Painkiller: Codeine co-codamol. Those who need to take special care: Older people and those with breathing problems or kidney or liver problems. People with inflammatory bowel conditions, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. You might get indigestion or heartburn, have diarrhoea or feel sick.
Opioid painkillers such as codeine can cause constipation, and you might feel sick after taking it. Some people who take opioid painkillers may become dependent on them.
This section doesn't include every possible side-effect of OTC painkillers. You can find out more by reading the patient information leaflet that comes with your medicine. Bupa's medicines checklist PDF opens in a new window 0.
Paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen can all ease mild-to-moderate pain. NSAIDs also come as gels and creams to rub onto your skin. Aspirin can affect your stomach and cause side-effects such as heartburn and diarrhoea.
Research shows that paracetamol works no better than a dummy medicine placebo for lower back pain, so other medicines are likely to work better for this. Yes, you can take paracetamol and ibuprofen together if the recommended amount of either medicine on its own isn't controlling your pain. Start by taking either paracetamol or ibuprofen every few hours as described on the information that comes with your medicine.
With children, you can alternate paracetamol and ibuprofen. You can also get more information from the patient information leaflet that comes in the medicine packet. The most paracetamol an adult should take is milligrams mg to 1,mg every four to six hours.
The maximum amount to take is much less for children and depends on how old they are. Although paracetamol is a safe medicine if you take it correctly, it can cause serious health problems if you take too much. It can damage your liver and kidneys, and it can be fatal.
Taking too much can be easily done, as many different products contain paracetamol, particularly cold and flu medicines. Always read the patient information leaflet that comes with your medicine and ask your pharmacist if you have any questions. If you think you or your child may have taken too much paracetamol, on one occasion or over a few days, get medical help straightaway.
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Any information about a treatment or procedure is generic, and does not necessarily describe that treatment or procedure as delivered by Bupa or its associated providers. People with addiction problems are able to order hundreds of powerful opioid painkillers by taking advantage of a lack of proper checks with registered online pharmacies, the Guardian can reveal. A number of online pharmacies that are regulated and operating legally have no alert system in place to identify when someone makes multiple orders to the same address.
The online pharmacy regulator, the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC , is calling for stricter measures to be introduced and says it is consulting on whether online pharmacies should stop supplying opiates unless further checks are carried out. David not his real name told the Guardian that his wife, who had an addiction, this year made four orders in a month for the strong opioid dihydrocodeine from the website Doctoru after setting up multiple accounts.
Hundreds of pills were delivered to the same address, but the unusual activity was not flagged on its system. It said this would not be flagged up on its system. The GPhC said it was not aware of a study that showed the numbers using online pharmacies, but it is likely to be in the thousands. The aim of taking medication is to improve your quality of life.
All painkillers have potential side effects, so you need to weigh up the advantages of taking them against the disadvantages. Two mg tablets of paracetamol up to 4 times a day is a safe dose for adults never take more than 8 tablets in a hour period. Overdosing on paracetamol can cause serious side effects, however, so do not be tempted to increase the dose if your pain is severe. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs , such as ibuprofen, diclofenac and naproxen, seem to work better when there's clear evidence of an inflammatory cause, such as arthritis or an injury.
They should not be used for long periods unless you have discussed it with your doctor. If you take them for long periods, there's an increased risk of stomach upset, including bleeding, and kidney and heart problems. Do not take more than the recommended dose, as this will increase the risk of serious side effects.
Pregnant women should not take ibuprofen unless a doctor recommends and prescribes it. Paracetamol is the recommended alternative in pregnancy. Find out more about ibuprofen. It produces the same kind of side effects as other NSAIDs, but is not as effective as a painkiller, which means it's not usually prescribed for pain. Never give aspirin to a child younger than 16 unless their doctor prescribes it.
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