What Paracetamol 500mg tablets are and what they are used for
- Paracetamol relieves pain and brings down high temperatures (reduces fever).
- Paracetamol 500mg Tablets are used for the relief of mild to moderate pain including headache, migraine, nerve pain (neuralgia), toothache, sore throat and period pains
- symptoms of rheumatic and muscular aches and pains, sciatica, back pain (lumbago), joint swelling and stiffness
- symptoms of colds and flu.
What you need to know before you take paracetamol tablets
If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to paracetamol or any other ingredients of this medicine. Signs of allergic reaction include a rash and breathing problems. There can also be swelling of the leg, arms, face, throat, or tongue.
If you are taking other medicines and Paracetamol 500mg tablets
Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before taking the tablets if you are taking any of the following:
- medicines for nausea or sickness, such as metoclopramide or domperidone.
- colestyramine for high cholesterol or high blood fats.
- warfarin (or other medicines used to thin the blood and reduce the risk of clotting). The risk of bleeding may be increased if you take paracetamol daily over a long period of time. However, you can take occasional doses of paracetamol.
The active ingredient is: Paracetamol 500mg per tablet.
Other ingredients are: Pregelatinised maize starch, sodium metabisulfite (E223) and
magnesium stearate.
Side effects
Do not take anything else containing paracetamol while taking this medicine. Talk to a doctor at once if you take too much of this.
Like all medicines, paracetamol can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Side effects are rare with paracetamol.
Stop taking the tablets and contact your doctor immediately if you notice
- skin rashes or other signs of allergic reaction such as itching, swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, or difficulty in breathing
- unexpected bruising or bleeding, persistent tiredness, or increase in the number of infections (e.g. sore throats) which you get. These are possible signs of changes in the blood
- skin rash or peeling, or mouth ulcers
- breathing problems. These are more likely if you have experienced them before when taking other painkillers such as ibuprofen and aspirin
- nausea, sudden weight loss, loss of appetite and yellowing of the eyes and skin
This product is typically dispatched within 1-2 working days from date of order
Please note that we do not operate at the weekends. Orders placed after 2pm Friday will not get processed until the following Monday morning.
Standard Delivery
Our standard delivery charge is £2.90.
We use a tracked 48 Hour service for our standard delivery.
Next Day Delivery
Due to COVID-19 we are not currently offering Next Day Delivery as our couriers are not always adhering to the delivery timescales, we will introduce this again in the future.
Prescriptions
Private prescription medicines are sent by courier, tracked 24hr delivery, free of charge (all private prescription items have a minimum order value of £5.00). NHS prescription medicines are sent by courier, tracked 24hr delivery.
Normal delivery charges will apply for non-prescription items in the same basket.
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