Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain Tablets

What is Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain and what is it used for?

If you are suffering from the symptoms of cold and flu then you need quick and effective relief. Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain combines ibuprofen (200mg) and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (30mg) to treat the symptoms associated with cold and flu such as congestion, fever, blocked nose, catarrh, and general aches and pains. Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain allows you to seize back control and get on with your day symptom-free.

Sudafed Sinus Pressure and Pain tablets can be taken by adults and children over the age of 15 years and are manufactured by McNeil Products. They are available to purchase online in boxes of 24 tablets.

How does Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain work?

Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain Tablets contains two active ingredients, Ibuprofen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride. Ibuprofen can relieve mild pain and reduce inflammation and fever. Ibuprofen blocks an enzyme in your body known as cyclo-oxygenase (COX). This enzyme creates prostaglandins when you are injured, causing you feelings of pain, swelling and inflammation. By reducing the production of prostaglandins, their effects are also reduced. Fever is associated with increased prostaglandin levels in the brain; Ibuprofen reduces these levels, lowering your fever.

Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride is a decongestant that works by contracting the blood vessels located in your nasal passage and sinuses, making them narrower. This means less blood will flow into these areas, making you feel less congested and decreasing the rate at which mucus is produced.

Alternatives to Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain

Sudafed Sinus Pressure and Pain tablets offer combined relief from pain and congestion. There are a variety of cold and flu treatments that can be taken that are aimed at relieving either pain or congestion separately that are also very effective. These alternative treatments include:

• Sudafed Blocked Nose Spray
  
• Sudafed Decongestant Tablets
• Actifed Multi-action Tablets

Sources

• Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain, Patient Information Leaflet: https://www.medicines.org.uk/e...

Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain warnings

Reading the following warnings carefully will help to ensure you are selecting an appropriate product:

• Do not give to children under the age of 15
• Do not take for longer periods than seven days
• Keep out of the reach and sight of children
• Do not exceed the stated dose
• Do not take this medication if you have diabetes mellitus, heart disease, an overactive thyroid gland, high blood pressure, or if you are taking alcohol or any other prescription medication without speaking with your doctor or pharmacist first

Please read all packaging and the Product Information Leaflet before taking any new medicine and inform your doctor of medicines you are taking or intend to take.

Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain dosage

Adults, including the elderly and children 15 years and over:

Take one or two tablets with a glass of water every 6 hours.

Do not exceed the maximum daily dose of 6 tablets in 24 hours. Do not take for more than 4 days.

Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain tablets ingredients

The active ingredients contained in this medicine are: Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 30mg and Ibuprofen 200mg.

The medicine also contains the following inactive ingredients: Maize Starch, Pregelatinised Maize Starch, Croscarmellose Sodium, Colloidal Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, Stearic Acid, Sucrose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Carnauba Wax, Shellac, Iron Oxide (E172), Povidone, Acetylated Monoglyceride, Titanium Dioxide (E171), Methyl Hydroxybenzoate (E218), Propyl Hydroxybenzoate (E216) and Sodim Hydroxide.

Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain side effects

Not everyone will experience side effects when they take medication, however if you do they can include:

• Abdominal pain
• Nausea or vomiting
• Indigestion
• Irritability
• Anxiety
• Restlessness
• Excitability
• Insomnia
• Hallucinations
• Paranoid delusions
• Skin rash
• Headache

If you are concerned about these effects, or if the product affects you in any other way, stop using it and talk to your doctor or pharmacist.