Anadin is a brand of painkiller sold in the UK

United Kingdom

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 and Ireland

Ireland

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 by Wyeth

Wyeth

Wyeth, formerly one of the companies owned by American Home Products Corporation , was a pharmaceutical company. The company was based in Madison, New Jersey, USA...

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Several different types of painkiller are sold under the brand. , these include:

• Anadin Original - aspirin
  Aspirin
  Aspirin , also known as acetylsalicylic acid , is a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti-inflammatory medication. It was discovered by Arthur Eichengrun, a chemist with the German company Bayer...
  
   and caffeine
  Caffeine
  Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds, leaves, and fruit of some plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding on the plants...
  
   based
• Anadin paracetamol
  Paracetamol
  Paracetamol INN , or acetaminophen USAN , is a widely used over-the-counter analgesic and antipyretic . It is commonly used for the relief of headaches and other minor aches and pains and is a major ingredient in numerous cold and flu remedies...
  
   tablets - launched in 1988
• Anadin ibuprofen
  Ibuprofen
  Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for relief of symptoms of arthritis, fever, as an analgesic , especially where there is an inflammatory component, and dysmenorrhea....
  
   tablets - launched in 1997
• Anadin Extra - aspirin, paracetamol and caffeine based (ordinary version launched in 1983 and soluble version in 1992)
• Anadin Joint Pain
  Arthralgia
  Arthralgia literally means joint pain; it is a symptom of injury, infection, illnesses or an allergic reaction to medication....
  
  
• Anadin Liquifast (or Anadin Ultra) - ibuprofen-based liquid capsules (ordinary and "Double strength" versions)

Criticism

Along with other brands, Anadin's paracetamol tablets have been criticised for being overpriced compared to non-branded versions (e.g. 16 Anadin Paracetamol tablets each containing 500mg of paracetamol cost around £2.09 while non-branded equivalents retail for around £0.35). Over the past five years Anadin sales have dropped significantly with people favouring purchase of non-branded versions and the Nurofen

Nurofen

Nurofen is the brand name of a range of pain-relief medication made by Reckitt Benckiser. Introduced in 1983, the Nurofen brand was acquired following Reckitt Benckiser's acquisition of Boots Healthcare in 2005...

 brand of painkillers which has seen increased sales due to marketing.

As with many proprietary painkillers, the addition of caffeine to Anadin products may also make them slightly addictive or even induce headaches once people stop taking them.

In popular culture

Anadin is mentioned in the song "Harry May" by the Oi!

Oi!

Oi! is a working class subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The music and its associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks, skinheads and other working-class youths ....

 band, The Business

The Business

The Business may refer to:* The Business , a British weekly magazine* The Business , a novel by Iain Banks* The Business , an English punk rock/Oi! band* The Business , a 2005 film directed by Nick Love...

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Anadin is mentioned in the song "New York " by the punk rock band, Sex Pistols. It's one of the songs included in Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols album.