What are Paracetamol Tablets?

Paracetamol is a pain reliever (analgesic) which helps reduce your temperature when you have a fever.

These tablets are for the relief of mild to moderate pain including headache, migraine, toothache, nerve pain, sore throat and period pains. They are also for the symptomatic relief of sprains and strains, rheumatic pains, sciatica, lumbago, fibrositis, muscular aches and pains, joint swelling and stiffness, flu, feverishness and feverish colds.

How to take Paracetamol Tablets

Swallow the capsules whole with water. Do not chew.

Adults, the elderly and children over 16 years:

• 2 capsules to be taken every 4 to 6 hours as required. Do not take more than 4 doses (8 capsules) in any 24 hour period.

Children aged 12 to 15 years:

• 1 capsule to be taken every 4 to 6 hours, as required. Do not take more than 4 doses (4 capsules) in any 24 hour period.

What do Paracetamol Tablets contain

Each tablet contains the active ingredient: paracetamol 500 mg.

What are Wind-Eze Soft Gel Capsules?

To relieve the symptoms of stomach pain and bloating due to the presence of trapped wind. The active ingredient is simeticone, an anti-flatulence medicine, which works by gently dispersing the tiny bubbles of trapped wind without the risk of embarrassment.

How to take Wind-Eze Soft Gel Capsules

Adults and children aged 12 years and over: Swallow 1 capsule with a drink of water 3 or 4 times daily after meals and at bedtime as needed.

What do Wind-Eze Soft Gel Capsules contain?

Each capsule contains Simeticone 125mg (activated Dimeticone).

What is Phorpain Maximum Strength Ibuprofen 10% Gel

Phorpain Gel Maximum Strength contains ibuprofen and belongs to non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These medicines reduce pain and inflammation and bring down a high temperature.

Phorpain Gel Maximum Strength treats several painful conditions affecting the joints and muscles, such as back pain, sprains, strains and other sports injuries. It is also used to relieve pain caused by mild to moderate arthritic conditions and nerve pain (neuralgia). 

How to use Phorpain Maximum Strength Ibuprofen 10% Gel

Adults: Squeeze 2 to 5cm (i.e. 0.8 to 2 inches) of gel from the tube on the affected area. 

Massage until absorbed. This dose should not be repeated more frequently than every four hours and no more than four times a day in any 24 hour period. The amount of gel squeezed would be equivalent to 50 to 125mg of ibuprofen. Phorpain Gel Maximum Strength should only be used on healthy, unbroken skin.

Please do not use it on or near cuts or grazes or under dressings such as plasters. Also, please do not use it on the genital area. Do not let any gel come in contact with your eyes. If it does, rinse your eyes with cold water and consult your doctor. Hands should be washed after applying Phorpain Gel Maximum Strength unless they are the site of treatment. If the condition does not improve after two weeks of use or becomes worse at any time, speak to your doctor or pharmacist.

Use in children: Phorpain Gel Maximum Strength is not recommended for use in children under 12 years. 

What does Phorpain Maximum Strength Ibuprofen 10% Gel contain

The active substance is ibuprofen. Other ingredients are hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium hydroxide, benzyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, purified water.

What is Metanium Everyday Barrier Ointment

Metanium Everyday Barrier ointment cares for delicate skin by forming a barrier to help protect against the external irritants that can cause nappy rash. A unique formulation that helps seal in the skin’s natural moisture, keeping the skin soft, smooth and supple.

It contains no colours, fragrance or lanolin so can be used daily and at every nappy change.

• Helps prevents nappy rash
• Fragrance-free
• Lanolin free

How to use Metanium Everyday Barrier Ointment

Use daily at every nappy change on clean dry skin, using clean dry hands. Apply a pea size amount to the skin, gently spreading the barrier ointment evenly to form a thin protective layer.

A barrier ointment on your baby’s skin at every nappy change can form part of a healthy skincare routine.

What does Metanium Everyday Barrier Ointment contain

Titanium Dioxide, White Soft Paraffin, Light Liquid Paraffin, Dimethicone.

What are Wind-Eze Soft Gel Capsules?

To relieve the symptoms of stomach pain and bloating due to the presence of trapped wind. The active ingredient is simeticone, an anti-flatulence medicine, which works by gently dispersing the tiny bubbles of trapped wind without the risk of embarrassment.

