Sudafed Sinus Pressure and Pain 200mg/30mg Tablets (12)

Sudafed Pressure and Pain tablets, a dual combination medicine, help when you have a blocked nose and a sore head or face from a cold or sinus problem. They contain two ingredients: one is a decongestant which helps open up your nose so you can breathe more easily, and the other is a painkiller which helps reduce pain, headaches, and fever. This medication can make you feel more comfortable when you have a head cold or cold symptoms. They usually do not make you sleepy and are only meant to be taken for a short time.

You should only take this combination product if you have a blocked nose with headache or fever.

Active Ingredients

Each film-coated tablet contains Ibuprofen 200mg and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 30mg

Other Ingredients

Tablet core: microcrystalline cellulose, calcium hydrogen phosphate anhydrous, croscarmellose sodium, maize starch, silica colloidal anhydrous, magnesium stearate.

Tablet coat: Hypromellose, macrogol 400, talc, titanium dioxide (E171), iron oxide yellow (E 172)

Adults and children over 15 years old: 

• The recommended dose is for adults and children aged 15 years and older: 1 tablet every 6 hours, if necessary.
• For more severe symptoms, take 2 tablets every 6 hours, if necessary.
• Never exceed the maximum daily dose of 6 tablets per day.
• The tablets are for oral use. They should be swallowed whole and without chewing with a large glass of water, preferably during meals.

Do not take more than six tablets in a 24hr period.

Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain 200mg/30mg Tablets must not be given to children and adolescents below 15 years.

You must talk to a doctor if symptoms worsen, or if this medicine is required for more than 4 days (adults) or 3 days (adolescents), respectively.

Precautions

Do not take Sudafed Sinus Pressure and Pain tablets if you: 

• Are allergic to ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, aspirin, or similar painkillers
• Are under 15 years old 
• Are 6 months or more pregnant, or breastfeeding
• Have ever had asthma, trouble breathing, swelling, rash, or chest pain after taking aspirin or similar medicines 
• Have stomach ulcers, stomach bleeding, or have had these problems before 
• Have had bleeding in the stomach linked to painkillers like ibuprofen 
• Have severe liver, kidney, or heart problems 
• Have serious heart or circulation conditions, high blood pressure, angina, very fast heartbeat, diabetes, or an overactive thyroid 
• Have had a heart attack, stroke, or are at risk of stroke 
• Have seizures 
• Have certain blood disorders 
• Have high pressure in the eye (glaucoma) 
• Have trouble urinating due to prostate problems
• Have an immune system illness called lupus

Storage 

• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. 
• Store below 25°C. 
• Store in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight. 
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton or the blister after (EXP)

Common side effects can include: 

• Indigestion
• Stomach discomfort or pain
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Flatulence
• Diarrhoea
• Constipation
• Minor gastrointestinal blood loss in rare cases leading to anaemia
• Insomnia
• Dry mouth

Uncommon side effects can include: 

• Stomach or intestinal ulcers, sometimes with bleeding and perforation, gastritis, swelling of the mouth lining with ulceration (ulcerative stomatitis), worsening of colitis and Crohn’s disease.
• Visual disturbances
• Central nervous disturbances such as headache, dizziness, difficulty in sleeping, agitation, irritability or tiredness.
• Hypersensitivity reactions with nettle rash, itching and asthma attacks (with drop in blood pressure)
• Various skin rashes

For more information see  Patient Information Leaflet.

Including any side effects that are not listed in the patient information leaflet, you can speak to your doctor or pharmacist about. Also, side effects can be reported directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or by searching “MHRA Yellow Card” in the Google Store or Apple App Store. Reporting side effects helps improve the safety of this medicine for yourself and future customers.