Drug name
Anacin (Aspirin/Caffeine)
Drug Description
Anacin is prescribed for treating pain including, but not limited to the following: headache, muscle aches, sprains, tooth descent and toothache, menstrual cramps, arthritis and rheumatism, pain and abnormal temperature of the body of the common cold. The medicine is also used for other conditions after a preliminary consultation with your doctor.
Intake Instruction
Anacin is prescribed for taking under your doctors’ control.
Please take the medicine by mouth with meals or without it.
If stomach upset occurs, take with food to decrease stomach irritation. Please note that taking it with food may not make the risk of stomach or bowel problems a lever higher (eg, bleeding, ulcers) that may happen while taking Anacin.
Please make sure to take Anacin with a full glass of water (8 oz/240 mL). Lying down for 30 minutes after taking Anacin is recommended.
Please also use Anacin exactly as precribed on the package, unless your physician tells you otherwise. In case you take Anacin without a prescription, please make sure to follow any safety and precautions on the label.
Please inform your health care provider if you have any questions on intake instructions of Anacin.
Drug Category and Mechanism
Anacin is a mixture of salicylate and stimulant. The medicine works by blocking several various chemical processes within the body that become the reason for pain, excitement, and fever. Anacin also decreases the tendency for blood to clot.
Missed Dose
Should you miss a dose of this medicine please take it asap. If you find you have missed the previous dosage when it is almost time for your next dose, you should better skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Taking double or extra doses at once is not recommended. If more than one dose is missed, please contact your attending medical doctor or health care provider.
Storage
The best conditions to keep the medicine at are to store them room temperature 68 and 77 degrees F (20 and 25 degrees C). The container where the medicine is stored should be tightly closed. It should be also strictly protected from moisture, heat and light.
Please make sure to keep Anacin out of the reach of children and pets.
Safety Precautions
Taking Anacin is not recommended in case:
pregnant or planning to become
breast-feeding mothers
you take any category of prescription or nonprescription medicine, as well as herbal preparation and dietary supplement;
you had bleeding troubles such as hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, or low blood platelets, as well as severe bleeding;
austere allergic reaction (e.g., severe rash, hives, hard breathing, vertigo) to aspirin, tartrazine, or a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) (e.g., ibuprofen, naproxen, celecoxib);
you are in the process of treatment with (e.g., heparin, warfarin) or methotrexate.
Please inform your health care provider if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of these are applicable to you.
Crucial information:
Please note that Anacin may cause giddiness. The mentioned effects may go worsening if you take it with alcohol beverages or certain categories of medicines. Please make sure to use Anacin with precaution.
Do not drive, use machinery, or do any actions which require mental alertness until you certainly inform how this medicine may affect you.
Avoid much food or drink which possess caffeine in them (e.g., coffee, tea, cocoa, and cola, as well as chocolate). This also refers to any medicines which has caffeine as a component.
Please immediately inform your health care provider before you start taking Anacin or other pain relievers/fever reducers as well as if you drink more than 3 alcoholic beverages per day. Severe stomach ulcers or bleeding may happen with the use of Anacin. Taking the medicine in high doses and for long – dated period, smoking, or drinking alcohol makes higher the risk of these side effects.
Please note that taking Anacin with food will not decrease the risk of these effects. Please immediately consult your health care provider or emergency room if you develop austere stomach or back pain; black, tarry stools; emesis which looks like blood or coffee grounds; as well as uncommon weight gain or swelling.
Please take only the prescribed doses and not more, please consult your doctor for more queries on the issue. Please note that an intake of doses which is more than recommended dose or taking Anacin at scheduled basis may be habit-forming.
Anacin may decrease the number of clot-forming cells (platelets) in your blood. The medicine will be helpful in case you seek means to prevent bleeding, please keep aware of medical conditions in which bruising or injury may occur. Report any uncommon bleeding, bruising, blood in stools, or dark, bituminous stools to your physician.
Diabetes patients - Anacin may have an impact on your blood sugar. Make sure to check blood sugar levels regularly. Please inform your health care provider before you intend to change the dose of your diabetes medicament.
In case if Anacin provides strong vinegar-like smell while you open it, please throw it away. This certainly mans that medicine is breaking down. Immediately let the bottle go safely and out of the reach of children and pets; after which please consult your pharmacist for replace.
Inform your health care provider on the intake of Anacin before you are provided with any medical or dental care, emergency care, as well as surgery.
Never take Anacin for at least 7 days after any surgery lest advised otherwise by your health care provider.
Never take Anacin for more than 10 days for pain or for more than 3 days for an abnormally high body temperature unless advised otherwise by your health care provider.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding:
If you happen to be pregnant, or plan to be pregnant please necessarily contact your health care provider. You will certainly need to discuss the benefits and risks of treatment with Anacin in the process you are pregnant.
Anacin is not recommended to be taken in the last 3 months (third trimester) of pregnancy as it may be the reason causing harm to the fetus. This medicine is explored in breast milk. In case you are/will be breast-feeding please inform your health care provider on the issue. Please make sure to clarify any possible risks to your baby.
Probable Side Effects
Please discuss with your health care provider if any of the mentioned most COMMON side effects afterglow or become or causing bother:
Giddiness; heartburn; irritability; emesis; irritation; upset stomach.
Please inform your health care provider if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the below – provided are applicable to you:
severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; hard breathing; tenseness in the thorax; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); black or bloody stools; disorder; diarrhoea; somnolence; hearing problems; ringing in the ears; austere or continuos giddiness; severe or continuos stomach pain or heartburn; looseness; problems with sleeping; emesis.
Extra Information
An important note: This medicine is for you only. Sharing this medicine with others is not recommended.
In case your symptoms do not show improvement or if they happen to be lead to worsening, please inform your health care provider.