Solpadol Effervescent

I suffer from sciatica which can be excruciatingly painfull at times and can intefere with sleep. My doctor prescribed me these tablets to deal with the pain and boy are they good. Because they are efferevescent they get into your system very quickly. They are a combination of Paracetamol - 500grams and Codein - a morphine derivitive 30 grams. They are nearly four times stronger then the over the counter packs. The taste is reasonable - better than some of the lower dose ones available over the counter. You can improve it by disolving in some orange squash, which does make it easier to drink. I find it works really well for the sciatica, but beware it ...  Read the complete review

Solpadol is a strong medicine and is used to treat severe pain. It comes in the following forms: 1) Solpadol capsules. 2) Solpadol effervescent tablets. 3) Solpadol caplets. I usually get the caplets from the chemist on prescription, as they are only prescribed by the doctor. Each tablet, capsule or caplet contains 500mg Paracetamol Ph Eur, and 30gm Codeine Phosphate Hemihydrate Ph Eur. Solpadol caplets are white in colour and are shaped like capsule tablets with the word Solpadol on one side. They come in cartons of 4, 30, or 100. As well as the ingredients mentioned above, these also contain pregelatinised starch, maize starch, ...  Read the complete review