Active ingredient(s): 665 mg Paracetamol
Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)
This leaflet provides important information about using PANADOL OSTEO. You should also speak to your doctor or pharmacist if you would like further information or if you have any concerns or questions about using PANADOL OSTEO.
Where to find information in this leaflet:
1. Why am I using PANADOL OSTEO?
2. What should I know before I use PANADOL OSTEO?
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
4. How do I use PANADOL OSTEO?
5. What should I know while using PANADOL OSTEO?
6. Are there any side effects?
7. Product details
1. Why am I using PANADOL OSTEO?
PANADOL OSTEO contains the active ingredient paracetamol. PANADOL OSTEO is effective for the relief of persistent pain associated with:
- Osteoarthritis
- Muscle aches and pains such as backache
Paracetamol, the active ingredient in this medicine, is also used for the fast effective temporary relief of pain and discomfort associated with:
- Headache
- Tension headache
- Period pain
- Toothache and pain after dental procedures
- Colds and flu
Paracetamol also reduces fever.
Paracetamol works to stop the pain messages from getting through to the brain. It also acts in the brain to reduce fever.
Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you have any questions about this medicine.
Your pharmacist or doctor may have recommended it for another reason.
2. What should I know before I use PANADOL OSTEO?
Do not take more than the recommended dose as it may cause serious harm to your liver.
When you must not use it
Do not use PANADOL OSTEO if you have if you have an allergy to:
- Any medicine containing paracetamol
Always check the ingredients to make sure you can use this medicine.
- Any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet.
Do not take this medicine if you are taking other prescription or non-prescription medicines containing paracetamol to treat pain, fever, symptoms of cold and flu, or to aid sleep.
- Always read and follow the label.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date printed on the pack or if the packaging is torn or shows signs of tampering.
If it has expired or is damaged, return it to your pharmacist for disposal.
If you are not sure whether you should start using this medicine, talk to your pharmacist or doctor.
Before you start to use it:
Tell your pharmacist or doctor if you have or have had any of the following medical conditions:
- Liver or kidney disease
- Are underweight or malnourished
- Regularly drink alcohol
You may need to avoid using this product altogether or limit the amount of paracetamol that you take.
- You have severe infection, are severely malnourished or are a chronic heavy alcohol user as this may increase the risk of metabolic acidosis:
Signs of metabolic acidosis include:
– deep, rapid, difficult breathing
– feeling sick (nausea), being sick (vomiting)
– loss of appetite
Contact a doctor immediately if you get a combination of these symptoms.
- Please see your doctor if your symptoms do not improve.
- Keep out of sight and reach of children.
During treatment, you may be at risk of developing certain side effects. It is important you understand these risks and how to monitor for them. See additional information under Section 6. Are there any side effects?
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are pregnant or intend to become pregnant.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you are breastfeeding or intend to breastfeed.
Paracetamol may be used during pregnancy and if you are breastfeeding but you should always consult your doctor first.
Consider taking the lowest effective dose for the shortest period of time.
If you have not told your pharmacist or doctor about any of the above, tell them before you use PANADOL OSTEO.
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines, including any medicines, vitamins or supplements that you buy without a prescription from your pharmacy, supermarket or health food shop.
Some medicines and paracetamol may interfere with each other. These include:
- Warfarin, a medicine used to prevent blood clots
- Metoclopramide, a medicine used to control nausea and vomiting
- Medicines used to treat epilepsy or fits
- Chloramphenicol, an antibiotic used to treat ear and eye infections
- Alcohol
- Probenecid, a medicine used to treat gout or sometimes given with an antibiotic
- Cholestyramine, a medicine used to treat high cholesterol levels in the blood.
Your pharmacist and doctor will have more information on these and other medicines to be careful with or avoid while using this medicine.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure about what medicines, vitamins or supplements you are taking and if these affect PANADOL OSTEO.
4. How do I use PANADOL OSTEO?
Follow all directions given to you by your pharmacist or doctor carefully.
They may differ from the information contained in this leaflet.
If you do not understand the instructions on the box, ask your pharmacist or doctor for help.
Do not exceed the stated dose.
Use the smallest dose that you need to treat your symptoms and use the medicine for the shortest period of time necessary.
