EfferalganOdis UPSA Paracetamol 500 mg – Pack of 16 Melt-in-the-Mouth Tablets

Indication

Efferalgan Odis with paracetamol is used for the symptomatic treatment of mild to moderate pain (analgesic) and / or febrile conditions (antipyretic) in adults over 50 kg. The effectiveness of Efferalgan Odis is clinically proven, it can be used to lower fever and to treat painful conditions.

Composition of the drug Efferalgan Odis

The component with known effect is: Paracetamol: 500 mg per tablet Anhydrous citric acid, sodium bicarbonate, sorbitol, anhydrous sodium carbonate, sucrose for compression *, crospovidone, sodium benzoate, orange flavor **, aspartame, acesulfame potassium. * composition of sucrose for compression: sucrose, maltodextrin, glucose ** composition of orange flavor (501189TP0551): orange essential oil, acetaldehyde, ethylbutyrate, acetic acid, tocopherol, maltodextrin.

Conditioning

Efferalgan Odis 500 mg comes in a box of 16 tablets.

How to take the drug Efferalgan Odis

Administration mode

The drug Efferalgan Odis is taken orally: let the tablet dissolve on the tongue.

Dosage of the drug EfferalganOdis

Efferalgan Odis is for adults only. The usual unit dosage is 1 tablet of 500 mg, to be renewed if necessary after a minimum of 4 hours. The maximum daily dosage is 3 grams of paracetamol per day, or 6 tablets of 500 mg per day. Depending on the intensity of the pain or fever, the maximum daily dose may be increased to 4 g per day, or 8 tablets per day. An interval of 4 hours must be respected between two catches. It is recommended to consult your doctor in this case. Systematic catches make it possible to avoid oscillations of pain or fever; in adults, they must be spaced at least 4 hours apart. In adults weighing less than 50 kg, in case of mild to moderate hepatocellular insufficiency, chronic alcoholism or chronic malnutrition (low reserves of hepatic glutathione) and dehydration, the maximum daily dose should not exceed 3 g. severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance less than 10 ml / min), the interval between two doses will be at least 8 hours.

Precautions for use of the drug Efferalgan Odis

As with any analgesic, the treatment is as short as possible and its duration closely reflects the symptoms. To avoid a risk of overdose, check the absence of paracetamol or propacetamol in the composition of the other drugs administered. Paracetamol should be used with caution in the event of: - weight <50 kg, - hepatocellular insufficiency, - severe renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance 30 ml / min) - chronic alcoholism, - chronic malnutrition (low reserves of hepatic glutathione), - dehydration. In the event of treatment with an oral anticoagulant and paracetamol at maximum doses (4 g per day) for at least 4 days, increased monitoring of the anticoagulant treatment may be necessary. In these cases, the total daily dose should not exceed 3 g per day. This medicine contains 1.7 mmol (or 39 mg) sodium per dose; take this into account in patients on a salt-free or low-sodium diet. In some rare cases, Efferalgan Odis may cause side effects such as allergic skin reactions (rash, redness). Stop treatment as soon as the first side effects appear.

Contraindications

Efferalgan Odis is contraindicated in the following cases: - Hypersensitivity to paracetamol or to another constituent of the drug Efferalgan Odis. - Serious liver disease such as severe hepatocellular insufficiency. - Phenylketonuria (linked to the presence of aspartame). - Fructose intolerance (linked to the presence of sorbitol). This drug is generally not recommended in combination with sodium polystyrene sulfonate

Pregnancy and breast feeding

Pregnancy Studies in animals have not produced any evidence of teratogenic or foetotoxic effects of paracetamol. Clinically, the results of epidemiological studies seem to exclude a specific malformative or foetotoxic effect of paracetamol. Consequently, paracetamol, under normal conditions of use, can be prescribed throughout pregnancy. Do not hesitate to tell your doctor. Breast-feeding In therapeutic doses, administration of this drug is possible during breast-feeding.