Selling Day & Night Nurse

It would be useful to remind Lisa not to take any other product containing paracetamol while taking Day & Night Nurse due to risk of overdose.

While you may not need to provide any details on the ingredient itself, you need to be aware that there is a restriction on the supply of pseudoephedrine. It is illegal to supply a product or combination of products that contains more than 720mg of pseudoephedrine at any one time without a prescription.⁷ This would equate to no more than one pack of Day & Night Nurse.

Promethazine (in Night Nurse capsules) is an ingredient that can cause drowsiness, so you could tell her not to drive while taking Night Nurse until she knows if it affects her, as it may be an offence to drive while taking the medicine. Drug driving rules state that it is illegal to drive if you are unfit to do so as a result of taking illegal or legal drugs - including OTC medicines.⁸

Customers might confuse this ingredient with codeine. While both are part of the opiate family, it is unlikely they will experience some of the side effects associated with codeine use, such as addiction, tolerance and dependence. Pholcodine can, however, enhance the central nervous system (CNS) effects of alcohol and other CNS depressants.^{9, 10} Asthmatics should also consult their doctor before using this ingredient.