TUMS REGULAR STRENGTH PEPPERMINT

Krajina: Izrael

Jazyk: angličtina

Zdroj: Ministry of Health

Aktívna zložka:

CALCIUM CARBONATE

Dostupné z:

GSK CONSUMER HEALTHCARE, ISRAEL LTD

ATC kód:

A12AA04

Forma lieku:

CHEWABLE TABLETS

Zloženie:

CALCIUM CARBONATE 500 MG

Spôsob podávania:

PER OS

Typ predpisu:

Not required

Výrobca:

GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS (US) LLC, USA

Terapeutické skupiny:

CALCIUM CARBONATE

Terapeutické oblasti:

CALCIUM CARBONATE

Terapeutické indikácie:

Antacid.

Dátum Autorizácia:

2012-01-31

Príbalový leták

PATIENT LEAFLET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PHARMACISTS’ REGULATIONS (PREPARATIONS) – 1986
The medicine is dispensed without
a physician’s prescription
TUMS
™
REGULAR
STRENGTH
PEPPERMINT
Chewable tablets
Each tablet contains Calcium Carbonate 500 mg
(elemental calcium 200 mg)
Acid-neutralizing capacity per tablet: 10 mEq.
List of the additional ingredients detailed in
section 6.
READ THE ENTIRE LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE USING
THE MEDICINE. This leaflet contains concise
information about the medicine. If you have any
other questions, refer to the physician or the
pharmacist.
1. WHAT IS THE MEDICINE INTENDED FOR?
Relief of heartburn (pyrosis) and sour stomach.
THERAPEUTIC GROUP: antacids.
2. BEFORE USING THE MEDICINE
DO NOT USE THE MEDICINE:
• If you are sensitive (allergic) to the Calcium
Carbonate or to any of the additional
ingredients contained in the medicine (listed
in section 6)
• In
patients
with
hypercalcaemia,
hypercalciuria
• In patients on a low-phosphate diet
• In patients with problems with parathyroid
glands function
• In patients with kidney problems (e.g. kidney
stones)
• In patients with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
• In
patients
taking
Digoxin
for
heart
diseases.
DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE WITHOUT CONSULTING A
PHYSICIAN BEFORE STARTING THE TREATMENT:
• In children under the age of 12
• If you are suffering from diabetes (the medicine
contains sugar).
IF YOU ARE TAKING OR HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN OTHER
MEDICINES INCLUDING NON-PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES
AND FOOD SUPPLEMENTS, TELL THE PHYSICIAN OR THE
PHARMACIST. Especially if you are taking:
Thiazide diuretics, bisphosphonates for treatment
of bone loss, tetracyclines and ciprofloxacin
(antibiotics).
It is recommended to wait 2-3 hours between
taking this medicine and taking other oral
medicines.
PREGNANCY AND BREAST-FEEDING
Consult the physician or the pharmacist before
using this medicine. See section 3 for the ‘usual
dosage’.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SOME INGREDIENTS
OF THE MEDICINE
The medicine contains sugars. If you have been
t