Pivmecillinam 200mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Pivmecillinam hydrochloride

Available from:

DE Pharmaceuticals

ATC code:

J01CA08

INN (International Name):

Pivmecillinam hydrochloride

Dosage:

200mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 05010105

Patient Information leaflet

SELEXID
® 200MG FILM-COATED TABLETS
PIVMECILLINAM HYDROCHLORIDE 200MG FILM-COATED TABLETS
(pivmecillinam hydrochloride)
Your medicine is known by above names but will be referred to as
Selexid
through this leaflet.
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1) What Selexid is and what it is used for
2) What you need to know before you take Selexid
3) How to take Selexid
4) Possible side effects
5) How to store Selexid
6) Contents of the pack and other information
1) WHAT SELEXID IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Selexid belongs to a group of medicines called penicillins. It is a
type of
antibiotic.
Selexid works by killing germs (bacteria) that cause infections.
If the infection is not treated, germs can continue to grow in your
body. The
infection will make you feel very unwell, and could even be
life-threatening.
Selexid is used to treat:
•
Infections of the bladder or tubes leading from the kidneys (urinary
tract
infections).
•
Infections caused by a bacteria called Salmonella (salmonellosis).
You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel
worse after
completing your prescribed course of Selexid.
2) WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE SELEXID
DO NOT TAKE SELEXID:
•
If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to pivmecillinam hydrochloride or
any of
the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
•
If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to other antibiotics such as
penicillin or
cephalosporins.
•
If you know you have any condition that can make your food pipe become
narrow.
•
If you know you have any condition that may reduce the amount of a
substance called carnitine in your body. Such conditions include
primary
carnitine deficiency or kidney dialysis.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Selexid:
•
If you know that you have a condition called porphyria.
•
If you are taking other medicines used to treat epilepsy, called
valproic
acid or valproate.
•
If you are taking another antibiotic called pivampicillin.
•
If you have rece