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Benylin Four Flu Tablets

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Johnson & Johnson (Ireland) Ltd

Johnson & Johnson (Ireland) Ltd

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Medicine NameActive Ingredients
Medicine Name ACTIFED 30 mg/1.25 mg per 5 ml Syrup Active Ingredients Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride, triprolidine hydrochloride
Medicine Name ACTIFED 60 mg / 2.5 mg Tablets Active Ingredients Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride, triprolidine hydrochloride
Medicine Name Arret 2mg Hard Capsules Active Ingredients Loperamide Hydrochloride
Medicine Name Benylin Children's Chesty Coughs Active Ingredients Guaifenesin
Medicine Name Benylin Children's Dry Coughs Active Ingredients Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride, Levomenthol
Medicine Name Benylin Cough Medicine Syrup Active Ingredients Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride, Levomenthol
Medicine Name Benylin Day and Night Tablets Active Ingredients Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride, Paracetamol, Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride
Medicine Name Benylin Dry Coughs Syrup Active Ingredients Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide, Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride, Levomenthol
Medicine Name Benylin Dual Action Dry Syrup Active Ingredients Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide, Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride, triprolidine hydrochloride
Medicine Name Benylin Four Flu Tablets Active Ingredients Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride, Paracetamol, Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride
Medicine Name Benylin Non- Drowsy for Chesty Coughs Active Ingredients Guaifenesin, Levomenthol
Medicine Name BENYLIN Non-Drowsy Dry Coughs, Syrup Active Ingredients Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide
Medicine Name Benylin Phlegm Cough plus Decongestant Syrup Active Ingredients Guaifenesin, Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride
Medicine Name Benylin Phlegm Cough Syrup Active Ingredients Guaifenesin, Levomenthol
Medicine Name Calpol 120mg/5ml Infant Oral Suspension Active Ingredients Paracetamol
Medicine Name Calpol Infant 120mg/5ml Sugar Free Oral Suspension (Bottle & Sachets) Active Ingredients Paracetamol
Medicine Name CALPOL Six Plus 250mg/5ml Oral Suspension Active Ingredients Paracetamol
Medicine Name CALPOL SIX PLUS 250mg/5ml SUGAR/COLOUR FREE ORAL SUSPENSION Active Ingredients Paracetamol
Medicine Name CALPOL Six Plus Fastmelts 250 mg Paracetamol OrodispersibleTablets Active Ingredients Paracetamol
Medicine Name Colpermin Gastro-Resistant Capsules Active Ingredients Peppermint Oil
Medicine Name Daktarin 2% w/w Cream Active Ingredients Miconazole nitrate
Medicine Name Daktarin 2% w/w Cutaneous Powder Active Ingredients Miconazole nitrate
Medicine Name DAKTARIN 20mg/g Oral Gel Active Ingredients Miconazole
Medicine Name Imodium 2 mg Capsules Active Ingredients Loperamide Hydrochloride
Medicine Name Imodium Instants 2mg Orodispersible Tablets Active Ingredients Loperamide Hydrochloride
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Updated on 18 September 2020 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to Section 4.8 – Undesirable effects - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

Legal category: Supply through pharmacy only

Updated on 18 September 2020 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
  • Change to section 4 - possible side effects
  • Change to section 6 - date of revision

Updated on 23 December 2019 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
  • Change to section 2 - excipient warnings
  • Change to section 4 - possible side effects
  • Change to section 6 - what the product contains
  • Change to section 6 - date of revision

Updated on 23 December 2019 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical safety data
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

Legal category: Supply through pharmacy only

Updated on 13 September 2019 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - contraindications
  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
  • Change to section 2 - use in children and adolescents
  • Change to section 2 - interactions with other medicines, food or drink
  • Change to section 2 - driving and using machines
  • Change to section 3 - dose and frequency
  • Change to section 3 - overdose, missed or forgotten doses
  • Change to section 4 - possible side effects
  • Change to section 4 - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 5 - how to store or dispose
  • Change to section 6 - what the product contains
  • Change to section 6 - date of revision

Updated on 13 September 2019 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to Section 4.8 – Undesirable effects - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • Change to section 6.6 - Special precautions for disposal and other handling
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder
  • Change to section 8 - Marketing authorisation number(s)
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

Legal category: Supply through pharmacy only

Updated on 5 December 2018 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 6 - marketing authorisation holder

Updated on 5 December 2018 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder
  • Change to section 8 - Marketing authorisation number(s)
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

Legal category: Supply through pharmacy only

Updated on 19 January 2017 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

Legal category: Supply through pharmacy only

Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Text that has been highlighted and underlined has been added, text that has been struck through has been removed:


4.2 Posology and method of administration

For oral use

Adults, the elderly and children aged 12

 

16 years and over:

 

Two tablets, up to four times daily, as required. Do not take more

frequently than every four hours

 

Children 6

 

10 to 12 15 years

 

 

 

 

One tablet, up to four times daily, as required. Do not take more

frequently than every four hours. Not to be used for more than five

days without the advice of a doctor. Parents or carers should seek

medical attention if the child’s condition deteriorates during treatment.

 

 

 

Children under 6

 

10 years

 

 

 

 

Benylin Four Flu Tablets are contraindicated in children under the age

of 6

 

10 years (see section 4.3).

 

Do not exceed the stated dose.

 

 

 

4.3 Contraindications

 

 

 

Known hypersensitivity to diphenhydramine, paracetamol,

pseudoephedrine or to any of the excipients.

Concomitant use of other sympathomimetic agents including those

given by other routes, beta-blockers (see section 4.5) and monoamine

oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), or within 14 days of stopping MAOI

treatment (see section 4.5)

Cardiovascular disease including hypertension

Diabetes mellitus

Phaeochromocytoma

Hyperthyroidism

Closed angle glaucoma

Severe renal impairment

Not to be used in children under the age of 6

 

10 years.

 

 

 

 

10        DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT

 

            06-January-2017


Updated on 19 January 2017 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • New SPC for new product

Legal category: Supply through pharmacy only

Updated on 13 January 2017 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • New PIL for new product

Updated on 13 January 2017 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 1 - what the product is used for
  • Change to section 2 - use in children and adolescents
  • Change to section 3 - use in children/adolescents
  • Change to section 3 - how to take/use
  • Change to section 4 - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 5 - how to store or dispose
  • Change to section 6 - date of revision

Updated on 8 April 2013 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to date of revision
  • Change to name of manufacturer

Updated on 21 July 2011 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change due to user-testing of patient information

Updated on 21 July 2011 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change of manufacturer

Updated on 2 June 2010 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use

Updated on 1 June 2010 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications

Legal category: Supply through pharmacy only

Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 4.3 additional warnings for use in children 6-12 years.

Updated on 25 August 2008 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to marketing authorisation holder

Updated on 22 August 2008 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder

Legal category: Supply through pharmacy only

Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 7:
McNeil Healthcare (Ireland) Ltd.
Airton Road
Tallaght
Dublin 24
Ireland
 

Updated on 28 February 2006 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Correction of spelling/typing errors

Updated on 4 October 2004 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration

Legal category: Supply through pharmacy only

Updated on 30 September 2004 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

Legal category: Supply through pharmacy only

Updated on 28 September 2004 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • New PIL for medicines.ie

Updated on 11 August 2003 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • New SPC for medicines.ie

Legal category: Supply through pharmacy only