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What you need to know before you take this medicine
As with all medicines Lemsip Max Daytime Cold & Flu Relief may not be suitable for some people.
Do not take this medicine if:
• You are allergic to paracetamol, caffeine or phenylephrine hydrochloride or any of the other
ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6)
• You have a serious heart condition
• You have high blood pressure (hypertension) or an overactive thyroid
• You are taking or have taken within the last 14 days a medicine called a monoamine oxidase
inhibitor (MAOI), usually used to treat depression
• You are taking other sympathomimetic decongestants
• You have an enlarged prostate
• You have phaeochromocytoma
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if:
• You have Raynaud’s syndrome (poor blood circulation which makes the fingers or toes pale and
numb), or diabetes mellitus
• You have a problem with your liver or kidneys or a history of stomach ulcer
• You have non-cirrhotic liver disease (liver disease that is not associated with changes in the
structure of the liver)
• You have closed angle glaucoma
Children and adolescents:
Do not give this medicine to children under 16 years of age.
Other medicines and Lemsip Max Daytime Cold & Flu Relief
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other
medicines.
• Do not take with other paracetamol-containing products
• Do not take if you are taking or have taken within the last 14 days a medicine called a monoamine
oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), a medicine used to treat depression.
• Concomitant use of other cough and cold medicines could lead to overdose and should therefore be
avoided.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking:
• Beta-blockers for high blood pressure, or vasodilators (drugs used to treat high blood pressure,
leg pain due to vascular problems or Raynaud’s syndrome)
• Tricyclic antidepressants (a specific class of drugs used to treat depression), other decongestants, or
barbiturates (used to treat sleep problems or epilepsy)
• Other medicines. Some drugs may affect the way in which paracetamol works, including those
used to treat blood cholesterol (cholestyramine) and nausea and vomiting (metoclopramide and
domperidone). The effect of blood thinning drugs (warfarin and other coumarins) may be increased
by paracetamol. Some drugs may affect the way in which phenylephrine works (digoxin and
cardiac glycosides). The speed at which caffeine is disposed of by the body can be slowed down by