Citramon-BP Forte 30 Tablets

Citramon-BP Forte 30 Tablets

Acetylsalicylic acid/paracetamol/caffeine

Read this leaflet carefully and completely before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
Always take this medicine as directed in this leaflet or as directed by your doctor or pharmacist.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to re-read it.
- Ask the pharmacist if you need more information or recommendations.
- If you experience any side effects, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
These include any possible side effects not mentioned in this leaflet. See point 4.
- If after 3-4 days you do not feel better or if you feel worse, you must consult a doctor.

1. What is Citramon-BP, Citramon-BP FORTE and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before taking Citramon-BP, Citramon-BP FORTE
3. How to take Citramon-BP, Citramon-BP FORTE
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Citramon-BP, Citramon-BP FORTE
6. Contents of the packaging and other information

1. What is Citramon-BP, Citramon-BP FORTE and what it is used for
Citramon-BP, Citramon-BP FORTE is an analgesic, reduces fever and is a medicine with an anti-inflammatory effect (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory/analgesic).
Citramon-BP, Citramon-BP FORTE contains three active substances: paracetamol, acetylsalicylic acid and caffeine. Paracetamol relieves pain and reduces fever. Acetylsalicylic acid relieves pain, reduces fever and has an anti-inflammatory effect. Caffeine counteracts the symptoms of fatigue,
promotes motivation and mental performance. It shortens the time until the onset of action of acetylsalicylic acid and paracetamol and also potentiates their effects.
This combination of active substances is more effective than using the substances separately (paracetamol or acetylsalicylic acid or caffeine) or the double combination (paracetamol and acetylsalicylic acid). This combination decreases the amount of painkillers needed.
Citramon-BP, Citramon-BP FORTE is intended for use in adults:
- short-term symptomatic treatment of pain of mild to moderate intensity, with different locations: headache (tension-type headache), migraine, toothache, muscle or joint pain;
- treatment of febrile conditions;
- painful menstruation.
A tension-type headache is the most common type of headache. The pain is often described as a constant pressure, as if the head is being held in a vise, and is often present on both sides of the head at the same time.
If after 3-4 days you do not feel better or if you feel worse, you should consult a doctor.

2. What you need to know before taking Citramon-BP, Citramon-BP FORTE
Do not take Citramon-BP, Citramon-BP FORTE if
- you are allergic to paracetamol, acetylsalicylic acid, caffeine or any of the other components of this medicine (listed in point 6), salicylates or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (drugs used to treat pain, fever or inflammation),
- you have or have had a gastric or intestinal ulcer,
- you have severe heart, kidney or liver problems,
- you have an increased predisposition to bleeding,
- you use 15 mg of methotrexate per week or more (a medicine used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis or various cases of cancer),
- you are in the last three months of pregnancy,
- you are under 18 years old.
Warnings and precautions
Before taking Citramon-BP, Citramon-BP FORTE, talk to your doctor or pharmacist if:
- you have bronchial asthma (breathing difficulties), "hay fever", swelling of the nasal mucosa (nasal polyps) or you have other allergic symptoms,
- you have or have had stomach or intestinal problems, ulcers, bleeding (you have vomited and it contained blood or particles that look like coffee grounds, you have had bloody stools or soft black stools) or perforations (holes in the bowel) ,
- you have kidney, heart or liver function disorders (for example, chronic alcohol consumption or inflammation of the liver),
- you suffer from a hereditary condition called glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency or
gilbert syndrome,
- you have an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism),
- you will undergo an operation or other surgical intervention, (including for example the extraction of a tooth),
- suffer from gout (in some patients the use of acetylsalicylic acid can trigger a gout attack),
- take other medicines (see section "Citramon-BP, Citramon-BP FORTE and other medicines")
- you have mastocytosis (disorder of the immune system).
If signs of an infection reappear or worsen over time while taking this medicine,
consult a doctor immediately.