How to take it

THE MEDICINE TAKING, and get medical help straight Age Dose and how often to take away:

• Signs of intestinal bleeding such as Adults, the Initial dose 1 or 2 tablets to vomiting blood or dark particles (that elderly and be taken with water, look like coffee grounds), black tarry adolescents preferably with or after stools or motions, or blood passed in between food, then if necessary 1 or your stools or motions 12 and 18 2 tablets every 4 hours. Do years
• Signs of serious allergic reaction such as: not take more often than every 4 hours. Do not take
• asthma, worsening of asthma, more than 6 tablets in any unexplained wheezing or shortness of 24 hour period. breath
• swelling of the face, lips, tongue and Do not give to children under 12 years. throat (causing difficulty in swallowing ■ This medicine is intended for short or breathing) term use only
• rapid heart rate, low blood pressure ■ Take the lowest effective dose for the and collapse shortest duration necessary to relieve
• also, there may be severe skin symptoms. reactions with rashes, blistering and peeling skin In Adults: Do not take these tablets for
• aseptic meningitis (which can have longer than 10 days unless your doctor tells you to. Talk to a doctor or symptoms such as severe headache, pharmacist if you do not get better or stiff neck, disorientation, fever and eye get worse, or if new symptoms occur. sensitivity to light in those with existing In Adolescents between 12 and 18 auto-immune disorders such as lupus) years: If in adolescents this medicinal
• chest pain, which can be a sign of a product is required for more than 3 potentially serious allergic reaction days, or if symptoms worsen, a doctor called Kounis syndrome should be consulted.
• reddish non-elevated, target-like or If you have an infection, consult a doctor circular patches on the trunk, often without delay if symptoms (such as fever with central blisters, skin peeling, and pain) persist or worsen (see section 2). ulcers of mouth, throat, nose, genitals and eyes. These serious skin rashes can If you take more tablets than you should: be preceded by fever and flu-like If you have taken more tablets than you symptoms [exfoliative dermatitis, should, or if children have taken this erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson medicine by accident always contact a syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis] doctor or nearest hospital to get an
• widespread rash, high body opinion of the risk and advice on action temperature and enlarged lymph to be taken. nodes (DRESS syndrome) The symptoms can include nausea,
• a red, scaly widespread rash with stomach pain, vomiting (may be blood bumps under the skin and blisters

Possible side effects

surrounds the baby (oligohydramnios) or Most people take these tablets without narrowing of a blood vessel (ductus any problems, but they can have side arteriosus) in the heart of the baby. If effects, like all medicines. you need treatment for longer than a To reduce the chance of side effects, few days, your doctor may recommend especially if you are elderly, use the additional monitoring. lowest effective dose for the shortest Talk to your doctor before taking Boots possible time. Migraine Pain Relief 342mg Tablets if If you get any of the following at any you are breastfeeding. time during your treatment STOP