How much to take / use
Adults and children aged 12 years and over:
Take 2 caplets three times a day, every six to eight hours as needed. Do not take more than 6 caplets in 24 hours.
Not recommended in children under 12 years.
How to use it
Swallow the caplets whole with water or other fluid.
Do not crush the caplets. They can be taken with or without food.
Try to space the doses at equal intervals throughout the day.
How long to use it
Adults and children aged 12 years and over:
Only take paracetamol for a few days at a time unless your doctor tells you to take it for longer.
If you use too much PANADOL OSTEO
If you think that you or anyone else may have taken too much PANADOL OSTEO, you may need urgent medical attention.
Immediately telephone your doctor or the Poisons Information Centre (telephone 13 11 26 for Australia. 0800 764 766 for New Zealand) for advice, or go to Accident and Emergency at the nearest hospital, if you think that you or anyone else may have taken too much PANADOL OSTEO. Do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning because of the risk of liver failure.
You may need urgent medical attention.
5. What should I know while using PANADOL OSTEO?
Things you should do
Talk to your pharmacist or doctor if your symptoms do not improve.
Your pharmacist or doctor will assess your condition and decide if you should continue to take the medicine.
Things you should not do
Do not use for more than a few days at a time unless your doctor tells you to.
Do not take more than the recommended dose unless your doctor tells you to.
Do not use PANADOL OSTEO to treat any other complaints unless your pharmacist or doctor tells you to.
Things to be careful of
Only drink small quantities of alcohol (beer, wine or spirits) while using PANADOL OSTEO.
Drinking large quantities of alcohol whilst taking PANADOL OSTEO may increase the risk of liver side effects.
Looking after your medicine
Keep your medicine in a cool dry place where the temperature stays below 30°C.
Do not store PANADOL OSTEO or any other medicine in the bathroom or near a sink. Do not leave it on a window sill or in a car
Heat and dampness can destroy some medicines.
Keep it where children cannot reach it.
A locked cupboard at least one-and-a-half metres above the ground is a good place to store medicines.
Keep it where young children cannot reach it.
When to discard your medicine
Ask your pharmacist what to do with any medicine that is left over, or if the expiry date has passed.
Getting rid of any unwanted medicine
If you no longer need to use this medicine or it is out of date, take it to any pharmacy for safe disposal.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date.
6. Are there any side effects?
Tell your pharmacist or doctor as soon as possible if you do not feel well while you are using PANADOL OSTEO.
This medicine helps most people with various types of pain but it may have unwanted side effects. All medicines can have side effects. Sometimes they are serious, most of the time they are not. You may need medical attention if you get some of the side effects.
Do not be alarmed by the following list of side effects. These side effects are rare and you may not experience any of them.
Ask your pharmacist or doctor to answer any questions you may have.
If any of the following happen, stop using the product and tell your pharmacist or doctor immediately or go to Accident and Emergency at your nearest hospital:
[Serious/rare] side effects
| Serious side effects | What to do |
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Call your doctor straight away, or go straight to the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital if you notice any of these serious side effects. |
The above list includes very serious side effects. You may need urgent medical attention or hospitalisation. These side effects are very rare for low doses of this medicine and when used for a short period of time.
Tell your pharmacist or doctor if you notice anything that is making you feel unwell.
Other side effects not listed above may also occur in some people.
Reporting side effects
After you have received medical advice for any side effects you experience, you can report side effects to the Therapeutic Goods Administration online at www.tga.gov.au/reporting-problems. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
7. Product details
This medicine is available over-the-counter without a doctor’s prescription.
What PANADOL OSTEO contains
| Active ingredient (main ingredient) |
665 mg Paracetamol |
| Other ingredients (inactive ingredients) |
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Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any of these ingredients.
What PANADOL OSTEO looks like
PANADOL OSTEO caplets are a white, to off-white, film-coated capsule-shaped tablet with flat edges. They are marked “8” on one side and are plain on the other side. They come in blister packs of 6,12 and 96 caplets.
AUST R 260264
Who distributes PANADOL OSTEO
PANADOL OSTEO caplets are supplied in Australia and New Zealand by:
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare,
82 Hughes Avenue, Ermington NSW and Auckland, New Zealand
This leaflet was prepared in December 2019.
Published by MIMS April 2022
