Indications
It is used to treat pain and / or fever, such as headache, flu-like illness, toothache, body aches, painful periods.
This presentation is reserved for adults and children from 50 kg (ie from about 15 years old). For children weighing less than 50 kg, there are other presentations of paracetamol in which the dosage is more suitable. Do not hesitate to ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
Dosage
Always take the dose prescribed by your doctor. If in doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
This presentation is reserved for adults and children weighing more than 50 kg (i.e. from about 15 years old).
For children weighing less than 50 kg, there are other presentations of paracetamol in which the dosage is more suitable. Do not hesitate to ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
Dosage in adults and children from 50 kg (i.e. from about 15 years old)
The usual dose is 1 sachet per dose, to be renewed if necessary after 4 hours minimum.
Composition
The active substance is:
Paracetamol................................................. .................................................. .............. 1000 mg
For a sachet-dose
The other ingredients are: sodium benzoate, povidone, acetylated monoglycerides, titanium dioxide, orange flavor *, sucrose.
* Composition of the orange flavor: water, maltodextrin, arabic gum, orange essential oil
Precautions for use
Do not take other medicines containing paracetamol. You risk an overdose.
If you are taking oral anticoagulant therapy (with warfarin or vitamin K (AVK)), the use of DOLIPRANE ADULTS 1000 mg, suppository at maximum doses (4 g / day) for more than 4 days requires close monitoring of examinations. biological including in particular INR. In this case, consult your doctor.
If you receive treatment with flucloxacillin (an antibiotic) at the same time as paracetamol, you may have metabolic acidosis (too acidic blood which causes increased respiratory rate).
The toxicity of paracetamol may be increased if you take:
Drugs potentially toxic to the liver,
Medicines which promote the production of the toxic metabolite of paracetamol such as anti-epileptic medicines (phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, topiramate),
Rifampicin (an antibiotic)
· Alcohol at the same time.
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
Pregnancy and breast feeding
If needed, this medicine can be used during pregnancy and breast-feeding. You should use the lowest possible dose that will relieve pain and / or fever and take it for the shortest possible time. Contact your doctor or midwife if the pain and / or fever does not improve or if you need to take the medicine more frequently.
Fertility
It is possible that paracetamol can alter the fertility of women, reversibly upon discontinuation of treatment.