Ibuprofen & Codeine 200mg/12.8mg Tablets

Ibuprofen & Codeine tablets offer fast, effective relief when standard painkillers aren’t enough. Ideal for moderate to severe pain, they can help you feel more comfortable and in control.

Suitable for headaches, migraines, joint pain, muscle cramps and more, they’re designed to ease symptoms so you can get back to your day. They are safe for adults and children over 12, and provide reliable relief when you need it most.

How Do Ibuprofen & Codeine Tablets Work?

Ibuprofen & Codeine Tablets help you target your pain on two fronts. The ibuprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicine, goes straight to the source of the problem, helping to reduce inflammation and make you feel more comfortable. The codeine, an analgesic, offers powerful pain relief for moderate to severe pain.

This combined formula offers fast, effective pain relief without you having to take multiple medications. It helps you get back to doing what you love most, fast.

How To Take Ibuprofen & Codeine Tablets

You should swallow one or two tablets with water up to three times a day as required but make sure to leave at least four hours between doses. You shouldn’t take more than six tablets in 24 hours.

Don’t take the tablets for more than three days in a row. If you need to take it for more than three days because you’re still in pain, speak to our healthcare professionals or your doctor first. Codeine can be addictive if taken for longer periods.

Ingredients

Each tablet contains the active ingredients ibuprofen 200mg and codeine phosphate hemihydrate 12.8mg.

In addition to the active ingredients, the film-coated tablets contain: microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate, pregelatinised maize starch, hypromellose. The tablet coating contains hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171) and talc.

Side Effects

As with any medicine you might experience some side effects, particularly if you’re elderly, though not everyone gets them. Some people suffer indigestion, heartburn or nausea, drowsiness, or dizziness. More rarely you might have stomach pain, rashes and itching. In rare cases, it can cause problems with your liver and kidneys.

Stop taking the tablets and seek medical help if you notice blood in your poo or wee, feel breathless, experience wheezing or unexplained asthma, suffer an allergic reaction or a widespread, scaly rash or you feel tired and weak with no appetite.

Warnings

Please make sure that you have read the full list of warnings and precautions in the Patient Information Leaflet contained within the product packaging before taking Ibuprofen tablets.

Do not take Ibuprofen and Codeine Tablets:

• For pain relief in children and adolescents (0-18 years of age) after removal of their tonsils or adenoids due to obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
• If you know that you metabolise very rapidly codeine into morphine
• If you have a stomach ulcer, perforation or bleeding, or have had one twice or more in the past
• If you have had perforation or a bleeding stomach after taking a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (you may have been sick and it contained blood or dark particles that look like coffee grounds, passed blood in your stools or passed black tarry stools)
• If you are allergic to ibuprofen, codeine, or any other ingredient of this medicine , aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (you have ever had asthma, runny nose, itchy skin or swelling of the lips, face or throat after taking these medicines)
• If you are taking aspirin with a daily dose above 75 mg, or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines
• If you have severe heart, kidney or liver failure
• If you have difficulty breathing or breathing problems
• If you have constipation on a regular basis or are continually constipated
• If you are pregnant, and in the last 3 months of pregnancy
• If you are breastfeeding

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Ibuprofen and Codeine tablets:

• If you have asthma, a history of asthma or other allergic disease, bowel problems or Crohn’s disease
• If you have other kidney, heart or liver problems
• If you have a connective tissue disorder such as SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
• If you have low blood pressure or an underactive thyroid
• If you have a head injury or a condition where there is raised pressure in the head
• If you are taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs for depression), or have taken them in the last 14 days
• If you are elderly – you may get more side effects
• If you are taking any other painkillers or receiving regular treatment from your doctor
• If you have heart problems including heart failure, angina (chest pain), or if you have had a heart attack, bypass surgery, peripheral artery disease (poor circulation in the legs or feet due to narrow or blocked arteries), or any kind of stroke (including ‘mini-stroke’ or transient ischaemic attack “TIA”)
• If you have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, have a family history of heart disease or stroke, or if you are a smoker
• If you are pregnant, and in the first 6 months of pregnancy
• During chicken pox (varicella) as it is advisable to avoid the use of ibuprofen.
• If you have an infection

Read the full Patient Information Leaflet contained within the product packaging for full list of warnings and side effects.