Carbellon tablets

Country: Ingilterra

Lingwa: Ingliż

Sors: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Ingredjent attiv:

Activated charcoal; Magnesium hydroxide

Disponibbli minn:

Torbet Laboratories Ltd

Kodiċi ATC:

A07BA51

INN (Isem Internazzjonali):

Activated charcoal; Magnesium hydroxide

Dożaġġ:

100mg ; 100mg

Għamla farmaċewtika:

Oral tablet

Rotta amministrattiva:

Oral

Klassi:

No Controlled Drug Status

Tip ta 'preskrizzjoni:

Invalid to prescribe in NHS primary care

Sommarju tal-prodott:

BNF: 01010201

Fuljett ta 'informazzjoni

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
Carbellon Tablets
Activated charcoal 100mg and Magnesium hydroxide 100mg
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
FOR YOU.
THIS MEDICINE IS AVAILABLE WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION. HOWEVER, YOU STILL
NEED TO
TAKE CARBELLON TABLETS CAREFULLY TO GET THE BEST RESULTS FROM THEM.
- KEEP THIS LEAFLET. YOU MAY NEED TO READ IT AGAIN.
- ASK YOUR PHARMACIST IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION OR ADVICE.
- YOU MUST CONTACT A DOCTOR IF YOUR SYMPTOMS WORSEN OR DO NOT IMPROVE.
- IF ANY OF THE SIDE EFFECTS GETS SERIOUS, OR IF YOU NOTICE ANY SIDE
EFFECTS NOT
LISTED IN THIS LEAFLET, PLEASE TELL YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
In this leaflet:
1. What Carbellon Tablets are and what they are used for
2. Before you take Carbellon Tablets
3. How to take Carbellon Tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Carbellon Tablets
6. Further information
1. WHAT CARBELLON TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
Carbellon Tablets are black circular tablets to be taken by mouth.
Carbellon
Tablets contain activated charcoal to help relieve wind or flatulence
and
magnesium hydroxide to alleviate the symptoms of indigestion and
dyspepsia.
2. BEFORE YOU TAKE CARBELLON TABLETS
DO NOT TAKE CARBELLON TABLETS IF YOU:
• are allergic (hypersensitive) to activated charcoal or magnesium
hydroxide or
any of the other ingredients of Carbellon Tablets (see section 6).
• suffer from kidney problems
• have sharp or persistant abdominal pain with or without the
presence of nausea
and vomiting.
TAKING OTHER MEDICINES
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have
recently taken any
other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
These include:
• heart medicines such as digoxin
• anti-epileptic medicines such as phenytoin, phenobarbital
• medicines for mental disorders such as chlorpromazine
• antibiotics such as penicillin or tetracycline
TAKING CARBELLON TABLETS WITH FOOD AND DRINK
Carbellon Tablets can be taken with food and drink.
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
"Carbellon" Tablets.
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
_Active Constituents: _
Quantity per tablet
Activated Charcoal Ph.Eur.
100 mg
Magnesium Hydroxide Ph.Eur.
100 mg
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Black, circular, biconvex uncoated tablet.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1.
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
"Carbellon" Tablets are recommended for the treatment of indigestion,
flatulence, dyspepsia and hyperacidity.
4.2.
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
"Carbellon" Tablets are for oral administration.
_Adults and the Elderly: _2—4 tablets to be taken three times a day.
_Children (6— 12 years of age): _2 tables to be taken three times a
day.
_Children under 6 years of age: _Not recommended
4.3.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Because of potential toxicity, high doses of magnesium containing
antacids are
contraindicated in patients with impaired renal function. Magnesium
hydroxide is also contraindicated in patients with intestinal
obstruction.
4.4.
SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
There are no known special warnings or special precautions for use.
4.5.
INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND OTHER FORMS OF
INTERACTION
As the activated charcoal constituent has a highly adsorptive capacity
for
many drugs used in medicine, care should be taken when administering
'Carbellon' Tablets concomitantly with drugs which are absorbed by the
charcoal and where the dose has been adjusted for each patient to
achieve a
suitable control of symptoms. Such drugs include digoxin, phenytoin,
phenobarbitone and chlorpromazine and related phenothiazines.
Activated
charcoal also has a highly adsorptive capacity for such antibiotics as
the
penicillins and tetracyclines. The efficacy of the treatment of
patients with
these antibiotics depends on the maintenance of optimum drug/blood
levels, so
care should be taken when administering 'Carbellon' Tablets in
conjunction
with these drugs.
Magnesium hydroxide may interfere with the absorption of tetracyclines
when
these are taken c