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Treatment of mild to moderate pain, antipyretic
Paramol tablets contain the active ingredients paracetamol and dihydrocodeine. They are used for the short term treatment of acute moderate pain which is not relieved by paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin alone such as headache, migraine, period pain, toothache and other dental pain, backache, muscular and joint aches and pains and neuralgia.
Ingredients
Paramol tablets contain 500mg of the active ingredient paracetamol and 7.46mg of the active ingredient dihydrocodeine tartarate.
They also contain magnesium stearate, maize starch, povidone, hypromellose, titanium dioxide and macrogol 400.
Side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Stop taking the medicine and seek immediate medical help if you develop any of the following
- Signs of a serious allergic, such as difficulties in breathing, faster heart beat, severe forms of skin reactions such as itchiness, skin rash with redness, peeling, flaking or blistering, swelling of the face.
Tell your doctor if you experience the following side effects:
- Blood disorder resulting in unexplained or unusual bruising or bleeding, fever, sore throat, mouth ulcers.
- Depression, hallucination, confused, changes in mood, restlessness or nightmares.
- Dizziness, spinning sensation, drowsiness, convulsions
Warnings and precautions
Do not take Paramol tablets if you:
- Are allergic to paracetamol, dihydrocodeine or any of the other ingredients in the product.
- Are suffering from diarrhoea caused by poisoning or have watery and severe diarrhoea which may be bloody, especially if you have been taking antibiotics.
- Suffer from raised pressure within your head or from convulsion and acute abdominal conditions.
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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