Aspirin plus C 400mg/240mg in detail

The total dose should not be exceeded without consulting a doctor or pharmacist.

How to use?

Drink the medicine after dissolving or dissolving in water (e.g. a glass).

Duration of use?

You should not use the medicine for longer than 4 days without medical advice.

Overdosage?

As the medicine is made up of various active ingredients, a variety of overdose symptoms can occur, including dizziness, ringing in the ears, visual disturbances and breathing disorders. If you suspect an overdose, contact a doctor immediately.

Have you forgotten to take it?

Continue taking the medicine as normal (i.e. not double the amount) at the next prescribed time.
As a general rule: Pay particular attention to conscientious dosing, especially with infants, small children and older people. If in doubt, ask your doctor or pharmacist about any effects or precautionary measures.
A dosage prescribed by a doctor may differ from the information in the package leaflet. As the doctor will personalise it, you should therefore use the medicine according to his instructions.

Storage

The medicine must be stored away from heat.

What speaks against use?

Always:
- Hypersensitivity to the ingredients
- Bronchial asthma
- Stomach or duodenal complaints, such as
- Ulcers in the digestive tract
- Increased tendency to bleed
- Liver failure
- kidney failure
- Heart failure
- Kidney stones
- Elevated oxalic acid levels in the urine (hyperoxaluria)
- Iron storage disease, e.g. thalassaemia, haemochromatosis
Under certain circumstances - talk to your doctor or pharmacist about this:
- Tendency to allergies
- Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, including bleeding that has occurred in the past
- Impaired liver function
- Impaired kidney function
- Impending surgery
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (specific inherited metabolic disorder)
- Tendency to gout attacks

Which age group should be considered?

- Children under 12 years of age: The medicine may only be used after consultation with a doctor or under medical supervision.

What about pregnancy and breastfeeding?

- Pregnancy: Consult your doctor. Various considerations play a role in whether and how the medicine can be used during pregnancy.
- Breastfeeding: Consult your doctor or pharmacist. They will check your particular situation and advise you accordingly as to whether and how you can continue breastfeeding.
If you have been prescribed the medicine despite a contraindication, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. The therapeutic benefit may be greater than the risk associated with the use of a contraindication.what adverse effects can occur?
- Gastrointestinal complaints, such as
- Heartburn
- diarrhoea
- nausea
- vomiting
- stomach pain
- Stomach bleeding, usually recognisable by black stools; if this occurs, please consult a doctor immediately; in rare cases, bleeding can lead to anaemia.
- Hypersensitivity reactions of the skin
- Allergic reactions, especially in asthmatics, such as
- attacks of breathlessness
If you notice any discomfort or change during treatment, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
For the information provided here, side effects occurring in at least one in 1,000 patients treated are taken into account.

What should you watch out for?

- In case of pain or fever, do not use for longer than specified in the package leaflet without medical advice!
- Prolonged use of painkillers can lead to headaches caused by the painkiller. Talk to your doctor to prevent your headache from becoming chronic.
- The habitual use of painkillers can lead to permanent kidney damage. If several painkillers are combined or if one painkiller contains several active ingredients, the risk of this increases.
- In children and adolescents with febrile illnesses, the medicine should only be given on medical advice. Reye's syndrome, a rare but life-threatening condition in which prolonged vomiting occurs, may occur.
- Caution: Patients with nasal polyps, chronic respiratory tract infections, asthma or a tendency to allergic reactions such as hay fever: The medicine may trigger an asthma attack or a severe allergic skin reaction. Therefore, consult your doctor before use.
- Before an operation - this also includes minor procedures such as tooth extraction - tell your doctor that you are taking/using the medicine, as the bleeding time may be prolonged.
- Take care if you are allergic to ascorbic acid (vitamin C)!
- There may be medicines with which interactions occur. You should therefore always tell your doctor or pharmacist about any other medicine you are already taking before starting treatment with a new medicine. This also applies to medicines that you buy yourself, use only occasionally or have been using for some time.
- Alcohol consumption should be avoided as far as possible during long-term treatment. Occasional consumption of alcohol in small quantities is permitted, but not together with the medication.

How do the ingredients of the medicine work?

The medicine consists of a combination of active ingredients. The active ingredient acetylsalicylic acid has an analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effect at the same time. It blocks the formation of certain messenger substances in the body, known as prostaglandins. These are significantly involved in the development of pain, fever and inflammation.

Use

- Mild to moderately severe pain, such as headaches, toothache or menstrual pain

- Pain with a cold

- Fever, also for colds

Dosage

General dosage recommendation:

- 1-2 effervescent tablets

- 1-3 times daily

- Adolescents from 12 years and adults

- at intervals of 4-8 hours, with a meal

- Maximum dose: A dose of 6 effervescent tablets per day should not be exceeded.