DOCPELIN Paracetamol 500 tablets, 20 pcs

Instructions for use for DOCPELIN Paracetamol 500 tablets, 20 pcs

Application instructions

Children aged 4-8 years with a body weight of 17-25 kg	1/2 Tablet	4 times a day	every 6 hours, regardless of the meal
Children aged 8-11 with a body weight of 26-32 kg	1/2 Tablet	4-6 times daily (max. 3 tablets)	every 6 hours, regardless of the meal
Children aged 11-12 years weighing 33-43 kg	1 Tablet	4 times a day	every 6 hours, regardless of the meal
Adolescents aged 12 and over and adults weighing over 43 kg	1-2 Tablets	4 times a day	every 6 hours, regardless of the meal

Application areas

Mode of action

How does the ingredient of the medicine work?

The active ingredient has a pain-relieving and fever-reducing effect. It also has low anti-inflammatory properties. It blocks the formation of certain messenger substances in the body, so-called prostaglandins. These are significantly involved in the development of pain, fever and inflammation.

Composition

Contraindications

What speaks against an application?

Always:
- Hypersensitivity to the ingredients

Under certain circumstances - talk to your doctor or pharmacist about this:
- Impaired liver function (e.g. due to chronic alcohol abuse or liver inflammation)
- Impaired kidney function
- Gilbert's syndrome (Meulengracht disease)
- Alcohol abuse
- Hereditary enzyme disorder (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency)
- Anemia due to faster breakdown of red blood cells (hemolytic anemia)
- Glutathione deficiency
- Lack of fluids
- Malnutrition

Which age group should be taken into account?
- Children under 4 years: The medicine should generally not be used in this group. There are preparations that are more suitable in terms of active ingredient strength and/or dosage form.

What about pregnancy and lactation?
- Pregnancy: Consult your doctor. Various considerations play a role in whether and how the medicine can be used during pregnancy.
- Breast-feeding: According to current knowledge, there is no evidence that the medicine should not be used during breast-feeding.

If you have been prescribed this medicine despite a contraindication, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. The therapeutic benefit may be greater than the risk associated with use if there is a contraindication.

Side effects

What adverse effects may occur?

Only side effects that have so far only occurred in exceptional cases are described for the drug.

If you notice any discomfort or change during treatment, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

The information provided here primarily takes into account side effects that occur in at least one in 1,000 treated patients.

Hints

What should you pay attention to?
- If you have pain or fever, do not use it for longer than stated in the package leaflet without medical advice!
- With long-term use of painkillers, headaches can occur that are caused by the painkiller. Talk to your doctor to prevent your headaches from becoming chronic.
- Habitual use of painkillers can cause permanent kidney damage. If several painkillers are combined, or if one painkiller contains several active ingredients, the risk of this increases.
- Attention: If you drink alcohol regularly or at high levels, life-threatening conditions can arise due to existing liver damage if the medicine is also used.
- Be careful if you are allergic to painkillers!
- There may be medicines that interact with. You should therefore generally tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting treatment with a new medicine that you are already using. This also applies to medicines that you buy yourself, only use occasionally or that were used some time ago.

Detailed instructions for DOCPELIN Paracetamol 500 tablets, 20 pcs

Field of use

- For mild to moderate pain
- If you have a fever

If you have a high fever, signs of secondary infection, or symptoms persist for more than three days, you should consult your doctor.

Active ingredients / ingredients / ingredients

500 mg paracetamol
Povidone excipient (+)
Starch auxiliary (+)
Stearic acid excipient (+)

Contraindications

The medicine must not be taken/used
- if you are hypersensitive (allergic) to paracetamol or any of the other ingredients
- if you suffer from severe impairment of liver function

Particular caution is required when using the medicine:

Only take the medicine after consulting your doctor
- if you are a chronic alcoholic
- if you suffer from impaired liver function (inflammation of the liver, Gilbert's syndrome)
- with previously damaged kidneys

dosage

1 Tablet contains 500 mg paracetamol.

- Adolescents aged 12 and over and adults (body weight > 43 kg): 1 - 2 tablets equivalent to 500 - 1000 mg (maximum dose per day: 8 tablets equivalent to 4000 mg)
- Children aged 11 - 12 years (body weight 33 - 43 kg): 1 tablet equivalent to 500 mg (maximum dose per day: 4 tablets equivalent to 2000 mg)

divisible tablets:
- Children aged 8 - 11 years (body weight 26 - 32 kg): 1/2 tablet corresponding to 250 mg (maximum dose per day: 2 tablets corresponding to 1000 mg), in exceptional cases 3 tablets corresponding to 1500 mg with an interval of at least 4 hours
- Children aged 4 - 8 years (body weight 17 - 25 kg): 1/2 tablet equivalent to 250 mg (maximum dose per day: 2 tablets equivalent to 1000 mg)

The intake can be repeated at intervals of at least 6 hours. The maximum dose per day (24 hours) must not be exceeded under any circumstances.

Intake

- Take the tablets whole with sufficient liquid.
- Taking it after meals can lead to a delayed onset of action.

Patient information

- Medicines containing paracetamol should not be used for longer than 3-4 days and not in increased doses without medical or dental advice.

Pregnancy

During pregnancy and breastfeeding, you should only take medication after consulting your doctor or pharmacist!

- Paracetamol passes into the child's blood.
- Studies on numerous mother-child pairs have shown no evidence of possible undesirable side effects on the pregnancy or the health of the fetus/newborn. Nevertheless, paracetamol should only be used during pregnancy after careful consideration of the benefit-risk ratio.
- Paracetamol should not be taken for a long time, in high doses or in combination with other medicines, as the safety of its use in these cases has not been proven.
- Paracetamol passes into breast milk. Since adverse consequences for the infant have not yet been reported, it is generally not necessary to interrupt breastfeeding during treatment.

Hints

If you have pain or fever, do not use it for longer than stated in the package leaflet without medical advice!

Miscellaneous

Due to their potency, non-divisible tablets are not suitable for children and adolescents under 11 years or under 33 kg body weight. For this purpose, medicines are available in other dosage forms or with a lower active ingredient content.
If the tablets can be divided, they can be used in children with a body weight of 17 kg and above or from the age of 4 years.

- If your symptoms worsen or do not improve after 3 days, or if you have a high fever, you should see a doctor.
- To prevent the risk of overdose, it should be ensured that other medicines used at the same time do not contain paracetamol.
- Long-term, high-dose, improper use of painkillers can cause headaches, which should not be treated with increased doses of the drug.
- In general, the habitual use of painkillers, especially when several painkilling agents are combined, can lead to permanent kidney damage with the risk of kidney failure (analgesic nephropathy).
- If painkillers are stopped abruptly after long-term, high-dose, improper use, headaches as well as fatigue, muscle pain, nervousness and vegetative symptoms may occur. The withdrawal symptoms subside within a few days. Until then, you should not take painkillers again and you should not take them again without medical advice.
- Do not use for long periods or in higher doses without medical or dental advice.
- The uric acid determination and the blood sugar determination can be influenced.
- Must not be taken or administered with alcohol.
- Interactions with other medicines must be taken into account.

Manufacturer:  Pelikan-Apotheke, Markt 12