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'''Anadin''' is a brand of [[painkiller]] sold in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Ireland]]<!-- (may be marketed elsewhere too) --> by [[Wyeth]].<ref>http://www.wyeth.co.uk/Home/ConsumerProducts/tabid/136/Default.aspx</ref>

Several different types of painkiller are sold under the brand.<ref>http://www.anadin.co.uk/home/</ref> {{As of|2009|04}}, these include:
* Anadin Original - [[aspirin]] and [[caffeine]] based
* Anadin [[paracetamol]] tablets - launched in 1988
* Anadin [[ibuprofen]] tablets - launched in 1997
* Anadin Extra - aspirin, paracetamol and caffeine based (ordinary version launched in 1983  and soluble version in 1992)
* Anadin [[Arthralgia|Joint Pain]]
* Anadin Liquifast (or Anadin Ultra) - ibuprofen-based liquid capsules (ordinary and "Double strength" versions) <ref>http://www.brandrepublic.com/InDepth/Features/188772/Superbrands-case-studies-Anadin/ Superbrands case studies: Anadin</ref>

== 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]] brand of painkillers which has seen increased sales due to marketing<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1249869/Marketing-push-pays-Nurofen-maker-Reckitt.html</ref>.

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. <ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/features/the-great-medicine-ripoff-808919.html?r=RSS The Independent - The great medicine rip-off</ref>

==See also==
* [[Anacin]] ''(similar brand sold in the United States)''

== References ==
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