How to take Wind-Eze Soft Gel Capsules

Adults and children aged 12 years and over: Swallow 1 capsule with a drink of water 3 or 4 times daily after meals and at bedtime as needed.

What do Wind-Eze Soft Gel Capsules contain?

Each capsule contains Simeticone 125mg (activated Dimeticone).

What are Bisodol Indigestion Relief Tablets

Bisodol Indigestion Relief tablets are antacids. They work by neutralizing excess stomach acid.

Bisodol Indigestion Relief tablets treat the pain and discomfort of acid indigestion, heartburn and trapped wind. 

What is indigestion

Indigestion can be felt in different ways.

You can have the following symptoms after eating or drinking:

• heartburn – a painful burning feeling in the chest, often after eating
• feeling full and bloated
• feeling sick
• burping and farting
• bringing up food or bitter-tasting fluids into your mouth

What causes indigestion

Indigestion is often caused by acid from your stomach irritating your stomach lining or throat. This is called acid reflux.

This can be caused or made worse by:

• particular food and drink – such as coffee, tomatoes, alcohol, chocolate and fatty or spicy foods
• being overweight
• smoking
• pregnancy
• stress and anxiety
• some medicines, including anti-inflammatory painkillers like ibuprofen
• a hiatus hernia – when part of your stomach moves up into your chest

How to take Bisodol Indigestion Relief Tablets

Adults, the elderly, and children over 12 years: Suck or chew one or two tablets, as required. 

Children under 12 years: Not recommended.  

What does Bisodol Indigestion Relief contain

Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Carbonate Light.

What are Bisodol Indigestion Relief Tablets

Bisodol Indigestion Relief tablets are antacids. They work by neutralizing excess stomach acid.

Bisodol Indigestion Relief tablets treat the pain and discomfort of acid indigestion, heartburn and trapped wind. 

What is indigestion

Indigestion can be felt in different ways.

You can have the following symptoms after eating or drinking:

• heartburn – a painful burning feeling in the chest, often after eating
• feeling full and bloated
• feeling sick
• burping and farting
• bringing up food or bitter-tasting fluids into your mouth

What causes indigestion

Indigestion is often caused by acid from your stomach irritating your stomach lining or throat. This is called acid reflux.

This can be caused or made worse by:

• particular food and drink – such as coffee, tomatoes, alcohol, chocolate and fatty or spicy foods
• being overweight
• smoking
• pregnancy
• stress and anxiety
• some medicines, including anti-inflammatory painkillers like ibuprofen
• a hiatus hernia – when part of your stomach moves up into your chest

How to take Bisodol Indigestion Relief Tablets

Adults, the elderly, and children over 12 years: Suck or chew one or two tablets, as required. 

Children under 12 years: Not recommended.  

What does Bisodol Indigestion Relief contain

Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Carbonate Light.

What are Windsetlers Easy Gel Capsules?

The capsules relieve the symptoms of flatulence (wind), wind pains, a swollen stomach and other symptoms associated with intestinal gas. WindSetlers contain simeticone which breaks down the bubbles of gas in the stomach to help eliminate gas and ease wind.

Who are Windsetlers suitable for?

Windsetlers are perfect for anybody suffering from wind, wind pains, bloating, and other symptoms you may experience when you have intestinal gas. They are suitable for people of all ages, making them an ideal means to facilitate wind for all of the family.

How can these capsules help relieve my flatulence (wind)?

Windsetlers contain the active ingredient Simeticone, which will help to relieve flatulence and to bloat. It breaks down the bubbles of gas in your stomach, reducing bloating, eliminating gas, and healing wind at its source.

How to take Windsetlers Capsules

Adults, the elderly and children: Take one or two capsules 3 or 4 times a day or as required.

What do Windsetlers Capsules contain?

The active ingredient per capsule is: simeticone 100mg. 

What are Bloateze 50mg Tablets?

The active ingredients in Bloateze help release trapped abdominal gas, which includes bloating, cramping and flatulence.

