Day Nurse Capsules are for the day time relief of the symptoms of colds, chills and influenza. These symptoms include headache, shivers, aches and pains, blocked or runny nose, sore throat pain and a dry, tickly, non-productive cough.

Sales Restrictions: There are some restrictions on the supply of medicines containing cough suppressants. Please read the sales restrictions before ordering. Pseudoephedrine Restrictions: Products containing pseudoephedrine are legally limited to one item per order, because this has in some cases been used to manufacture illegal drugs

How to take Day Nurse Capsules:

• Adults and children over 12 years:
• 2 capsules to be taken with a drink every 4 hours
• up to a maximum of 4 doses in 24 hours, if needed

Do not take more than 3 doses in any 24 hours if you also intend to take a night-time paracetamol-containing product at bedtime.

• Children 6 to 12 years:
• 1 capsule, to be taken with a drink every 4 hours
• up to a maximum of 3 doses in 24 hours, if needed.

• If symptoms persist, consult your doctor
• Do not exceed the stated dose

Overdose: It would be harmful to take more than the doses stated on the pack and in this leaflet. Immediate medical advice should be sought in the event of an overdose, even if you feel well, because of the risk of delayed, serious liver damage.

Each Day Nurse Capsules capsule contains: Paracetamol 500 mg, pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 30mg and pholcodine 5mg as the active ingredients.

They also contain: Sodium starch glycollate, magnesium stearate (E572), sodium lauryl sulphate, gelatin and colours quinoline yellow (E104), allura red (E129), titanium dioxide (E171), and printing ink opacode black (containing shellac (E904), iron oxide (E172), soya lecithin, antifoam DC 1510).

Allura red is an azo dye that may cause allergic reactions.

Important: Day Nurse Capsules are a complete day-time cold treatment. Do not take with any other paracetamol-containing products.

• Do not take Day Nurse Capsules:
• if you are pregnant or breast feeding
• for longer than 7 days unless your doctor agrees
• if you are allergic to any of the ingredients, or you have high blood pressure (particularly if due to a tumour near the kidney), suffer from hyperexcitability, overactive thyroid, enlarged prostate, heart, liver or kidney disease, glaucoma (high eye pressure), bronchitis, asthma or other similar respiratory problems or diabetes.
• if you are receiving monoamine oxidase inhibitors for depression or have taken them within the last 14 days

Day Nurse Capsules may increase the sedative effects of alcohol, barbiturates, sleeping tablets, strong pain killers, sedatives and tranquillisers. They may reduce the effects of drugs which control blood pressure and may also increase the possibility of an irregular heart rhythm in patients taking digoxin.

Talk to your doctor first if you are under the care of your doctor or are receiving prescribed medicines.

Do not take this product if you are pregnant or breast feeding.

Side-effects: Most people taking Day Nurse Capsules find they cause them no problems. However rarely they may cause nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhoea or constipation, headache, blurred vision, ringing in the ears, irritability, sleep disturbance, loss of appetite, difficulty in passing urine, rapid heart rate, shaking and skin rashes.
Blood changes have very rarely been reported.
If you are concerned about these effects, or if Day Nurse Capsules affect you in any other way, stop taking them and talk to your doctor or pharmacist.