Solpadeine

1998 advertisement

Solpadeine is the brand name of a range of analgesic medication containing various amounts of paracetamol, ibuprofen, caffeine and codeine, currently made by Omega Pharma.^[1] The range was previously made by GlaxoSmithKline, which sold its portfolio of over-the-counter drugs to Omega Pharma in 2012.^[2]

In the United Kingdom there are four different medicines using the Solpadeine name, with no common active ingredient between them. The range includes:

• Solpadeine Headache, containing paracetamol with caffeine
• Solpadeine Plus, a compound analgesic containing paracetamol and codeine (co-codamol), with caffeine
• Solpadeine Max, a compound analgesic containing co-codamol, with a higher codeine content than Solpadeine Plus, but without the caffeine
• Solpadeine Migraine, a compound analgesic containing ibuprofen and codeine

In Australia it is marketed as Panadeine.^[3]

External links

• Solpadeine Website

References

1. "Omega Pharma - Solpadeine". Omega-pharma.pl. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
2. Corporate Comms (2012-03-15). "GlaxoSmithKline provides further update on divestment of non-core over-the-counter (OTC) brands". Us.gsk.com. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
3. "Panadeine - GlaxoSmithKline New Zealand". Gsk.co.nz. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2013-09-14.