Sinutab Non-Drowsy Tablets

How to use Sinutab Non-Drowsy Tablets

Adults and children aged 16 years and over: Two tablets every four to six hours, up to four times a day.

Children aged 12 years to 15 years: One tablet every four to six hours, up to four times a day.

Children under 12 years: Do not give to children under 12 years old.

Do not exceed the stated dose.

If symptoms persist consult your doctor.

What are the possible side effects of Sinutab Non-Drowsy Tablets?

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Some common (may affect around 1 in 10 people) side effects may include:

• Headache Common
• Difficulty sleeping, nervousness or dizziness
• Dry mouth or nausea

For all side effects, please see the Patient Information Leaflet contained within the product packaging.

Sinutab Non-Drowsy ingredients

Each tablet contains: Paracetamol 500 mg, Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 30 mg

Also contains: Pregelatinised maize starch, Crospovidone, Povidone K30, Stearic acid, Microcrystalline cellulose, Sodium starch glycollate, Magnesium stearate.

Sinutab Non-Drowsy Tablet warnings

Do not use this medicine:

• If you have ever had a bad reaction to any of the ingredients in this medicine
• If you have high blood pressure or heart disease.
• If you have diabetes.
• If you have a phaeochromocytoma (a rare tumour that affects your heart rate and blood pressure).
• If you have an overactive thyroid gland.
• If you have glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye).
• If you have severe kidney problems.
• If you are taking any other cough and cold medicines or medicines containing paracetamol.
• If you are taking beta blockers (used to treat high blood pressure).
• If you are taking, or have taken in the last two weeks, drugs for depression known as Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) or Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase (RIMAs).
• If you are taking stimulants or appetite suppressants or drugs used to treat congestion and asthma (sympathomimetic drugs).

Do not take with any other paracetamol-containing products immediate medical advice should be sought in the event of an overdose, even if you feel well.

As with all medicines, if you are pregnant or taking any other medicine consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking this product.

If symptoms persist consult your doctor.

For all warnings, please see the Patient Information Leaflet contained within the product packaging.

Pregnant or breast-feeding

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.