TACHIPIRINA*AD 10 SUPP 1000MG

TACHIPIRINA Adults 1000 mg suppositories
Paracetamol

What it is and what it is used for
Tachipirina contains the active ingredient paracetamol, which reduces fever (antipyretic) and relieves pain (analgesic).

Tachipirina is used in adults and adolescents (weighing 41 kg or more) for:
- the symptomatic treatment of feverish conditions such as flu, exanthematous diseases (infectious diseases typical of children and adolescents), acute respiratory tract diseases, etc.;
- pain of various origins and types (headache, neuralgia, muscle pain, and other moderate painful manifestations).

Consult 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 use Tachipirina:
- if you are allergic to paracetamol or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6);
- if you suffer from severe hemolytic anemia (destruction of red blood cells);
- if you suffer from a severe liver disease (severe hepatocellular insufficiency).

Warnings and precautions
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before using Tachipirina.
In the following cases, use Tachipirina with caution:
- if you chronically consume alcohol or consume it excessively (3 or more alcoholic drinks per day);
- if you suffer from anorexia (eating disorder characterized by lack or reduction of appetite);
- if you suffer from bulimia (eating disorder in which a person ingests an excessive amount of food and then resorts to various methods to eliminate it);
- if you suffer from cachexia (a state characterized by extreme thinness, reduction of muscle mass, and thinning of the skin due to chronic diseases);
- if you have been following an incorrect diet for a long time (chronic malnutrition);
- if you suffer from dehydration (severe loss of water/fluids from the body);
- if you suffer from hypovolemia (reduced circulating blood volume);
- if you suffer from liver diseases that reduce its function (hepatic insufficiency, hepatitis, Gilbert's syndrome);
- if you are concomitantly taking medicines that alter liver function (see "Other medicines and Tachipirina");
- if you suffer from glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (a substance normally present in the human body, whose deficiency can cause a blood disorder);
- if you suffer from hemolytic anemia (destruction of red blood cells).

Use of high doses and/or for prolonged periods
The use of high and/or prolonged doses of this medicine can cause even severe alterations to the kidneys and blood. In these cases, the doctor will monitor liver and kidney function and blood composition over time through appropriate examinations.
Before using this medicine, inform your doctor if you suffer from kidney or liver disease.

Children and adolescents
Tachipirina can be given to adolescents weighing 41 kg or more (see section 3 "How to use Tachipirina).

Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
If you experience the following side effects, STOP treatment with this medicine and contact your doctor immediately:
- allergic reactions with:
- skin redness accompanied by itching (urticaria);
- swelling of the throat (laryngeal edema);
- swelling of hands, feet, ankles, face, lips, tongue and/or throat (angioedema);
- severe allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock).

Furthermore, you may experience the following side effects, for which there are insufficient data to establish the frequency:
- reduction in the number of platelets in the blood (thrombocytopenia);
- reduction in the number of white blood cells in the blood (leukopenia/agranulocytosis);
- reduction of hemoglobin in the blood, a substance that transports oxygen in the blood (anemia);
- dizziness;
- stomach and intestinal reactions;
- abnormal liver function;
- inflammation of the liver (hepatitis);
- red spots, blistering lesions with areas of skin detachment, blisters, skin rashes (erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis);
- reduction of kidney function (acute renal failure);
- inflammation of the kidneys (interstitial nephritis);
- blood in the urine (hematuria);
- cessation or reduction of urine production by the kidney (anuria).

Very rare cases of severe skin reactions have been reported.

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.