Bloateze is a Dual action treatment containing Simethicone & Activated Carbon (Charcoal). Both ingredients work to relieve the uncomfortable feeling in your stomach & bowel. Simethicone breaks down the tiny gas bubbles and makes it easier to burp out. Active carbon traps gas and toxins and reduces odour from flatus (farts).

Bloateze gets to work quickly, and 50% gets to work in your stomach within 15 minutes. The remaining 50% travels into your intestine and is released within 60 minutes.

Bloateze is a non-systemic treatment that is not absorbed into your bloodstream.

How to take Bloateze 50mg Tablets?

• Taking two tablets twice a day after the main meal is recommended, and you can take up to 4 pills a day.
• The tablets should be taken with a glass of water.
• Take Bloateze only when needed.
• Be careful when taking other treatments, e.g. oral contraceptives, as Charcoal can reduce its efficiency. Leave at least 3 hours between taking other oral medicines and Bloateze.

What do Bloateze 50mg Tablets contain?

Bloateze is a combination of 2 active ingredients

• Simethicone
• Charcoal (activated carbon)

Bloateze comes in tablet form. Each tablet is oval-shaped and is a double-layered tablet, and it is also black because it contains Charcoal.

Each tablet contains 50mg of Simethicone and 300mg of Charcoal.

What are Colpermin IBS Relief Capsules?

Colpermin IBS Relief Capsules are an antispasmodic which is used to relieve spasms and cramps which occur in the large bowel in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The capsules contain peppermint oil, which relaxes the spasm of the bowel wall. This relieves pain and allows pockets of gas, which may have made you feel bloated, to pass along the bowel and out of the body.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a condition in which there is pain, spasm and bloating at almost any point between the groin, the navel and the sides, sometimes accompanied by diarrhoea and constipation. The symptoms may be more noticeable when you are feeling stressed and anxious.

How to take Colpermin IBS Relief Capsules

Adults and children 15 years and over: Take one capsule three times a day. If symptoms are severe, the dose can be increased to two capsules taken three times a day.

• Do not take capsules immediately after food.
• The capsules should be taken until symptoms are resolved, normally within one to two weeks. Treatment can be continued for longer periods of between two to three months, when symptoms are more persistent.
• If you experience new symptoms or worsening of existing symptoms, consult your doctor.
  

What do Colpermin IBS Relief Capsules contain

The active ingredient is Peppermint oil 0.2 ml.

Other ingredients are: Gelatin, colloidal silica, titanium dioxide (E171), indigotine (E132), Eudragit L, Eudragit S, triethyl citrate, ammonia, monostearin, polyethyleneglycol 4000,

What are Colpermin IBS Relief Capsules?

Colpermin IBS Relief Capsules are an antispasmodic which is used to relieve spasms and cramps which occur in the large bowel in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The capsules contain peppermint oil, which relaxes the spasm of the bowel wall. This relieves pain and allows pockets of gas, which may have made you feel bloated, to pass along the bowel and out of the body.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a condition in which there is pain, spasm and bloating at almost any point between the groin, the navel and the sides, sometimes accompanied by diarrhoea and constipation. The symptoms may be more noticeable when you are feeling stressed and anxious.

How to take Colpermin IBS Relief Capsules

Adults and children 15 years and over: Take one capsule three times a day. If symptoms are severe, the dose can be increased to two capsules taken three times a day.

• Do not take capsules immediately after food.
• The capsules should be taken until symptoms are resolved, normally within one to two weeks. Treatment can be continued for longer periods of between two to three months, when symptoms are more persistent.
• If you experience new symptoms or worsening of existing symptoms, consult your doctor.
  

What do Colpermin IBS Relief Capsules contain

The active ingredient is Peppermint oil 0.2 ml.

Other ingredients are: Gelatin, colloidal silica, titanium dioxide (E171), indigotine (E132), Eudragit L, Eudragit S, triethyl citrate, ammonia, monostearin, polyethyleneglycol 4000,

What is Woodward's Gripe Water?

Woodward's Gripe Water is an antacid and antiflatulent product. It is used to relieve griping pain or waves of severe abdominal pain (infant colic) in babies, due to trapped air in the tummy. It can be given to babies from 1 to 12 months.

How to use Woodward's Gripe Water

• Give during or after a feed.
• Do not use more than 6 times in 24 hours.
• If symptoms persist, contact your doctor.

