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Patient Information Leaflet (PIL)
Paracetamol belongs to a group of medicines called analgesics (painkillers) and antipyretics (medicines that reduce fever).
Paracetamol 500 mg tablets are used to treat mild to moderate pain such as headache, migraine, nerve pain, toothache, sore throat, period pains, aches and pains, and to reduce fever.
Do not take Paracetamol 500 mg tablets:
Warnings and precautions: Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if you have liver or kidney problems, are a regular user of alcohol, are underweight or malnourished, or if you are taking any other medicines containing paracetamol.
Children: Do not give this medicine to children under 16 years of age without medical advice.
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
Adults and children aged 16 years and over: 1–2 tablets up to 4 times in 24 hours. Leave at least 4 hours between doses. Do not take more than 8 tablets (4 g) in 24 hours.
Swallow the tablets whole with a glass of water. Do not exceed the stated dose.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people): Allergic reactions including skin rash, swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat. Stop taking the medicine and seek immediate medical attention.
Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people): Blood disorders, liver and kidney damage (if taken in overdose).
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and blister strip after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
This medicine does not require any special storage conditions.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use.
What Paracetamol 500 mg tablets contains: The active substance is paracetamol (500 mg). The other ingredients are pregelatinized starch, povidone K30, stearic acid, talc, magnesium stearate, and hypromellose.
What Paracetamol 500 mg tablets looks like and contents of the pack: White, round, biconvex tablets with a score line on one side. Available in packs of 16, 32 or 100 tablets.
Marketing Authorisation Holder: Generic Pharma Ltd., 1 Medicine Road, London, EC1A 1BB, United Kingdom.
Manufacturer: Generic Manufacturing Co. Ltd., 2 Factory Lane, Manchester, M1 2AB, United Kingdom.
This leaflet was last revised in January 2026.