PARACETAMOL SELLA*30TAB 500MG

PARACETAMOLO SELLA 500 mg tablets
Paracetamol

Equivalent medicine

What it is and what it is used for
PARACETAMOLO SELLA contains the active ingredient paracetamol, which works by reducing fever (antipyretic) and relieving pain (analgesic).

PARACETAMOLO SELLA is used in adults, adolescents, and children weighing 21 kg or more (approximately 6 years of age) (see section 3 "How to take Paracetamolo Sella") for:
- the symptomatic treatment of feverish conditions such as influenza, exanthematous diseases (infectious diseases typical of children and adolescents), acute respiratory tract diseases, etc.
- pain of various origin and nature (headache, neuralgia, muscle pain and other moderate painful manifestations).

You should contact your doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 3 days of treatment.

What you need to know before taking the medicine
Do not take PARACETAMOLO SELLA:
- if the person taking the medicine is allergic (hypersensitive) to paracetamol or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).

Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking PARACETAMOLO SELLA.
Never exceed the recommended dose.

Take this medicine with caution and consult your doctor:
- if you suffer from liver diseases that reduce its function, such as liver failure, including Gilbert's syndrome (a hereditary disease that presents with yellowish skin discolouration), hepatitis;
- if you are taking other medicines that alter liver function (see "Other medicines and PARACETAMOLO SELLA");
- if you suffer from blood disorders;
- if you suffer from haemolytic anaemia, characterised by the destruction of some blood cells, red blood cells;
- if you use alcohol chronically or excessively;
- if you have kidney problems (kidney failure) as therapy should only be carried out if strictly necessary and under direct medical supervision;
- if you have a rare hereditary disease characterised by low levels of an enzyme known as glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase;
- if you are taking other medicines to treat pain (analgesics) and to lower fever (antipyretics) or to treat inflammation (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) (see "Other medicines and PARACETAMOLO SELLA" section).

Stop treatment and contact your doctor immediately if you experience allergic reactions (see "Possible side effects" section).

Avoid prolonged or frequent use of the medicine without first consulting your doctor and do not simultaneously take other products containing paracetamol, as if paracetamol is taken in high doses, severe adverse reactions may occur.

Do not take doses higher than those recommended because a higher dose can cause serious damage to the liver or kidneys and blood. For this reason, contact your doctor as soon as possible if you have taken more PARACETAMOLO SELLA than recommended in this leaflet.

Taking this medicine may alter the results of some laboratory tests, such as the measurement of uric acid (uricemia) or sugar (glycaemia) levels in the blood. Therefore, inform the analysis centre that you or your child is being treated with PARACETAMOLO SELLA before undergoing blood tests.

Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
If you/your child experience allergic reactions with skin rash with erythema or urticaria, swelling of the face, mouth, tongue and throat due to fluid accumulation (angioedema), swelling of the larynx due to fluid accumulation (laryngeal oedema), anaphylactic shock.
STOP treatment with this medicine and contact your doctor immediately.

The following side effects may occur:

Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data):
- abnormal liver function, liver damage, liver inflammation (hepatitis);
- severe allergic reactions with skin rash with erythema, swelling or urticaria, swelling of the face, mouth, tongue and throat due to fluid accumulation (angioedema), swelling of the larynx due to fluid accumulation (laryngeal oedema), anaphylactic shock;
- reduction of platelets (thrombocytopenia), white blood cells (leukopenia, agranulocytosis) and red blood cells (anaemia) in the blood;
- kidney problems (acute kidney failure, interstitial nephritis), presence of blood in the urine (haematuria), absence of urine elimination (anuria);
- skin irritation (skin rashes with erythema or urticaria);
- severe skin reactions (epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme, skin rash);
- stomach and intestinal disorders;
- dizziness (vertigo).

Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, including any not listed in this leaflet, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. You can also report side effects directly via the national reporting system at: https://www.aifa.gov.it/content/segnalazionireazioni-avverse.
By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.