Do you need a prescription for Night Nurse?

This medicine is available without prescription, but you still need to use Night Nurse carefully to get the best results from it. Keep this leaflet you may need to read it again. If you have any further questions, ask your pharmacist. symptoms of colds, chills and flu.
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Is day and Night Nurse over the counter?

Suitable for adults and children aged 16 and over. Day & Night Nurse is available from the pharmacy counter. Please ask your pharmacist for more information. If a cold or the flu is keeping you awake, then Night Nurse can help relieve cold and flu symptoms at night and so aid restful sleep.
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Is Night Nurse a drug?

Night Nurse contains an antihistamine called Promethazine, which helps to aid sleep while decongesting and drying up runny noses for easy breathing. Night Nurse also contains Dextromethorphan which will ease your dry or tickly cough, as well as Paracetamol to relieve aches, pains, shivers, and reduce temperature.
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What symptoms do you need for Night Nurse?

What is Night Nurse Used For? The Night Nurse formula is used to relieve common symptoms that are synonymous with cold and flu such as a sore throat, runny nose, tickly coughs, headaches, shivers and aches and pains.
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Does Night Nurse make you sleepy?

Night Nurse possible side-effects

Drowsiness is a very common side effect of Night Nurse, which affects more that 1 in 10 people taking it. This is caused by the ingredient promethazine, which is a sedating antihistamine that helps to dry up a runny nose and mucus that may be irritating the back of the throat.
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How long does Night Nurse take to kick in?

How long does Night Nurse take to work? For the best results when using Night Nurse you should try to take your one-off dose 20 minutes before bed. Night Nurse takes around half an hour to take effect, so this gives you time to go about your night-time routine before getting a good night's sleep.
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Is Night Nurse a painkiller?

The medicine contains three active ingredients. Paracetamol is a painkiller and reduces your temperature when you have a fever. Promethazine hydrochloride is an antihistamine which dries up a runny nose and aids restful sleep. Dextromethorphan hydrobromide is a cough suppressant that helps relieve dry or tickly coughs.
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Will Night Nurse show up on a drug test?

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Does Night Nurse have paracetamol?

Night Nurse / Night Nurse Capsules. (20 ml liquid or one 2-capsule dose contains paracetamol 1000 mg, promethazine hydrochloride 20 mg, dextromethorphan hydrobromide 15 mg). Indications: Symptomatic relief of colds, chills and influenza at night.
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Can you get addicted to Night Nurse?

This is widely used in folk medicine as a sedative and sleep aid, and unlike many of the conventional sleeping tablets is not addictive or prone to leaving us feeling hungover in the morning.
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Does Night Nurse contain a sedative?

The promethazine in the night nurse capsules is a sedating antihistamine that dries nasal secretions through its antihistamine action. This can help reduce a runny nose and relieve coughs caused by mucus tickling the back of the throat. Night nurse also has its mild sedative effect thanks to the promethazine.
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Will day nurse keep me awake?

Day nurse capsules contain only paracetamol, pholcodine and pseudoephedrine. These are non-drowsy so help you continue with your day to day activities. Night nurse capsules contain paracetamol and dextromethorphan, together with promethazine which makes you drowsy, which can help you get a restful sleep.
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Do supermarkets sell Night Nurse?

Day & Night Nurse can be found at the pharmacy counter in supermarkets and in chemists across the UK. Ask a pharmacist if you need help or advice.
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What drugs are in Night Nurse?

Night Nurse liquid contains three ingredients; Promethazine - an antihistamine which dries up runny noses. Dextromethorphan - a medicine that suppresses a tickly cough. Paracetamol - a painkiller that can also reduce temperature and relieve aches and shivers.
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How many doses of Night Nurse can I take?

Maximum daily dose: Only one dose should be taken per night. Adults and children aged 16 years and over: Take two capsules just before bedtime. Not to be given to children under 16 years except on medical advice.
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Which antihistamine is best for sleep?

Diphenhydramine is known as a drowsy, or sedating, antihistamine as it makes you sleepy. Non-drowsy antihistamines are less likely to have this effect. These include cetirizine, fexofenadine and loratadine.
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Can a 12 year old have Night Nurse?

Not to be given to children under 12 years of age except on medical advice. Wipe the neck of the bottle clean and replace the cap securely, without overtightening it. WARNING: DO NOT EXCEED THE STATED DOSE.
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Can you take Night Nurse on an empty stomach?

Do not take more than three doses in a day if you're also going to take a night-time paracetamol-containing medicine at bedtime, for example Night nurse. Swallow the capsules with a drink of water. You can take them either with or without food.
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Does Night Nurse help with blocked nose?

Taking a medication such as Day & Night Nurse Capsules can relieve this symptom. It contains paracetamol to relieve aches & pains, as well as promethazine, which helps to dry up a runny nose and aids sleep.
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Can you get sleeping pills over the counter uk?

Supplements containing melatonin, the hormone that regulates your sleep patterns, do a roaring trade with insomniacs in the US. But in the UK, you can only get melatonin on prescription.
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Does Night Nurse relax?

Promethazine will start to make you feel sleepy around 20 minutes after you take it and may work for up to 12 hours. If you're taking it for a cough or cold, allergies or feeling sick (nausea), your symptoms should start to improve within 20 minutes.
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Does nytol work for insomnia?

Nytol One-A-Night is a clinically proven sleep aid that helps you drift off, sleep soundly and wake up refreshed after a full nights sleep. Used to relieve temporary sleeplessness.
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Is Nytol a prescription?

Do I need a prescription? All Nytol products can be bought over the counter or from the shop shelf, you do not require a prescription – just ask your pharmacist for Nytol.
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