Beechams Powders for Cold and Flu

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 pharmacist:

• severe abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting
• blood in your stools
• vomiting blood or dark particles that look like coffee grounds
• allergic reactions such as difficulty breathing, skin rash or swell around the face or throat
• lethargy, weakness
• temporary hearing loss or ringing in your ears

If you experience these or any other side effects please speak to your doctor or pharmacist.

Contains aspirin and caffeine.

Do not take:

• if you are allergic to any of the ingredients or other NSAIDs
• 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

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

Keep out of reach and sight of children.

Please read the patient information leaflet carefully before taking this medicine.