Skip to main content

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What active ingredients are in the Anadin product range?

    There are various active ingredients used in the Anadin range, including aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol and caffeine. To find out more, you can visit our products page, where you can find full details of our products and their respective active ingredients.

  • What is aspirin, and how does it work?

    Aspirin is known as an acetylsalicylic acid. It also belongs to a group of medicines called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

    Aspirin is an everyday painkiller for aches and pains such as headache, toothache and period pain. It can also be used to treat colds and flu-like pain symptoms, and to bring down a high temperature.

    Aspirin works by inhibiting an enzyme that produces hormone-like messenger molecules that trigger many processes in the body, including inflammation.

  • What is ibuprofen, and how does it work?

    Ibuprofen belongs to a group of medicines called Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). Ibuprofen is an everyday painkiller for a range of aches and pains, including back pain, period pain, toothache and pain and feverish symptoms of colds and flu. It also treats inflammation such as sprains and strains, and pain from arthritis.

    Ibuprofen works by reducing hormones that cause pain and swelling in the body.

  • What is paracetamol, and how does it work?

    Paracetamol is an everyday painkiller that can treat headache, migraine, neuralgia, toothache, sore throat, period pain, aches and pains, feverishness and aches and pains of cold and flu.

    Paracetamol works by blocking the chemical messengers in the brain that tell your body you have pain. Paracetamol can also bring down a high temperature by affecting the chemical messengers in the brain that regulate body temperature

  • What kind of painkiller is Anadin?

    Anadin offers a product range which includes ibuprofen, paracetamol and aspirin. For more information on which painkiller is included in each product, visit our product page here. Always read the label.

  • Is Anadin an anti-inflammatory medication?

    Anadin Original, Anadin Extra, and Anadin Extra Soluble Tablets contain aspirin, and Anadin Joint Pain Tablets and Anadin Ultra contain ibuprofen. Aspirin and ibuprofen are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These medicines are widely used to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and bring down a high temperature

  • How fast does Anadin work?

    The speed of pain relief varies depending on which active ingredients the Anadin product contains. You could expect these to start to work anywhere between 20 minutes to an hour.

    Anadin Extra which contains a triple action formula – aspirin, paracetamol and caffeine – and offers the quickest pain relief in the Anadin range, which gets to work in 5 minutes*

    *based on caffeine absorption data.

If you have any questions that aren't featured on our Anadin FAQ page, you can contact us.