Day Nurse Capsules are for the daytime relief of the symptoms of colds, chills and influenza. These symptoms include:

• Headache
• Shivers
• Aches and pains
• Blocked or runny nose
• Sore throat pain
• Dry, tickly, non-productive cough 

How do Day Nurse Capsules work??

The active ingredients within Day Nurse Capsules help as follows:

• Paracetamol is analgesic (a pain killer) and antipyretic (it reduces body temperature when you have a fever)
• Pseudoephedrine is a decongestant which opens the airways, helping you breathe more easily
• Pholcodine is a cough suppressant which relives dry or tickly coughs

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

Each capsule contains Paracetamol 500 mg, Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 30 mg and Pholcodine 5 mg as the as the active ingredients. Other ingredients include 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).

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, 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. Do not ta

Most people taking Day Nurse Capsules find they cause them no problems. However rarely they may cause nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhoea or constipation, blurred vision, irritability, sleep disturbance, loss of appetite, difficulty in passing urine, rapid heart rate and skin rashes. 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.

Adults: 2 capsules every 4 hours as required. Maximum 8 capsules in 24 hours. Children 6-12 years: 1 capsule every 4 hours as required. Maximum 4 capsules in 24 hours. Not recommended under 6 years except on medical advice. Always carefully read all product packaging and labels prior to use.