.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking Veganin in pregnancy. You can take Veganin whilst breast-feeding.

You should not drive or operate any machinery if Veganin makes you feel sleepy

If you need to use this medicine for more than three days at a time, see your doctor, pharmacist or health care professional

Taking codeine regularly for a long time can lead to addiction, which might cause you to feel restless and irritable when you stop the tablets.

Taking a painkiller for headaches too often or for too long can make them worse.

Most people taking Veganin find it causes them no problems, however like all medicines, it can have side-effects, such as constipation and drowsiness. Occasionally, nausea, vomiting, sweating, facial flushing, dry mouth, blurred or double vision, vertigo (a sense of rotation (spinning) either of yourself or your surroundings), headache, palpitations (awareness of your heart beat), and difficulty or pain in urinating, needing to pass urine more often, or passing less urine than usual may occur. Rarely, hallucinations, nightmares, restlessness, stomach cramps and diarrhoea may happen.

In very rare cases, allergic reactions such as a rash, itchy skin or facial swelling may occur.

These effects should go away once you stop taking the medicine.

Ingredients

The active substances are: Paracetamol 500 mg, Codeine phosphate 8 mg and Caffeine 30 mg in each tablet.

The other ingredients: Maize starch, methylcellulose, povidone, talc, calcium stearate, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol and water.