Phenylephrine has blood vessel constricting effects that could restrict blood supply to the placenta, or cause problems for women with a history of pre-eclampsia. Higher rectal doses or an increased frequency of administration may be used to attain blood concentrations of acetaminophen similar to those attained after oral acetaminophen administration. Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. The proposed mechanism is induction of hepatic microsomal enzymes during chronic alcohol use, which may result in accelerated metabolism of acetaminophen and increased production of potentially hepatotoxic metabolites.

If you're already taking any other medicines, including herbal medicines and those bought without a prescription, you should check with your pharmacist before taking Lemsip max flu lemon as well, to make sure that the combination is safe. Alternative analgesic/antipyretic therapy may be appropriate in patients who consume three or more alcoholic drinks per day. Lemsip max flu lemon sachets contain two active ingredients, paracetamol (1000mg) and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (60mg).The antidiabetic medicines exenatide, lixisenatide and liraglutide may slow down the absorption of paracetamol into the bloodstream, so Lemsip max flu lemon might take longer to work if you are using one of these medicines to treat your diabetes. Lemsip is a brand of cold and flu remedies in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Despite this finding, acetaminophen tested positive in the in vitro mouse lymphoma assay as well as the in vitro chromosomal aberration assay using human lymphocytes.

You should also avoid taking more than one paracetamol-containing medicine at the same time, as this can easily result in exceeding the maximum dose of paracetamol. Ask a doctor or pharmacist if this medicine is safe to use if you've ever had cirrhosis of the liver, or if you drink alcohol daily.

Don't take Lemsip cough max for mucus cough and cold with medicines that contain a cough suppressant, such as dextromethorphan or pholcodine, as these would have an opposite effect to the guaifenesin in this medicine.