Kool 'n' Soothe Migraine Cooling Strips - 1 pack of 4

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Migraleve™ – pink tablets contains paracetamol, codeine and buclizine; yellow tablets contains paracetamol and codeine Caution is advised on any product containing codeine (see note above and observe for drowsiness) or a decongestant such as phenylephrine which may decrease milk supply.

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The specially formulated gel requires no refrigeration and can be used with over the counter and prescribed medication. Features and Benefits Prescriptions must be written on an Authority Prescription Form, and the approval number must be noted on the prescription. Pharmacists cannot dispense the item as a pharmaceutical benefit unless it has been approved by Medicare Australia (indicated by the presence of the approval number).It is best used at times of fever. It can also be placed on the body to aid for toothache, during travel, or on hot days. Medicine over use headaches http://patient.info/health/medication-induced-medication-overuseheadache Unlike these other cooling items, Kool ‘n’ Soothe for Migraine stays in place and lasts for up to eight hours*. It is ready to use immediately, requiring no refrigeration before or afterwards. It is ideal for migraine sufferers.

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Excessive use of acute treatments for migraine (opioid and non-opioid analgesics, 5HT1 receptor agonists,) is associated with medication-overuse headache (analgesic-induced headache which may be daily); therefore, increasingly frequent consumption of these medicines even at recommended doses needs careful management. The treatment is to stop all medications even though for a week or so headaches and migraines may be more frequent and worse but they will the return to a less frequent condition. Ten days a month or more of triptan or opiate use is considered to be overuse, whereas fifteen days or more a month of paracetamol (alone) or NSAID use is considered as overuse. Frequent use of codeine can lead to addiction. Bibliography

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Codeine should be taken with caution during breastfeeding and avoided if it causes drowsiness in the baby (more frequent or longer sleeping periods). Codeine is contained in many of the over the counter remedies. See https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/codeine/ for more information. Codeine is no longer recommended as routine medication for breastfeeding mothers (MHRA June 2013, EHA and BNF ) with particular caution where the mother has never taken the drug before or has found that the drug causes her to be drowsy, dizzy or experience severe constipation. See https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/analgesics/ for more information.