Product Description

Panadol Night provides night time relief for pain such as headache, migraine, backache, rheumatic and muscle pain, toothache or period pain.

Panadol Night contains two active ingredients; Paracetamol, which is an analgesic a pain reliever which relieves aches and antipyretic reduces body temperature when you have a fever and Diphenhydramine hydrochloride, an antihistamine with additional sedative properties.

How to use:

Adults and children of age 12 years and over: Take 2 tablets 30 minutes before bed time.

Do not exceed the stated dose.

Do not take more than 2 caplets per night.

Do not take for more than 10 consecutive nights without consulting a doctor.

Other products containing paracetamol may be taken during the day but the total daily dose of paracetamol must not exceed 4000mg including this product in any 24 hour period.

Further doses of paracetamol should not be taken within 4 hours of a dose of Panadol Night.

Warning and cautions:

Do not take if you have hypersensitivity to paracetamol, diphenhydramine, or any other ingredient in this product.

Should not be used with other antihistamine-containing preparations, including those used on the skin.

Medical advice should be sought before use in: Patients who have been diagnosed with liver or kidney impairment; patients with epilepsy or seizure disorders, myasthenia gravis, narrow-angle glaucoma, prostatic hypertrophy, urinary retention, asthma, bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD.

In patients with glutathione depleted states such as sepsis, the use of paracetamol may increase the risk of metabolic acidosis.

May increase the effects of alcohol; therefore, alcohol should be avoided.

Concurrent use of drugs which cause sedation such as tranquillizers, hypnotics and anxiolytics may cause an increase in sedative effects. Therefore, medical advice should be sought before taking diphenhydramine with such medicines.

Avoid use with other antihistamine-containing preparations, including topical antihistamines and cough and cold medicines.

Use with caution with monoamine oxidase inhibitors MAOIs or within 2 weeks of stopping an MAOI.

Use with caution with other drugs with antimuscarinic properties e.g. atropine, tricyclic antidepressants.

Use with caution in the elderly, who are more likely to experience adverse effects.

Avoid use in elderly patients with confusion.

If symptoms persist, medical advice must be sought.

Keep out of sight and reach of children.

For full information about the product, refer to the product insert leaflet.

Ingredients:

Each tablet contains: Paracetamol 500mg, Diphenhydramine hydrochloride 25mg.