Maa: Malesia
Kieli: englanti
Lähde: NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara)
Magnesium Hydroxide; POLYMETHYLSILOXANE,ACTIVATED/SIMETHICONE; ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE
DKSH MALAYSIA SDN BHD
Magnesium Hydroxide; POLYMETHYLSILOXANE,ACTIVATED/SIMETHICONE; ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE
250 ml
Opella Healthcare Italy S.r.l.
_CONSUMER MEDICATION INFORMATION LEAFLET (RIMUP) _ 1 _ _ MAALOX ® PLUS SUSPENSION _ _ Magnesium Hydroxide/Aluminium Hydroxide/Simethicone (200mg/225mg/25mg per 5ml) _ _ WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Maalox ® Plus is used for 2. How Maalox ® Plus works 3. Before you use Maalox ® Plus 4. How to use Maalox ® Plus 5. While you are using it 6. Side effects 7. Storage and Disposal of Maalox ® Plus 8. Product Description 9. Manufacturer and Product Registration Holder 10. Date of revision WHAT MAALOX ® PLUS IS USED FOR To provide symptomatic relief of hyperacidity plus alleviation of gas symptoms associated with stomach or intestinal ulcer, gastric inflammation, heartburn, or gas pain after operation. To provide symptomatic relief of abdominal bloating. HOW MAALOX ® PLUS WORKS Maalox ® Plus is a balanced mixture of two antacids, aluminium hydroxide is a slow antacid and magnesium hydroxide is a quick acting one. Simethicone is a gastric defoaming agent, used to combine lots of small bubbles into larger bubbles, which can be expelled more easily. BEFORE YOU USE MAALOX ® PLUS - _When you must not use it _ - Hypersensitivity to active substance or any of the ingredients; signs of an allergic reaction are skin rash, swelling of the lips, tongue, face and throat, and breathing problems - Porphyria - Serious kidney problems - Children - Cachexia - _Before you start to use it_ Maalox ® Plus Suspension is not recommended for children. Inform your doctor if you have kidney disease. _Pregnancy _ Maalox ® Plus should only be used when absolutely necessary. Consult your doctor to make an evaluation of the expected benefit for the mother in relation to the risk for the fetus or baby. _Lactation _ Maalox ® Plus is considered compatible with breast-feeding. - _Taking other medicines_ Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including any that you buy without a prescription from a pharmacy, supermarket or health food shop. Some medicines may be affected by magnesium hydro Lue koko asiakirja
Maalox ® Plus Suspension Composition: To provide symptomatic relief of hyperacidity plus alleviation of gas symptoms, each teaspoonful (5ml) contains: Pharmacological properties: Pharmacodynamic properties Pharmacotherapeutic group: Antacids with antiflatulents; ATC code: A02AF02. Mechanism of action The antacid effect takes place in the stomach where, at the appropriate dose, magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide neutralize gastric acid production. The constipating effect of aluminum hydroxide is counteracted by the laxative effect of magnesium hydroxide. Simeticone has an antiflatulent effect. Pharmacokinetic properties Absorption When administered orally, aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide react with the hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach to form salts, which are only partly absorbed. Excretion Absorbed salts are excreted mainly in the urine. Indications: As an antacid for symptomatic relief of hyperacidity associated with the diagnosis of peptic ulcer, gastritis, peptic esophagitis, gastric hyperacidity, heartburn, or hiatal hernia. As an antiflatulent to alleviate the symptoms of gas, including postoperative gas pain. Directions for Use: 2-4 teaspoonfuls, 4 times a day, taken 20 minutes to 1-hour after meal and at bedtime, or as directed by a physician. Maalox ® Plus are not recommended for children. Route of administration: Oral Adverse Effects: The frequency of the undesirable effects listed below is defined using the following conventions: Common (≥1/100 to <1/10); uncommon (≥1/1 000 to <1/100); rare (≥1/10 000 to <1/1 000); very rare (<1/10 000); not known (cannot be estimated from the available data). Immune system disorders: Frequency not known: angioedema, anaphylactic reactions, hypersensitivity reactions, urticaria, pruritus. Gastrointestinal disorders: Uncommon: diarrhea or constipation. _Frequency not known:_ abdominal pain. Metabolism and nutrition disorders: Very rare: hypermagnesemia, which has been observed with prolonged use in patients with kidney impairment. _Fre Lue koko asiakirja