Rennie Sugar Free 680mg / 80mg Chewable tablets

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Active ingredient:

Magnesium carbonate; Calcium carbonate

Available from:

Bayer Limited

ATC code:

A02AD; A02AD01

INN (International Name):

Magnesium carbonate; Calcium carbonate

Dosage:

680/80 milligram(s)

Pharmaceutical form:

Chewable tablet

Prescription type:

Product not subject to medical prescription

Therapeutic area:

Combinations and complexes of aluminium, calcium and magnesium compounds; ordinary salt combinations

Authorization status:

Marketed

Authorization date:

1991-02-27

Patient Information leaflet

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Package leaflet:Inforation for the user
Rennie
®
SUGAR FREE
680mg
/
80mg
CHEWABLE TABLETS
Calcium carbonate and Magnesium carbonate
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR YOU.
-
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as
your doctor or pharmacist has
told you. 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 contact a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel
worse after 14 days.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1.
WHAT RENNIE
® SUGAR FREE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE RENNIE
® SUGAR FREE
3.
HOW TO TAKE RENNIE
® SUGAR FREE
4.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5.
HOW TO STORE RENNIE
® SUGAR FREE
6.
CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION
1. WHAT RENNIE
® SUGAR FREE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR?
RENNIE
® SUGAR FREE
Chewable Tablets get to work within minutes to provide fast, effective
relief from
heartburn, indigestion and acid reflux. Each tablet contains two
antacids – calcium carbonate and
magnesium carbonate – that work quickly and effectively to
neutralise excess acid in the stomach. Through
this neutralisation they protect the stomach and the food pipe against
damaging effects of the excess acid.
You must contact a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel
worse after 14 days.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE RENNIE
® SUGAR FREE
DO NOT TAKE RENNIE
® SUGAR FREE:

If you have severe kidney disease or suffer from kidney stones.

If you have high calcium levels in the blood, kidneys or urine.

If you have low phosphate levels in the blood.

If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to any of the ingredients
_(listed in Section 6)._
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS:
As with other antacid products, taking these tablets can mask the

Summary of Product characteristics

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Rennie Sugar Free 680mg / 80mg Chewable tablets
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Calcium Carbonate 680 mg (272 mg elemental calcium)
Heavy Magnesium Carbonate 80 mg (20 mg elemental magnesium)
Excipient with known effect:
Sorbitol (E420) 400 mg
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Chewable tablet
Square, bevel-edged white tablets with rounded corners and a spearmint
odour impressed with ‘RENNIE’ in a central concave
depression.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
For relief of stomach upsets due to hyperacidity and heartburn.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
Tablets to be taken orally, sucked or chewed.
Adults Only:
One or two tablets to be sucked or chewed as required, to a maximum of
eleven tablets a day and should not be taken
continuously for longer than 2 weeks.
Paediatric population: Not recommended for use in children and
adolescents below age 18 due to a lack of sufficient data on
safety and efficacy.
Elderly persons:
No special dosage regimen is required, but care should be taken to
observe the contraindications and warnings.
Rennie Sugar Free is suitable for diabetics.
Method of administration
For oral use.
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
Rennie Sugar Free should not be administered in the following cases:

Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients
listed in section 6.1.

Hypercalcaemia, hypercalciuria and/or conditions resulting in
hypercalcaemia e.g sarcoidosis
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
Nephrolithiasis due to calculi containing calcium deposits

Severe renal insufficiency

Hypophosphatemia
4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Prolonged use should be avoided. Do not exceed the stated dose and if
symptoms persist after seven days, further medical
advice should be sought.
Caution should genera