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Panadol ActiFast

• Presentation
  Form: Tablet. Description: White film-coated capsule shaped tablet with flat edges, debossed with the letter 'P'.
• Description
  Each Panadol ActiFast tablet contains Paracetamol 500 mg
• Indications
  

  Panadol ActiFast is a mild analgesic and antipyretic, and is recommended for the treatment of most painful and febrile conditions, for example, headache including migraine and tension headaches, toothache, neuralgia, backache, rheumatic and muscle pains, dysmenorrhoea, sore throat, and for relieving the fever, aches and pains of colds and flu.

• Adult Dosage
  

  For oral administration.

  Two tablets to be taken with half a tumbler of water (100 ml).

  To ensure fast onset of pain relief no less than two tablets must be taken with 100 ml of water. For maximum speed of action this should be on an empty stomach.

  Adults, including the elderly and children 12 years and over:

  Two tablets up to four times daily as required. The dose should not be repeated more frequently than every four hours nor should more than four doses be given in any 24 hour period.

• Child Dosage
  

  Panadol ActiFast is not recommended for children under 12 years of age.

• Contra Indications
  

  Hypersensitivity to paracetamol or any of the other constituents.

• Special Precautions
  

  Care is advised in the administration of paracetamol to patients with severe renal or severe hepatic impairment. The hazard of overdose is greater in those with non-cirrhotic alcoholic liver disease.

  Do not exceed the stated dose.

  Patients should be advised not to take other paracetamol-containing products concurrently.

  Each Panadol ActiFast tablet contains 173 mg of sodium and should not be taken by patients on a low sodium diet.

  Patients should be advised to consult their doctor if their headaches become persistent.

  If symptoms persist consult your doctor.

  Keep all medicines safely away from children.

  Pack Label:

  Immediate medical advice should be sought in the event of an overdose, even if you feel well.

  Do not take with any other paracetamol-containing products.

  Patient Information Leaflet:

  Immediate medical advice should be sought in the event of an overdose, even if you feel well, because of the risk of delayed, serious liver damage.

• Interactions
  

  The speed of absorption of paracetamol may be increased by metoclopramide or domperidone and absorption reduced by colestyramine. The anticoagulant effect of warfarin and other coumarins may be enhanced by prolonged regular daily use of paracetamol with increased risk of bleeding; occasional doses have no significant effect.

• Adverse Drug Reactions
  

  Adverse effects of paracetamol are rare but hypersensitivity including skin rash may occur. There have been very rare reports of blood dyscrasias including thrombocytopenia and agranulocytosis but these were not necessarily causally related to paracetamol.