Description
This medicine is sold under the discretion of a Well Pharmacist.
You will be required to answer a few short questions to ensure this medicine is suitable for you.
Accord Co-codamol 8mg/500mg Tablets combine paracetamol and codeine for effective relief of moderate pain not managed by paracetamol alone. Suitable for short-term use, they help alleviate headaches, muscle pain, and other discomforts. Always follow the recommended dosage and consult a healthcare professional if needed.
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How To Use
- Adults: 2 tablets every 4 to 6 hours, as needed. Do not take more than 8 tablets in 24 hours
- Children 16 to 18 years: 1 to 2 tablets every 6 hours, as needed. Do not take more than 8 tablets in 24 hours
- Children aged 12 to 15 years: 1 tablet every 6 hours, as needed. Do not give your child more than 4 tablets in 24 hours.
This medicine should not be taken for more than 3 days. If the pain does not improve after 3 days, talk to your doctor for advice. Do not exceed the recommended dose.
Warnings
This medicine contains codeine which can cause addiction if you take it continuously for more than three days. This can give you withdrawal symptoms from the medicine when you stop taking it. If you take a painkiller for headaches for more than three days it can make them worse.
This medicine contains paracetamol. Do not take anything else containing paracetamol while taking this medicine.If you take more Co-codamol 8/500 than you should, talk to your doctor at once if you take too much of this medicine even if you feel well. This is because too much paracetamol can cause delayed serious liver damage.
Co-Codamol tablets may cause dizziness, blurred vision or the inability to think clearly. Make sure you are not affected before you drive or operate machinery. This medicine can affect your ability to drive as it may make you sleepy or dizzy.
Do not take Co-Codamol 8/500 tablets if you:
- Have ever been told you are allergic to paracetamol, codeine or other opioid pain killers or to any of the other ingredients.
- Have severe asthma or breathing problems.
- Have liver disease.
- Have recently suffered from a head injury or you have been told you have raised pressure on the brain.
- Have problems with your metabolism or stomach problems.
- Suffer from alcoholism.
- Are under 12 years of age.
- Are pregnant.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Co-Codamol 8/500 if you:
- Have an under-active thyroid gland
- Have a disease or tumour of the Adrenal gland such as Addison's disease or high blood pressure caused by a tumour near a kidney (pheochromocytoma).
- Have a condition called myasthenia gravis which weakens the muscles.
- Are elderly.
- Feel weak, have low blood pressure or are in shock.
- Are already taking other medicines containing paracetamol.
- Have liver or kidney problems.
- Are on a low sodium diet.
- Have an inflammatory bowel disease.
- Have a gall bladder disease or gall stones.
- Recently had surgery on your gastro-intestinal tract or urinary system.
- Have an enlarged prostate gland and have difficulty urinating and are male.
- Suffer from epilepsy or suffered head injury or raised pressure in the skull (may cause painful eyes, changes in vision or headache behind the eyes).
- Suffer from alcoholism, drug abuse or dependence or mental illness
If you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine. Do not take Co-codamol tablets during pregnancy, unless advised by your doctor. Regular use during pregnancy may cause withdrawal symptoms in the newborn.
Do not take these tablets if you are already taking other medicines containing paracetamol. Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription, as they may decrease or increase the effect of Co-codamol 8/500.
Ingredients
- Active Ingredients: Codeine Phosphate Hemihydrate 8mg and Paracetamol 500mg.
- Other Ingredients: Colloidal anhydrous silica, maize starch, pregelatinised maize starch, stearic acid.
