Febrectal Adult 600 mg, 6 Suppositories

Febrectal Adult is a medicine in the form of suppositories that is used in febrile states and processes involving pain, when it is difficult to administer medicines orally.

Suitable for adults and adolescents over 15 years of age and weighing more than 50 kg.

Open the wrapper and insert the entire suppository rectally without fragmenting it.
If it is too soft, it is recommended to put in the refrigerator about 30 minutes before administration. The dose will be 1 suppository every 4-6 hours depending on the symptoms, with a maximum of 5 per day (3 g of paracetamol).

The dose should be reduced by 25 % in case of renal insufficiency. If glomerular filtration rate 10-15 ml/min 500 mg every 6 hours, if less than 10 ml/min 500 mg every 8 hours.

In hepatic insufficiency the maximum daily dose should be 2 g per day, spaced 8 hours apart.

In alcoholics, special care should be taken, always the maximum possible dose 2 g/day.

For sore throat, it should not be administered for more than 2 days without medical evaluation.

Febrectal Suppositories Adults should not be administered if you are hypersensitive to paracetamol or any of the excipients, in hepatocellular disorders, or phenylketonuria.

Special care should be taken in patients with chronic alcoholism, renal failure, heart failure, pulmonary disorders and anaemia, among others.

No problems have been reported in pregnant women, although a doctor should always be consulted before use.

No problems have been reported in breast-feeding, although a doctor should always be consulted before use.
before use, as maximum concentrations of 10-15 microlitres/ml in milk 2 hours after ingestion have been found.

A doctor should be consulted if you are taking medicines such as chloramphenicol, propranolol, probenecid, oral anticoagulants, anticonvulsants, loop diuretics,
metoclopramide, domperidone, rifampicin, lamotrigine, isoniazid, among others, as the plasma levels of these or of paracetamol may be affected, increasing or decreasing, causing toxicity or relatively shielding the effect.

Febrectal adult suppositories may cause side effects, as is the case with all medicines on the market. In this case, the following have been observed: hypersensitivity reactions (urticaria, anaphylactic shock), general malaise, agranulocytosis, hypoglycaemia, increased transaminases, hepatotoxicity, cloudy urine, among others. It may also cause hypotension.

Each Febrectal suppository for adults contains 600 mg of paracetamol as the active substance. The other excipients are: anhydrous colloidal silica and solid semi-synthetic glycerides.

In case of fever or pain, administer 1 or more Febrectal suppositories per day rectally, as indicated above.

If fever persists for more than 2 or 3 consecutive days, treatment should be discontinued and a doctor should be consulted.

If the pain persists for more than 5 days, treatment should be discontinued.

In both cases, medical intervention and re-evaluation for treatment adjustment is required.
If you have any questions, please contact our pharmaceutical team.

Please read the package leaflet included with this medicine carefully. If you have any questions, you can consult our team of pharmaceutical experts.

The prices of non-prescription medicines are set by law. In our online pharmacy you can buy Febrectal Adult Suppositories at a discount of 10%, which is the maximum allowed by law.