Gaviscon Infant Powder for Oral Suspension

País: Malàisia

Idioma: anglès

Font: NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara)

ingredients actius:

sodium alginate; Magnesium alginate

Disponible des:

RB (HEALTH) MALAYSIA SDN BHD

Designació comuna internacional (DCI):

sodium alginate; Magnesium alginate

Unidades en paquete:

1 Sachets; 5 Sachets; 10 Sachets; 30 Sachets

Fabricat per:

RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTHCARE (UK) LIMITED

Informació per a l'usuari

_CONSUMER MEDICATION INFORMATION LEAFLET (RIMUP)_
GAVISCON INFANT POWDER FOR ORAL SUSPENSION
Sodium Alginate 225mg and Magnesium alginate 87.5mg
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1.
What Gaviscon Infant Powder
for Oral Suspension
_ _
is used
for
2.
How Gaviscon Infant Powder
for Oral Suspension
works
3.
Before you use Gaviscon Infant
Powder for Oral Suspension
4.
How to use Gaviscon Infant Powder
for Oral Suspension
5.
While you are using it
6.
Side effects
7.
Storage and Disposal of Gaviscon
Infant Powder for Oral Suspension
8.
Product Description
9.
Manufacturer and Product
Registration Holder
10.
Date of revision
WHAT
Gaviscon Infant Powder for Oral
Suspension
_ _IS USED FOR
Gaviscon Infant Powder for Oral
Suspension prevents reflux by stabilising
the stomach contents, so reducing the
incidence of reflux and bringing up of
feeds (posseting) in infants and young
children aged 1 to 24 months.
HOW GAVISCON INFANT POWDER FOR ORAL
SUSPENSION_ _
WORKS?
Gaviscon Infant Powder for Oral
Suspension contains the active
substances sodium alginate and
magnesium alginate which belong to a
group of medicines called “reflux
suppressants”.
Reflux is the process by which the
stomach contents flow back up the tube
that leads from the mouth to the stomach
(known as the gullet or oesophagus). This
can cause an infant to be sick, spit up
more than normal and become distressed.
Gaviscon Infant Powder for Oral
Suspension prevents reflux by stabilising
the stomach contents, so reducing the
incidence of reflux and bringing up of
feeds (posseting) in infants and young
children aged 1 to 24 months.
BEFORE
YOU
USE
GAVISCON
INFANT
POWDER FOR ORAL SUSPENSION_ _
_ _
Do not use Gaviscon Infant Powder
for Oral Suspension
• Except on a doctor’s or other
healthcare professional’s
recommendation
• If your child is allergic to any of
the ingredients of Gaviscon Infant
Powder for Oral Suspension
• If your child is being sick, has a
fever or diarrhoea
• If you have been told or it is
suspected that your child has
damage to their kidneys or the

Fitxa tècnica

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
GAVISCON INFANT POWDER FOR ORAL SUSPENSION
Sodium alginate 225 mg and Magnesium alginate 87.5 mg
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE
IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILD.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
•
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
•
This medicine has been prescribed for your child only. Do not pass it
on to
others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same
as your
child’s.
•
If your child has any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
This
includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See
section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Gaviscon Infant is and what it is used for?
2.
What you need to know before using Gaviscon Infant
3.
How to use Gaviscon Infant
4.
Possible side-effects
5.
How to store Gaviscon Infant
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT GAVISCON INFANT IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR?
Gaviscon Infant contains the active substances sodium alginate and
magnesium
alginate which belong to a group of medicines called “reflux
suppressants”.
Reflux is the process by which the stomach contents flow back up the
tube that leads
from the mouth to the stomach (known as the gullet or oesophagus).
This can cause an
infant to be sick, spit up more than normal and become distressed.
Gaviscon Infant
prevents reflux by stabilising the stomach contents, so reducing the
incidence of reflux
and bringing up of feeds (posseting) in infants and young children
aged 1 to 24 months.
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE USING GAVISCON INFANT
DO NOT USE GAVISCON INFANT:
•
Except on a doctor’s or other healthcare professional’s
recommendation
•
If your child is allergic to any of the ingredients of Gaviscon Infant
(listed in
section 6)
•
If your child is being sick, has a fever or diarrhoea
•
If you have been told or it is suspected that your child has damage to
their
kidneys or they have