Don't let pain and fever get you down and keep you from living your life. Reach for Beechams Powders for relief from the symptoms of colds, flu, aches and pains.

Benefits:

• Symptomatic relief from flu, feverishness, chills and colds
• Also works for mild to moderate aches and pains
• Contains aspirin
• Also contains caffeine, which helps to increase the pain-relieving effect of aspirin
• Comes in a powder that you mix with a little water
• These powders come in handy, easy to use sachets

• Over The Counter (OTC)

Active ingredients:

Each powder sachet contains Aspirin 600 mg and Caffeine 50 mg.

Other ingredients: Lactose monohydrate, maize starch, colloidal anhydrous silica, sodium lauryl sulphate, saccharin sodium, sodium cyclamate and spice flavour.

Mix the powder with a little water and stir before drinking.

Adults and children aged 16 years and over: One sachet every 3 to 4 hours as needed.

Do not take more than 6 sachets in 24 hours.

Do not take:

• if you are allergic to aspirin or salicylates, caffeine, any other medicines known as NSAIDs or to any other ingredient.
• if you have had an allergic reaction after taking ibuprofen or aspirin.
• if you are allergic to peanut or soya. Beechams Powders contain soya protein.
• if you have had asthma or shortness of breath in response to aspirin before.
• if you suffer from high blood pressure or heart disease.
• if you have ever had a stomach ulcer, perforation or bleeding of the stomach.
• if you have blood clotting disorders (e.g. haemophilia) or have ever had gout.
• if you have liver or kidney disease.

Do not give to children under 16 years of age unless your doctor tells you to.

If you are pregnant or breast feeding: Do not take Beechams Powders if you are pregnant or breast feeding, except on medical advice.

Like all medicines, Beechams Powders can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. If you experience any of these effects then stop taking this medicine immediately and contact your doctor or one of our pharmacists:

• Stomach ulceration or perforation: symptoms could include severe abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. People with sensitive stomachs may suffer stomach irritation and may experience bleeding (you may pass blood in your stools, or vomit blood or dark particles that look like coffee grounds).
• Severe allergic reactions: symptoms could include difficulty breathing, skin rash or swollen facial features, or tightening of the chest or asthma attacks in those sensitive to aspirin.
• Occasionally the blood does not clot well, which may result in bruising or bleeding, or yellowing of the skin and eyes may occur.

Other side effects may include lethargy, weakness, shortness of breath, and generalised swelling or water retention, ringing in your ears or temporary hearing loss.

• High caffeine intake can result in nervousness and dizziness.If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or speak to one of our pharmacists. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow card scheme at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.