Over-the-counter codeine should be used for a maximum of 3 days (72 hours) to help relieve mild or moderate pain in adults.
Solpadeine® Plus Soluble Tablets and Solpadeine® Max Soluble Tablets contain codeine to help relieve pain. In line with treatment and front of pack guidance, Solpadeine® Max and Plus Soluble Tablets will now include a maximum of 24 soluble tablets to treat pain for 3 days (72 hours). These will replace pack sizes of 32 and 16 soluble tablets.
Adults can dissolve 2 tablets of either Solpadeine® Plus Soluble Tablets or Solpadeine® Max Soluble Tablets every 4 to 6 hours to relieve pain, and take no more than 8 tablets in 24 hours.
8 tablets per day for 3 days gives a total of 24 tablets.
If you complete your 3 day treatment pack of Solpadeine® Plus Soluble Tablets or Solpadeine® Max Soluble Tablets, tell your pharmacist or doctor that you have completed a 3 day treatment pack and still need pain relief.
Your pharmacist or doctor will take any next steps to help find out the cause of the pain and give you advice recommend a treatment that’s right for you.
Over-the-counter codeine should be used for a maximum of 3 days to help relieve mild or moderate pain.
Codeine is a type of painkiller called an opioid. If codeine is used for longer than 3 days, it might not help with pain relief anymore and there is a risk of dependency, or causing addiction, which can lead to withdrawal symptoms when the medicine is stopped.
This is why you need to speak to your pharmacist or doctor to find out what might be causing the pain and to provide advice or a treatment that’s right for you.
The maximum pack size for Solpadeine® Plus Soluble Tablets or Solpadeine® Max Soluble Tablets for adults will now be 24 tablets.
You can speak to your pharmacist for advice if you have taken codeine for 3 days and still need pain relief. Let them know you have already taken codeine for 3 days and how many tablets you took.
Your pharmacist may recommend you speak to your doctor to help find the cause of the pain and offer advice or suggest a treatment that’s right for you.
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Solpadeine® Max Soluble Tablets, Paracetamol 500mg, Codeine Phosphate Hemihydrate 12.8mg, Caffeine 30mg For the treatment of acute moderate pain which is not relieved by paracetamol or ibuprofen alone. Contains codeine. Can cause addiction. Use for 3 days only. Always read the leaflet.
Solpadeine® Headache Soluble Tablets contain Paracetamol and Caffeine – a mild analgesic and antipyretic formulated to give extra pain relief. Always read the leaflet.
Solpadeine® Plus, Solpadeine® Max and Solpadeine® Headache products are not recommended for children under 12 years of age.
SolpaOne® 1000mg Effervescent Tablets contains paracetamol only. For the treatment of mild to moderate pain and/or fever. For adults and adolescents over 50kg of body weight aged 16 years and above. Always read the leaflet.
