CARBOSORB X activated charcoal 50 g/250 mL suspension bottle

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

activated charcoal, Quantity: 0.2 g/mL

Available from:

Phebra Pty Ltd

INN (International Name):

activated charcoal

Pharmaceutical form:

Suspension

Composition:

Excipient Ingredients: propylene glycol; glycerol; sucrose; citric acid; purified water; sodium hydroxide

Administration route:

Oral, Nasogastric

Units in package:

250mL in a 350mL bottle, 10 x 250mL

Prescription type:

Not scheduled. Not considered by committee

Therapeutic indications:

For the treatment of poisoning and drug overdosage by oral ingestion.

Product summary:

Visual Identification: Black, viscous suspension.; Container Type: Bottle; Container Material: HDPE; Container Life Time: 2 Years; Container Temperature: Store below 25 degrees Celsius

Authorization status:

Registered

Authorization date:

2004-07-23

Patient Information leaflet

Carbosorb® X Suspension
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CARBOSORB® X SUSPENSION
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI) SUMMARY
The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried
about being given this medicine, speak to your doctor or
pharmacist.
1.
WHY IS CARBOSORB X BEING USED?
Carbosorb X contains the active ingredient activated charcoal.
Carbosorb X is used to treat poisoning or drug overdose where
the substance has been taken by mouth.
For more information, see Section 1. Why is Carbosorb X being used?
in the full CMI.
2.
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW BEFORE CARBOSORB X IS USED?
Do not use if you have ever had an allergic reaction to activated
charcoal or any of the ingredients listed at the end of the CMI.
TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS, TAKE ANY
OTHER MEDICINES, OR ARE PREGNANT OR PLAN TO BECOME
PREGNANT OR ARE BREASTFEEDING.
For more information, see Section 2. What should I know before
Carbosorb X is used?
in the full CMI.
3.
WHAT IF I AM TAKING OTHER MEDICINES?
Some medicines may interfere with Carbosorb X and affect how it works.
A list of these medicines is in Section 3. What if I am taking other
medicines?
in the full CMI.
4.
HOW IS CARBOSORB X USED?
•
Carbosorb X must only be given by a doctor or nurse. Carbosorb X may
be diluted before it is used.
•
Your doctor will decide what dose of Carbosorb X you will receive and
how many doses you will receive. This depends on
your medical condition and other factors, such as age and weight.
Usually only a single dose of Carbosorb X is required.
More instructions can be found in Section 4. How is Carbosorb X used?
in the full CMI.
5.
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW WHILE CARBOSORB X IS USED?
THINGS YOU SHOULD
DO
•
Tell your doctor if or nurse as soon as possible if you do not feel
well while you are being given
Carbosorb X.
LOOKING AFTER YOUR
MEDICINE
•
Carbosorb X is stored in the surgery, pharmacy, or ward of a hospital
at a temperature below
25°C. Carbosorb X is not refrigerated.
•
A Carbosorb X bottle/container is opened at the time of use. It is
in

Summary of Product characteristics

PRODUCT INFORMATION
Australian Product Information - Carbosorb X
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CARBOSORB
®
X
(ACTIVATED CHARCOAL) SUSPENSION
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NAME OF THE MEDICINE
Activated charcoal.
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Carbosorb X suspension contains 0.2 g/mL activated charcoal.
Each bottle of Carbosorb X contains 50 g of activated charcoal in 250
mL of suspension.
Excipients with known effect: sugars (as sucrose).
For the full list of excipients, see Section 6.1 List of Excipients.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Carbosorb X is a black, viscous suspension.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
T
HERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
For the treatment of poisoning and drug overdosage by oral ingestion.
4.2
D
OSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
To be fully effective, Carbosorb X should be administered as soon as
possible after oral ingestion of the poison as
activated charcoal can only adsorb that portion of the drug not
absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract.
Administration of Carbosorb
X is more likely to produce benefit if administered within one hour of
poison ingestion.
Carbosorb X may be administered after the stomach contents have been
emptied by emesis or gastric lavage,
although suspensions of activated charcoal may be used as a lavage
fluid. Some situations may require the use
of a cathartic in which case the use of Carbosorb XS, as a single dose
only, may be appropriate.
Carbosorb X may be administered orally or by nasal or orogastric tube
(Dilute with water if required prior to nasal
or orogastric tube administration). Prior to administration, the
container should be shaken vigorously for a minimum
of 30 seconds.
Recommendations as to absolute dosage regimens are difficult to make
due to individual patient variations in type
of poisoning and patient weight and age.
Adults and children 12 years and over
Single dose: An initial or single dose based on 1 g activated charcoal
(equivalent to 5 mL Carbosorb X suspension)
per kg bodyweight (to a maximum dose of 50 g) is recommended.
Carbosorb X is formulated to be a single dose
unit for an ave