“SYNDOL”  PRODUCT INFORMATION FACTFILE                 14th Sept, 2005.

 

Main Use                                           Active Ingredient                                              Manufacturer

Mild to moderate menstrual pain  Paracetamol, caffeine, codeine, doxylamine. Seton Scholl Healthcare

 

How does it work?
This medicine contains four active ingredients, paracetamol, codeine, caffeine and doxylamine.
Paracetamol is a medicine used in the treatment of mild to moderate pain.
Codeine belongs to group of medicines called opioids. Opioids mimic the effects of naturally occurring pain reducing chemicals (endorphins) that are found in the brain and spinal cord.
Caffeine is a weak stimulant. It is thought that the addition of caffeine may enhance the analgesic effects of paracetamol and codeine.
Doxylamine is a sedating anti-histamine. It acts by blocking the action of histamine which is a chemical released when an allergic response occurs. 
By blocking the actions of histamine, doxylamine prevents and relieves the typical symptoms of an allergic reaction.
Sedation is a common effect of doxylamine. As a result it is commonly used in pain relief preparations to encourage sleep.
This medicine is used for the treatment of mild to moderate pain and to reduce a high temperature.

 

What is it used for?

Abdominal pain associated with menstrual periods (dysmenorrhoea)

· Fever (pyrexia)

· Headache

· Migraines

· Mild to moderate pain

· Pain following surgery

· Pain in the muscles and bones (musculoskeletal pain)

· Rheumatic pain

· Severe throbbing or stabbing pain along a nerve and in the area supplied by the nerve (neuralgia)

· Sore throats

· Toothache

 

Do not use if you suffer from :

· Abnormal muscle weakness

· Disease causing obstruction of the bowel (obstructive bowel disease)

· Emotional instability / mental problems

· Enlarged Prostate Gland

· Gallstones

· High Blood Pressure

· History of Convulsions or having Epilepsy

· History of irregular heart beats (arrhythmias)

· Hypothyroidism

· Individuals with problems of drug abuse

· Kidney disease

· Lack of production of natural steroid hormones from the adrenal gland (adrenocortical insufficiency)

· Liver disease

· Reduced blood flow to vital internal organs (shock)

 

 

The above Information is correct as at 14th September, 2006.      “Over-Count Drugs Information Agency”.

 

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