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Before taking this Migraleve pink

This medicine contains paracetamol. Do not take anything else containing paracetamol while taking this medicine. n Do not take for longer than three days at a time. n Taking codeine regularly for a long time can lead to addiction, which might cause you to feel restless and irritable when you stop the tablets. n Taking a painkiller for headaches too often or for too long can make them worse. If you are in any doubt, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This medicine is suitable for most people but a few people should not use it. n Do not use this medicine… Unless your migraines have been diagnosed by a doctor

If you have taken any other painkillers in the last four hours. n If you are allergic to paracetamol, codeine or buclizine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). n If you are taking other medicines containing paracetamol. n In children under 12 years of age. n In children and adolescents (0-18 years of age) after removal of their tonsils or adenoids for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. n If you have recently developed shallow breathing. n If your bowel is obstructed or does not work properly. n If you have a head injury or raised pressure in your skull (may cause painful eyes, change in vision or headache behind the eyes). n If you know that you metabolise codeine into morphine very rapidly. n If you are breastfeeding. If any of these apply to you, get advice from a doctor or pharmacist without using MIGRALEVE®. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist… n If you suffer from liver or kidney disease. n If you suffer from alcoholic liver disease or alcoholic dependence. n If you are taking any other medicines. n If you have closed angle glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye). n If you have difficulty passing water or unable to pass water. n If you have prostate disease. n If you suffer from fits. n If you suffer from asthma or breathing problems or other lung disease. n n If you are taking any other medicines including: metoclopramide or domperidone (used to treat nausea and vomiting) n cholestyramine (used to treat high cholesterol) n if you are taking or have taken in the last two weeks, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors depression (MAOIs such as moclobemide, phenelzine, tranylcypromine or selegiline) for or other conditions. n anticoagulants (drugs that thin the blood, such as warfarin) n anticonvulsants such as carbamazepine, phenytoin, fosphenytoin, phenobarbital or primidone (used to treat epilepsy) n antimuscarinic drugs e.g. atropine (drug given prior to surgery and for some eye and bowel conditions) n Drugs affecting the brain: – drugs used to decrease anxiety or to help you sleep (e.g. benzodiazepines or barbiturates) – antidepressants (e.g. tricyclic antidepressants) – drugs used for mental conditions causing delusions or hallucinations (e.g. phenothiazines) n General anaesthetics n Muscle relaxants n Other painkillers containing paracetamol or codeine or products similar to codeine e.g. tramadol, morphine Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking flucloxacillin (antibiotic), due damage), malnutrition, chronic alcoholism, and if the maximum daily doses of impairment, sepsis (when bacteria and their toxins circulate in the blood leading to organ must have urgent treatment and which may occur particularly in case of severe renal to a serious risk of blood and fluid abnormality (high anion gap metabolic acidosis)

paracetamol are used. talk to a doctor or pharmacist. get serious side effects because a very high amount of morphine is small quantities, and it will not provide enough pain relief. Other people are more likely to people in different ways. In some people, morphine is not produced or produced in very that produces pain relief. Some people have a variation of this enzyme and this can affect Codeine is transformed to morphine in the liver by an enzyme. Morphine is the substance Warnings and precautions produced. If you feeling or being sick, constipation, lack of appetite. immediate medical advice: slow or shallow breathing, confusion, sleepiness, small pupils, notice any of the following side effects, you must stop taking this medicine and seek Children and adolescents morphine toxicity may be worse in these children. Codeine is not recommended in children with breathing problems, since the symptoms of Use in children with breathing problems adenoids for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome. Codeine should not be used in children and adolescents after removal of their tonsils or Use in children and adolescents after surgery If you are pregnant or breastfeeding breast milk. Do not take codeine while you are breastfeeding. Codeine and morphine passes into Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine if you are pregnant. Special warnings about drowsiness n The medicine can affect your ability to drive as it may make you sleepy or dizzy. Driving and using machines Do not drive while taking this medicine until you know how it affects you. n It is an offence to drive if this medicine affects your ability to drive. However, you would n not be committing an offence if: The medicine has been prescribed to treat a medical or dental problem and n You have taken it according to the instructions given by the prescriber or in the information provided with the medicine and n It was not affecting your ability to drive safely 3 taking this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure whether it is safe for you to drive while