Description
Rowalief Paracetamol 500mg Film-coated Tablets provide effective relief from mild to moderate pain and help to reduce high temperatures and fever. Containing paracetamol, this trusted medicine is a staple for any home first-aid kit, offering a reliable solution for various types of everyday discomfort.
Key Benefits of Rowalief:
- Effective Pain Relief: Formulated to treat symptoms of headache, toothache, and period pain.
- Fever Reduction: Acts as an antipyretic to lower high temperatures associated with colds and flu.
- Film-Coated Tablets: The smooth coating makes these capsule-shaped tablets easier to swallow compared to standard uncoated paracetamol.
- Trusted Irish Brand: Part of the Rowa Pharmaceuticals range, a well-known name in Irish healthcare.
Dosage:
Adults & Teens (>15 yrs, >55kg): Take 1 or 2 tablets (500mg–1000mg) every 4 to 6 hours. Maximum dosage of 6 tablets (or 8 for severe pain) in 24 hours.
Adolescents (12–15 yrs, 40–55kg): Take 1 tablet (500mg) every 4 to 6 hours. maximum of 2 tablets (2500mg) in 24 hours.
Children 11-12 years: Take 1 tablet every 6 hours as needed. Do not take more than 4 tablets (2000mg paracetamol) in any 24 hour period.
Children 8-11 years: Take half a tablet every 4 hours or 1 tablet every 6 hours. Do not take more than 3 full tablets (1500mg paracetamol) in any 24 hour period.
Important Timing Rules
- Minimum Interval: You must leave at least 4 hours between every dose.
- Mandatory Duration: You should see a doctor if your symptoms worsen or do not improve after 3 days.
- Shortest Time Possible: Always use the lowest effective dose for the shortest time necessary to relieve your symptoms.
Who Cannot Take Paracetamol?
Do not take Rowalief Paracetamol tablets if:
- You are allergic to paracetamol or any of the other ingredients listed in the pack (such as maize starch or povidone).
- You are already taking any other paracetamol-containing products.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before use if you:
- Have kidney or liver disease (including Gilbert’s syndrome or chronic hepatitis).
- Regularly consume excess amounts of alcohol or have an addiction to alcohol.
- Are in a poor nutritional state (e.g. due to eating disorders, starvation, cystic fibrosis, or HIV).
- Have severe haemolytic anaemia or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
- Are dehydrated or very malnourished.
Possible Side Effects
Like all medicines, Rowalief can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them.
Serious Side Effects (Stop use and see a doctor immediately):
- Allergic Reactions: Swelling of the face, lips, throat, or tongue (angioedema), difficulty breathing, or skin rash.
- Severe Skin Reactions: Very rare cases of serious skin rash or peeling, which may be accompanied by mouth ulcers (Stevens-Johnson syndrome).
- Metabolic Acidosis: In patients with severe illness, symptoms like rapid breathing, drowsiness, and vomiting may occur.
Other Side Effects:
- Rare (up to 1 in 1,000): Hives, itching, sweating, small skin hemorrhages (purpura), or increased liver enzymes.
- Uncommon: Blood disorders (reduction in platelets or white blood cells), stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or yellowing of the eyes (jaundice).
- Specific Sensitivity: Narrowing of the airways/breathing difficulties may occur in patients with a sensitivity to aspirin or other NSAIDs.
