Cetal 500 mg 20 tablets

Tradename

Cetal

Tsetal

Compound:

Each tablet contains:

Paracetamol 500 mg

Auxiliary components:

citric acid anhydrous sodium bicarbonate sodium carbonate anhydrous sorbitol

sodium saccharinate

docusate sodium

povidone (K30)

sodium benzoate

Properties

Analgesic-antipyretic. It has analgesic, antipyretic and weak anti-inflammatory action. The mechanism of action is associated with inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis, with a predominant effect on the thermoregulatory center in the hypothalamus.

Indications

Pain syndrome of mild and moderate intensity of various origins (including headache, migraine, toothache, neuralgia, myalgia, algomenorrhea; pain from injuries, burns). Fever in infectious and inflammatory diseases.

Dosage and administration

Inside, adults and adolescents weighing more than 60 kg are used in a single dose of 500 mg, the frequency of administration is up to 4 times / day. The maximum duration of treatment is 5-7 days.

Maximum doses: single — 1 g, daily — 4 g. Single doses for oral administration for children aged 6-12 years — 250-500 mg, 1-5 years — 120-250 mg, from 3 months to 1 year — 60 -120 mg, up to 3 months — 10 mg / kg. Single doses for rectal use in children aged 6-12 years — 250-500 mg, 1-5 years — 125-250 mg.

Multiplicity of application — 4 times / day with an interval of at least 4 hours. The maximum duration of treatment is 3 days.

Contraindications

Chronic alcoholism, hypersensitivity to paracetamol.

Precautionary measures:

Use with caution in patients with impaired liver and kidney function, with benign hyperbilirubinemia, as well as in elderly patients.

Side effects

On the part of the digestive system: rarely — dyspepsia, with prolonged use in high doses — hepatotoxic effects.

From the hemopoietic system: rarely — thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, pancytopenia, neutropenia, agranulocytosis.

Allergic reactions: rarely — skin rash, itching, urticaria.