Palexia®

Tapentadol

The active substance in Palexia is called tapentadol. It comes in two formulations; a film-coated or immediate release formulation and a prolonged release (SR) formulation.

Palexia^® SR
Palexia SR is a strong painkiller that is used in adults with severe chronic (long-term) pain that can only be adequately managed by an opioid painkiller

Palexia^® film coated tablets
The Palexia film coated tablet is a strong painkiller used in adults for the treatment of moderate to severe pain with recent onset that can only be adequately managed with an opioid painkiller.

The links below will direct you to the electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC), an external website providing information about medicines in the UK, including the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) and the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC).