Packing leaflet: Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol and Chlorzoxazone Tablets

Packing leaflet: Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets

Package leaflet: Information for the patient

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine because it contains important information for you.

• Keep this You may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

What is in this leaflet 

1. What are Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets, and what it is used for?
2. What you need to know before you take Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets.
3. How to take Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets.
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets.
6. Contents of the pack and other information.

1.What Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets is and what it is used for

Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets is an anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic, and muscle relaxant drug.

The medicine Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets is used to prevent muscle spasm and resulting pain and discomfort.

2.What you need to know before you take Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets

Warnings and precautions

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets:

• If you are about to have medical examinations: during the course of Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets treatment, sample collection (e.g. blood sampling) required for laboratory testing should be done before the first administration of the drug in order to minimize any potential interaction of Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets with laboratory testing.
• if you are a woman, you must have a gynecological examination before you can start taking {Paragin} for menstrual bleeding.

Children

Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets are not intended for administration for children.

Other medicines and Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines.

Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets with food and drink

The medicine may be taken with meals with a drink of water (except for administration prior to surgery, when the medicine is administered on an empty stomach).

Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

Pregnancy

There are limited amount of data from the use of Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets in pregnant women.

Animal studies do not indicate any direct or indirect toxic effects on pregnancy, embryonic and foetal development and/or postnatal development.

As a precautionary measure, it is preferable to avoid the use of {Paragin} during pregnancy.

Breast-feeding

As there are no data available on whether the medicine is excreted in human milk, breastfeeding is not recommended during treatment. Alternatively, if breastfeeding is to continue, treatment must be stopped.

Fertility

No data available.

3.How to take Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets 

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets is intended for adults. The medicine is administered orally.

Use in children

{Paragin} is not intended for administration for children.

If you take more Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets then you should

Inform your doctor or pharmacist immediately. In case of overdose, treatment of symptoms must be initiated.

If you forget to take Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets

Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten capsule.

Inform your doctor or pharmacist, who will recommend the next steps.

If you stop taking Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets

No known effects.

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

4.Possible side effects 

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):

• Nausea,
• Bloody Spot,
• Abdominal pain, discomfort in the abdomen,
• Feeling of weakness.

Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10 000 people):

• allergic

These reactions are generally reversible when stopping treatment course. In the case of skin reaction or fever, the treatment must be stopped and the doctor must be informed as this may constitute hypersensitivity reactions. Upon the occurrence of repeated vomiting, lasting more than 2 days, the treatment must be stopped.

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly to the Heath department.

By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. How to store Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets

 Store below 30ºC.

Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after: {abbreviation used for expiry date} or on the blister after: {abbreviation used for expiry date}. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.

Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.

6.Contents of the pack and other information 

What Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets contain

• The active substance is Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets
• The other ingredients are: stearic acid, titanium dioxide (E 171), erythrosine (E 127), quinoline yellow (E 104),

What Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets looks like and contents of the pack

The medicine Diclofenac Potassium, Paracetamol, and Chlorzoxazone Tablets are available in Pack Size 10 x 10 Tab.