Lecicarbon C suppositories

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Sodium dihydrogen phosphate anhydrous; Sodium bicarbonate

Available from:

Aspire Pharma Ltd

INN (International Name):

Sodium dihydrogen phosphate anhydrous; Sodium bicarbonate

Dosage:

340mg ; 250mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Suppository

Administration route:

Rectal

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 01060400; GTIN: 5060209731230

Patient Information leaflet

athenstaedt GmbH & Co KG
Lecicarbon C Suppository
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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
LECICARBON C SUPPOSITORY
FOR USE IN CHILDREN
Active substances: sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium dihydrogen
phosphate.
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR YOU.
Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as
your doctor or pharmacist have told you.
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
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Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
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If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This
includes any possible side effects
not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
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You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel
worse after 3 days.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Lecicarbon C Suppository is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you use Lecicarbon C Suppository
3.
How to use Lecicarbon C Suppository
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Lecicarbon C Suppository
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT LECICARBON C SUPPOSITORY IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Lecicarbon C Suppository is used for various forms of constipation,
e.g. intake of food not containing
enough fibre, lack of physical activity and in diseases which need
easy defaecation.
Lecicarbon is also used for the emptying the bowels before surgery or
diagnostic procedures in the rectum.
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE LECICARBON C SUPPOSITORY
DO NOT USE LECICARBON C SUPPOSITORY
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if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to sodium hydrogen carbonate,
sodium dihydrogen phosphate or
any of the other ingredients of Lecicarbon C Suppository.
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in cases of intestinal obstruction (ileus).
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
In the presence of toxic megacolon (pathological enlargement of the
end of the large intestine due to various
causes) the product should only be used with explicit permission of
the treating physician.
OTHER MEDICINES AND LECICARBON C
You can use Lecicarbon C Sup

Summary of Product characteristics

OBJECT 1
LECICARBON C SUPPOSITORY
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 09-Jan-2018 | Aspire Pharma
Ltd
1. Name of the medicinal product
Lecicarbon C Suppository
For use in children
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Each suppository of Lecicarbon C Suppository contains
Sodium hydrogen carbonate 0.250 g, sodium dihydrogen phosphate 0.340
g.
Lecicarbon C Suppository contains (3-sn-Phosphatidyl)cholin (= soybean
oil, lecithines, as phosphatides,
18 mg phosphatides per suppository).
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Suppository.
Lecicarbon C Suppository is a cream coloured, homogenous, torpedo
shaped suppository; packed in
PVC/PE blisters of five, with batch number and expiry date embossed.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Short term treatment of constipation due to various causes (e.g.
nutrition poor in fibres, lack of physical
activity, as well as diseases requiring easy defaecation).
Emptying the colon before diagnostic or therapeutic procedures in the
rectum.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Posology
Children:
Unless otherwise directed, insert one suppository into the rectum when
needed. If necessary, this can be
repeated after 30 – 60 minutes.
Adults:
Lecicarbon C should not be used in adults. A product with a higher
strength is available.
Lecicarbon C Suppository is safe to use for long periods and is not
habitforming.
Method of administration
Remove from the packaging by separating one suppository from the
strip. Grasp the plastic tabs in both
hands and pull apart. Insert one suppository into the rectum.
Insertion is made easier if the suppository is
first dipped into water. Do not use oil or petroleum jelly as a
lubricant.
It may be necessary to press the two halves of the child's bottom
together to avoid the suppository being
immediately expelled. The onset of action is between 15 and 30
minutes.
4.3 Contraindications
This medicinal product must not be used in cases of ileus (intestinal
obstruction), in case of all anal and
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