Night Nurse Liquid 160ml is a night-time cold and flu medicine designed to relieve multiple symptoms that can make resting difficult when you are feeling unwell. Its three active ingredients help relieve aches and pains, fever, tickly coughs and a runny nose associated with colds, chills and influenza.

Cold and flu symptoms can become particularly uncomfortable at bedtime. A persistent tickly cough, runny nose, headache or body aches may make it harder to settle down for the night. Night Nurse Liquid combines paracetamol, promethazine hydrochloride and dextromethorphan hydrobromide in one oral solution to provide targeted night-time symptom relief.

Paracetamol helps relieve pain and reduce fever, dextromethorphan helps suppress a dry, tickly cough, and promethazine is a sedating antihistamine that helps relieve a runny nose and sneezing. Because promethazine can cause drowsiness, this medicine is specifically intended for use at bedtime.

The 160ml bottle provides eight 20ml adult doses. Night Nurse Liquid is suitable for adults and adolescents aged 16 years and over, subject to the warnings and restrictions in the Patient Information Leaflet.

How Does Night Nurse Liquid Work?

Night Nurse Liquid contains three active ingredients that address different cold and flu symptoms.

Paracetamol – Relieves Aches, Pains and Fever

Paracetamol is an analgesic and antipyretic, meaning it helps relieve pain and reduce a raised temperature.

It can help relieve symptoms such as headaches, sore throat pain, body aches and fever associated with colds and flu.

Each 20ml dose contains 1,000mg of paracetamol.

Promethazine Hydrochloride – Relieves Runny Nose Symptoms

Promethazine hydrochloride is a sedating antihistamine with anticholinergic properties.

It helps relieve symptoms such as a runny nose and sneezing. It can also cause drowsiness, which is why Night Nurse Liquid is intended for bedtime use rather than daytime symptom relief.

Each 20ml dose contains 20mg of promethazine hydrochloride.

Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide – Suppresses Tickly Coughs

Dextromethorphan hydrobromide is a cough suppressant, also known as an antitussive.

It acts on the cough reflex to help reduce dry, irritating and tickly coughing associated with colds and flu.

Each 20ml dose contains 15mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide.

Together, these ingredients provide multi-symptom night-time cold and flu relief in a single liquid formulation.

Who Can Use Night Nurse Liquid?

Night Nurse Liquid is intended for adults and adolescents aged 16 years and over who need night-time relief from symptoms associated with colds, chills and influenza.

It can help relieve:

• Dry, tickly coughs
• Runny nose and sneezing
• Headaches
• Sore throat pain
• Muscular aches and pains
• Shivers and fever

Night Nurse Liquid is not intended to cure the underlying viral infection. It provides temporary relief from associated symptoms.

Children under 16 years: Do not give Night Nurse Liquid to children under 16 except on medical advice.

How to Take Night Nurse Liquid

Adults and adolescents aged 16 years and over:

Take one measured 20ml dose just before going to bed.

Use the measuring cup provided or an accurate medicine-measuring device.

Maximum dose: One 20ml dose per night.

Do not take more than the recommended dose.

Do not use Night Nurse Liquid for more than three days without medical advice.

Important Paracetamol Dosage Advice

Each 20ml dose contains 1,000mg of paracetamol.

Do not take Night Nurse Liquid if you have already taken four doses of a paracetamol-containing medicine during the day.

Other paracetamol-containing products may be taken during the day only if the total amount of paracetamol from all products, including Night Nurse, does not exceed 4,000mg in any 24-hour period for an adult.

Allow at least four hours between a daytime paracetamol-containing medicine and Night Nurse Liquid.

Do not take Night Nurse Liquid with other cough or cold medicines or antihistamine-containing products. Check all medicines with a pharmacist before combining treatments.

Active Ingredients

Each 20ml dose of Night Nurse Liquid contains:

Paracetamol – 1,000mg

Helps relieve headaches, sore throat pain, body aches and fever.

Promethazine Hydrochloride – 20mg

A sedating antihistamine that helps relieve a runny nose and sneezing.

Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide – 15mg

A cough suppressant that helps relieve dry and tickly coughs.

Other Ingredients

Night Nurse Liquid also contains:

• Ethanol (alcohol)
• Macrogol 300
• Liquid glucose
• Sodium citrate
• Acesulfame K
• Sodium cyclamate
• Medicated flavouring
• Ascorbic acid
• Disodium edetate
• Patent Blue V (E131)
• Quinoline Yellow (E104)
• Purified water

Contains alcohol: Approximately 18% v/v ethanol. Each 20ml dose contains approximately 2.88g of ethanol.

The medicine also contains glucose and sodium. Refer to the Patient Information Leaflet if you have an intolerance to certain sugars or need to monitor these ingredients.

Important Safety Information

Night Nurse Liquid is a pharmacy medicine. Always read the label and Patient Information Leaflet before use.

Do Not Take Night Nurse Liquid If:
You are allergic to paracetamol, promethazine, dextromethorphan or any other ingredient.
You are taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), or have taken one within the previous 14 days.
You have, or are at risk of, respiratory failure.
You are already taking another cough or cold medicine or an antihistamine-containing product.
You are under 16 years of age, unless specifically advised by a doctor.

Important Precautions

• May cause significant drowsiness. Do not drive or operate machinery if affected.
• Avoid alcohol while taking this medicine.
• Do not exceed the recommended dose or combine it with other paracetamol-containing medicines in a way that exceeds the permitted daily amount.
• Seek pharmacist or medical advice before use if you have liver or kidney problems, glaucoma, urinary retention, prostate problems, epilepsy, cardiovascular problems or a persistent respiratory condition.
• Ask a healthcare professional before taking Night Nurse Liquid with antidepressants, sedatives, sleeping tablets or other medicines that may interact with its ingredients.
• Dextromethorphan can interact with certain antidepressants and other medicines, potentially causing serious reactions, including serotonin syndrome.
• Dextromethorphan also carries a risk of misuse and dependence.
• Consult a healthcare professional before use during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
• Seek medical advice if symptoms persist, worsen or are accompanied by a high fever, rash or persistent headache.

Paracetamol Overdose Warning

Taking too much paracetamol can cause serious liver damage.

Seek immediate medical advice following an overdose, even if you feel well, because liver damage may be delayed.

Storage
Keep Night Nurse Liquid out of the sight and reach of children.

Follow the storage instructions printed on the supplied packaging. Do not use after the expiry date.