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Orodispersible tablets for the treatment of the symptoms of fever and processes involving pain.
Contains 24 tablets.
Apiretal is a medicine in the form of orodispersible tablets for use in febrile states and processes involving pain.
Adults and children weighing 27 kg or more.
The tablet should be broken in the mouth before swallowing.
The recommended dose is 15 mg/kg every 6 hours or 10 mg/kg every 4 hours.
The dose should be divided according to kg bodyweight as follows:
From 3 to 27 kg weight: 1 tablet every 6 hours. Maximum 3 per day.
From 33 to 39 kg weight: 1 tablet every 4 hours. Maximum 4 a day.
From 40 kg of weight: 1 tablet every 4-6 hours.
The dose should be reduced by 25 % in case of renal insufficiency.
In alcoholics, special care should be taken, always maximum possible dose 2 g/day.
The maximum dose is 3 g/day in adults and adolescents over 15 years of age who weigh more than 50 kg.
It should not be administered if you are hypersensitive to paracetamol or any of the excipients, in hepatocellular disorders, or phenylketonuria.
Special care should be taken in patients with chronic alcoholism, renal failure, heart failure, pulmonary disorders and anaemia, among others.
No problems have been reported in pregnant women, although a doctor should always be consulted before use.
No problems have been reported in breast-feeding, although a doctor should always be consulted before use, as maximum concentrations of 10-15 microlitres/ml have been found in milk 2 hours after ingestion.
A doctor should be consulted if you are taking medicines such as chloramphenicol, propranolol, probenecid, metoclopramide, domperidone, rifampicin, lamotrigine, isoniazid, among others, as the plasma levels of these or paracetamol may be affected, increasing or decreasing, causing toxicity or shielding the effect relatively.
Apiretal 500 mg may cause side effects, as with all medicines. Specifically, the following have been observed
Hypersensitivity reactions ( urticaria, anaphylactic shock), general malaise, agranulocytosis, thromobocytopenia, hypoglycaemia, increased transaminases, hepatotoxicity, cloudy urine, among others.
Each tablet of Apiretal contains 500 mg of paracetamol and 24 mg of aspartame. Other excipients include grape essence, talc, microcrystalline cellulose and crospovidone.
In case of fever or pain, take one or two tablets of Apiretal according to the table above.
In children the dose of 80 mg/kg per day should not be exceeded, and in adults the dose of 3 g per day should not be exceeded. If fever persists for more than 2 or 3 consecutive days, treatment should be discontinued.
If pain persists for more than 5 days, treatment should be discontinued. In both cases medical intervention and re-evaluation for treatment adjustment is required.
If you have any questions, please contact our pharmaceutical team.
Please read the package leaflet included with this medicine carefully. If you have any questions, you can consult our team of pharmaceutical experts.
The prices of non-prescription medicines are set by law. In our online pharmacy you can buy this medicine at a discount of 10%, which is the maximum allowed by law.
