Beechams Powders are specially formulated for fast & effective relief from cold & flu symptoms. These symptoms include headache,
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Beechams Ultra All In One Capsules x 16 Suffering from a cold or flu? Beechams can give you the relief you need, at Chemist-4-U we have a wide range of effective powders lozenges hot drinks & tablets to see you well through the winter. contain three active ingredients, paracetamol, phenylephrine, & vitamin C Paracetamol is a simple painkilling medicine used to relieve mild to moderate pain & fever. Despite its widespread use for over 100 years, we still dont fully understand how paracetamol works to relieve pain & reduce fever. However, it is now thought that it works by reducing the production of prostaglandins in the brain & spinal cord. The body produces prostaglandins in response to injury & certain diseases. One of the effects of prostaglandins is to sensitise nerve endings, causing pain (presumably to prevent us from causing further harm to the area). As paracetamol reduces the production of these nerve sensitising prostaglandins it is thought it may increase our pain threshold, so that although the cause of the pain remains, we can feel it less. It is thought paracetamol reduces fever by affecting an area of the brain that regulates our body temperature (the hypothalamic heat-regulating center). The paracetamol in Beechams cold & flu helps relieve aches, pains, sinus pain, sore throats & fever associated with colds & flu. Phenylephrine is a type of medicine called a decongestant. It works by acting on alpha receptors that are found in the walls of blood vessels in the linings of the nasal passages & sinuses. It causes these blood vessels to contract & narrow, thereby decreasing blood flow into the linings of the nose & sinuses. This reduces the feeling of congestion & also reduces the production of mucus, helping to relieve a blocked nose. Vitamin C is involved, amongst many things, in maintaining a healthy immune system. It is normally obtained in the diet as the body is unable to produce its own. A balanced diet, that
Includes:: different types of food, is likely to provide adequate amounts of vitamin C, & supplements are given when dietary vitamin C is not adequate. Vitamin C is included in many cold & flu remedies as studies have shown it may reduce the severity of symptoms of colds & flu. The combination of active ingredients in Beechams cold helps to relieve the symptoms of colds & flu. For adults & children over 12 years of age, should be taken every four to six hours as necessary,