PEP tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Caffeine; Glucose monohydrate

Available from:

Galpharm International Ltd

ATC code:

N06BC01

INN (International Name):

Caffeine; Glucose monohydrate

Dosage:

30mg ; 150mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 04040000; GTIN: 5017353501950

Patient Information leaflet

Further information overleaf.
PEP
(CAFFEINE AND GLUCOSE MONOHYDRATE)
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
READ THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read
it again.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more
information or advice.
• You should contact a doctor if your
symptoms worsen or do not improve
within 24 hours.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. WHAT THIS MEDICINE IS FOR
2. BEFORE YOU TAKE THE MEDICINE
3. HOW TO TAKE THE MEDICINE
4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5. STORING THE MEDICINE
6. FURTHER INFORMATION
WHAT THIS MEDICINE IS FOR
PEP tablets contain caffeine and glucose.
They are used to relieve mental and muscular
tiredness. Caffeine makes you feel more
awake and enhances muscle performance.
Glucose provides a quick source of energy.
BEFORE YOU TAKE THE MEDICINE
DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE IF:
• You are allergic to any of the ingredients
listed in Section 6
• You have high blood pressure
• You have a history of anxiety or have had
a heart rhythm disorder (e.g. rapid or
irregular heart beat)
•
You are taking any of the following medicines:
decongestants containing
phenylpropanolamine, ephedrine or
pseudoephedrine
antidepressants or mood stabilisers
(e.g. Mono-amine Oxidase Inhibitors
(MAOIs) or lithium carbonate)
anxiolytics or sedatives (e.g. diazepam)
theophylline (used to treat asthma)
disulfiram (used to treat longstanding
alcoholism)
antipsychotic medicines (e.g. clozapine)
medicines to treat high blood pressure
such as beta-blockers (e.g. atenolol or
propranolol)
• You are pregnant or breastfeeding
(unless instructed by your doctor).
CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TAKING
THIS MEDICINE IF:
• You have or have had a stomach ulcer.
IF YOU ARE TAKING OTHER MEDICINES:
You must not take these tablets if you are
taking certain other medicines - see section
2 ‘Do not take this medicine if:’.
Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before
you take the tablets if you are taking any
other regular medication, especially:
• aspirin
• indomethacin or phenylbu

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
PEP
or
Asda Energy Plus Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Caffeine Alkaloid
30.0 mg
Glucose Monohydrate
150.0 mg
For excipients, see 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablets
White, circular flat bevelled-edge tablets with no markings.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
For the symptomatic relief of mental and muscular fatigue.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Adults, the elderly and children over 12 years: Two tablets to be
taken up to
three times a day, as required. No more than 6 tablets should be taken
in any
24 hour period.
Children under 12 years: Not recommended.
As caffeine and Glucose tablets contain a stimulant, patients should
avoid
taking them close to bedtime.
Route of administration: Oral
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Hypersensitivity to caffeine, Glucose or any of the other ingredients
Caffeine and Glucose tablets should not be used by people who have
been
diagnosed with hypertension or who are receiving antihypertensive
medication
(see section 4.5) or who have a history of cardiac arrhythmia
Caffeine and Glucose tablets should not be used inpatients recovering
from
chronic alcoholism who are taking disulfiram (see section 4.5).
Caffeine and Glucose tablets should not be used if antidepressants
(including
lithium carbonate), anxiolytics (including clozapine) or sedatives are
being
used (see section 4.5).
Caffeine and Glucose tablets should not be used by any persons who are
also
taking sympathomimetics such as phenylpropanolamine, ephedrine and
pseudoephedrine (see section 4.5)
Caffeine shares the same metabolic pathway as theophylline and
therefore
Caffeine and Glucose tablets should not be used concurrently with
theophylline (see section 4.5).
Caffeine and Glucose tablets should not be taken in pregnancy or
lactation
(see section 4.6).
4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Caffeine should be used with caution in patients with a history of
peptic
ulceration.
Users are not recommended to take more t