Lemsip Max

Buy Lemsip Max Online

You can buy Lemsip from our UK registered online pharmacy. We check our prices regularly to ensure we give our customers the best value online. Select your quantity, strength and flavour and we can send your medicine directly to your door via the Royal Mail service.

What is Lemsip?

It is a combination product containing paracetamol and a decongestant. The decongestant in Lemon Flu is pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, a strong decongestant that helps clear a blocked nose. Lemsip Cold & Flu contains phenylephrine hydrochloride, a moderate decongestant. Together the decongestant and paracetamol are able to help relieve cold and flu symptoms such as sore throat, body aches, congestion and pain.

How does Lemsip work?

Paracetamol and phenylephrine/ pseudoephedrine work in two ways to relieve symptoms. The exact way paracetamol works is still unknown but it is a well established and safe treatment for mild to moderate pain. The decongestants reduce swelling of the sinus passages of the nose. This opens up the airways and relieves pressure build-ups which can cause pain.

What alternatives are there for Lemsip?

It comes in a few different variations and has plenty of tablet alternatives if you do not want to have your medicine in a sachet form. 

Some alternatives for Lemsip Max Flu and Cold & Flu are:

• Day Nurse Cold & Flu capsules
• Benylin 4 Flu tablets
• Sudafed Pressure & pain tablets
• Sudafed decongestant tablets

Lemsip side effects

As with all medicines, these medicines can have possible side effects, although not everyone will experience them. 

Some possible side effects are:

• Loss of appetite
• Restlessness/ sleep disturbance
• Dry mouth
• Tension
• Urine retention in men

Before using any medicine it is important that you are aware of the information on the product contained in the patient information leaflet.

• Lemsip Max Flu PIL
• Lemsip Max Cold & Flu Blackcurrant PIL
• Lemsip Max Cold & Flu Lemon PIL

How to take Lemsip

Lemsip is designed to be made into a warm drink. To do this dissolve the content of one sachet into a mug of warm, not boiling, water. Stir the powder until dissolved and sweeten to taste.

Adults and Children over 16:

Take one sachet dissolved in water every 4-6 hours as required. Do not take more than four sachets in 24 hours. Do not take any other paracetamol containing medicines within 4-6 hours of taking this medicine. If you do decide to take paracetamol containing products, include this dose into the count of 4 maximum daily Lemsip doses.

Children under 16:

This medicine is not suitable for children under 16 years old.

Do not take Lemsip if you:

• Take other medicines containing paracetamol
• Have uncontrolled high blood pressure or medicines for high blood pressure
• Are breastfeeding
• Have glaucoma