Measure out the ideal quantity of Woodward's Gripe Water for your child and use a medication syringe or spoon to give them their medication. The amount of medicine you should give is:

• Babies aged 1 - 6 months: one 5ml spoonful
• Babies aged 6 - 12 months: two 5ml spoonfuls

What does Woodward's Gripe Water contain?

This medicinal product contains 0.7 mmol (or 16.1 mg) sodium per 5ml dose and 1.4 mmol (32.2 mg) per 10ml dose.

What is Infacol Colic Relief Simeticone?

Infacol Colic Relief is a medicine that's can be utilised as a relief for ailments like colic and trapped wind. This medicine includes the active ingredient simeticone. Simeticone is referred to as an anti-foaming representative and helps treat pain and bloating brought on by excessive gas.

What causes colic?

There's not any known cause for colic, but it's thought that the ailment is a result of the fact that infants find it more difficult to digest meals. A child may have colic if they shout for longer intervals than usual, around 3 hours per day, three days per week for a full week. Colic begins when a baby is a couple of weeks old and should go away at the time they are just six months old.

Who is this colic relief suitable for?

This colic relief therapy is appropriate for use for babies that suffer from colic or trapped wind. It shouldn't be utilised if the baby is allergic to some of those ingredients that are inside the medication. It must also not be used if the infant has a thyroid disorder. Instead, talk to a health care provider before using.

How should Infacol Colic Relief Simeticone be used?

The suggested dose of the colic relief therapy is a dropper filled with the solution (0.5ml) given to the baby before each feed. Utilise by releasing the Infacol onto the back of the infant's tongue. If there are still problems after using this treatment for 3-4 days, then increase the dose to 1ml. This might help at night, specifically. Continued usage can be performed for a couple of weeks, even when colic has reduced. If there aren't any signs of improvement following raising the dose, then talk to your doctor for guidance.

What is Eno Fruit Salts Original

Eno fruit salts are designed for relieving acidity.

The product is effective for the symptomatic relief of:

• Heartburn
• Acid indigestion
• Sour stomach
• Upset stomach due to these symptoms

How to use Eno Fruit Salts Original

For oral administration only.

Adults and children aged 12 and over:

• 5g (one sachet or one 5ml spoonful of powder) dissolved in a minimum of 1 cup of water. Drink as symptoms occur.
• Repeat in 2-3 hours, if necessary.
• The minimum dosing interval of 2 hours.
• Do not take more than 2 doses in 24 hours.
• Do not take this medicine for more than 14 days.

Not recommended for children under 12 years of age.

What does Eno Fruit Salts Original contain

Each 5g of powder contains:

Sodium Bicarbonate Ph Eur 2.32g, Citric Acid Ph Eur 2.18g, Anhydrous Sodium Carbonate Ph Eur 0.50g

Sodium content:

Each 5g of powder contains 0.85g of sodium

What is Infacol Colic Relief Simeticone?

Infacol Colic Relief is a medicine that's can be utilised as a relief for ailments like colic and trapped wind. This medicine includes the active ingredient simeticone. Simeticone is referred to as an anti-foaming representative and helps treat pain and bloating brought on by excessive gas.

What causes colic?

There's not any known cause for colic, but it's thought that the ailment is a result of the fact that infants find it more difficult to digest meals. A child may have colic if they shout for longer intervals than usual, around 3 hours per day, three days per week for a full week. Colic begins when a baby is a couple of weeks old and should go away at the time they are just six months old.

Who is this colic relief suitable for?

This colic relief therapy is appropriate for use for babies that suffer from colic or trapped wind. It shouldn't be utilised if the baby is allergic to some of those ingredients that are inside the medication. It must also not be used if the infant has a thyroid disorder. Instead, talk to a health care provider before using.

How should Infacol Colic Relief Simeticone be used?

The suggested dose of the colic relief therapy is a dropper filled with the solution (0.5ml) given to the baby before each feed. Utilise by releasing the Infacol onto the back of the infant's tongue. If there are still problems after using this treatment for 3-4 days, then increase the dose to 1ml. This might help at night, specifically. Continued usage can be performed for a couple of weeks, even when colic has reduced. If there aren't any signs of improvement following raising the dose, then talk to your doctor for guidance.