Overview

Paracetamol is used for the temporary relief of pain and to help reduce fever.

Warnings

Store below 30 degrees Celsius

Do not use:

•  in children under 7 years of age

Unless advised by a doctor:

•  do not take this medicine for longer than a few days at a time if you are an adult

•  do not give this medicine to children and adolescents for longer than 48 hours at a time

Unless advised by a doctor or pharmacist:

•  do not use this medicine if you are taking other products containing paracetamol

While using this product:

•  keep to the recommended dose

•  if an overdose is taken or suspected, ring the Poisons Information Centre (Australia 13 11 26) or go to hospital straight away even if you feel well because of the risk of delayed, serious

liver damage.

Contains sulfites.

Ingredients

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

Paracetamol 500 mg

OTHER INGREDIENTS (Excipients)

• crospovidone
• maize starch
• povidone
• pregelatinised maize starch
• stearic acid

Benefits

CHEMISTS' OWN PARACETAMOL 500mg 20 tablets is indicated for the following:

For the temporary relief of pain and discomfort associated with:

• headache,
• migraine headache,
• sinus headache,
• toothache,
• dental procedures,
• backache,
• muscular ache,
• arthritis,
• rheumatics,
• period pain,
• sore throat,
• osteoarthritis,
• neuralgia and
• colds and flu.

It is also used to help reduce fever.

Dosage

Take with water for pain relief and/or to reduce fever only when needed.

Adults and children 12 years and over: 1 or 2 tablets every 4 to 6 hours as required,

up to 8 tablets per day.

Children (7 to 12 years): up to 1 tablet every

4 to 6 hours as required, up to 4 tablets per day.