Children: Do not use to sedate a child.
Do not use this medicine:
If you have ever had a bad reaction (allergic reaction) to any of the ingredients (listed below).
If you have high blood pressure or heart disease.
If you are taking beta blockers (used to treat high blood pressure).
If you are taking, or have taken in the last two weeks, drugs for depression known as Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) or Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase (RIMAs).
If you are taking any other cough and cold medicines
If you have lung disease or breathing problems.
If you have diabetes.
If you have severe kidney problems.
If you have an overactive thyroid gland.
If you have glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye).
If you have difficulty in passing water or need to pass water often (for example, due to prostate problems, or infection or inflammation of the bladder or urinary tract).
If you have a pheochromocytoma (rare tumour which affects your heart rate and blood pressure). If any of these applies, get advice from a doctor or pharmacist without using Actifed Syrup.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist:
If you have kidney or severe liver problems
If you are susceptible to glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye)
If you have blocked arteries or veins (occlusive vascular disease).
If you are being treated for a thyroid disorder.
If you have prostate problems (difficulty with passing water or needing to pass water often
If you have alcohol dependence.
If you have epilepsy.
If you experience the following, stop taking the product immediately and contact your doctor:
A feverish generalised red rash associated with pustules.
Sudden abdominal pain or rectal bleeding may occur with Actifed Syrup, due to inflammation of the colon (ischemic colitis). If you develop these gastro-intestinal symptoms, stop takin Actifed Syrup, and contact your doctor or seek medical attention immediately .
Sudden severe headaches, nausea, vomiting, confusion, fits, visual disturbances.
Reduction of blood flow to your optic nerve may occur with Actifed Syrup. If you develop sudden loss of vision, stop taking Actifed Syrup and contact your doctor or seek medical attention immediately
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you or your child is taking any other medicines
Driving and using machines
This medicine may cause dizziness, drowsiness, reduce Alertness and impair hearing. Avoid alcoholic drink.
The active ingredients in Actifed Syrup are: Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 30 mg and triprolidine hydrochloride 1.25 mg in each 5 ml spoonful. Other ingredients are: Sucrose, glycerol, methyl hydroxybenzoate (E218), sodium benzoate (E211) quinoline yellow (E104), sunset yellow (E110) and purified water.
Keep all medicines out of the sight & reach of children.
Always consult the Patient Information Leaflet before using this medicine.
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