ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE CHEWABLE TABLETS BP 500 MG

ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE CHEWABLE TABLETS BP 500 MG (ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE)

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
If you have further questions, please ask your doctor or pharmacist.
This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET

What Aluminium Hydroxide Chewable Tablets is and what it is used for
What you need to know before you take Aluminium Hydroxide Chewable Tablets
How to take Aluminium Hydroxide Chewable Tablets
Possible side effects
How to store Aluminium Hydroxide Chewable Tablets
Contents of the pack and other information

WHAT ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE CHEWABLE TABLETS IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR

Aluminium Hydroxide Chewable Tablets belong to a group of drugs known as Dried Aluminium Hydroxide, which act on the reduction of acidity and relief from post-operative gaseous distension, gastric ulcers.

THEY ARE USED TO TREAT THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS

Reduce the amount of phosphate which your body absorbs from the food you eat. It combines with phosphate in your stomach and this is then removed instead of being absorbed.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE CHEWABLE TABLETS

DO NOT TAKE ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE CHEWABLE TABLETS IF YOU

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST BEFORE TAKING ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE CHEWABLE TABLETS

If you are pregnant or breast feeding.
If you have any problems with the way your liver works or any problems with the way your kidneys work.
If you have been told you have low levels of phosphate in your blood.
If you are taking any other medicines. This includes any medicines you are taking which are available to buy without a prescription, as well as herbal and complementary medicines.

IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS

TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST BEFORE TAKING ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE CHEWABLE TABLETS

bowel, intestinal, or stomach disease
constipation
diarrhea
kidney disease& Liver disease
stomach bleeding or obstruction
an unusual or allergic reaction to aluminum hydroxide or other antacids, foods, dyes, or preservatives

OTHER MEDICINES AND ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE CHEWABLE TABLETS

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines especially : antibiotics like ciprofloxacin, gatifloxacin, tetracycline, heart medicines, such as digoxin or digitoxin, delavirdine, gabapentin, etidronate, isoniazid, fungal infections like itraconazole, ketoconazole, medicines for osteoporosis like alendronate, etidronate, risedronate, for seizures like ethotoin, tiludronate, phenytoin, methenamine, phenothiazines like chlorpromazine, mesoridazine, prochlorperazine, thioridazine, quinidine, rosuvastatin, sotalol, tacrolimus, thyroid hormones like levothyroxine, vitamin D

Pregnancy and breast-feeding If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

In pregnancy or when breast feeding, it should only be used under medical supervision.

HOW TO TAKE ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE TABLETS

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.You will be prescribed the lowest dose needed to control your symptoms.
Do not stop taking your medicine or change the dose unless your doctor tells you to.
The tablets should be chewed. Do not swallow the whole.
For indigestion
Adults including the elderly
Take one or two tablets 4 times each day
Take 20 minutes to one hour after meals and at bedtime or as required
If you are taking aluminium hydroxide to reduce the amount of phosphate in your body, your doctor will tell you how many tablets to take each day. You could be asked to take between 4-20 tablets a day. Take the tablets spaced out throughout the day with your meals.
Children
Aluminium Hydroxide Tablets are not recommended for children
If you don’t feel better
If you don’t feel the tablets are working as well after you have taken them for a short time (3-4 days), do not increase the dose; instead check with your doctor.

If you take more Aluminium Hydroxide Tablets than you should If you accidentally take more tablets or somebody else takes any tablets, contact a doctor or go to your nearest hospital casualty department at once. Take any remaining tablets with you and the container or packaging, so they can be identified.

If you forget to take Aluminium Hydroxide Tablets If you miss a dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects although not everybody gets them. Do not be alarmed by this list of side effects. Most of people take Aluminium Hydroxide without any problems system disorders.

FREQUENCY NOT KNOWN

hypersensitivity reactions, such as pruritus, urticaria, angioedema and anaphylactic reactions.
Gastrointestinal disorders
Gastrointestinal side effects are uncommon.
Uncommon: diarrhoea or constipation
Frequency not known: Abdominal pain
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Metabolism and nutrition disorders

Hyperaluminemia Hypophosphatemia, in prolonged use or at high doses or even normal doses of the product in patients with low-phosphorus diets, which may result in increased bone resorption, hypercalciuria, osteomalacia.

Reporting of side effects If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

HOW TO STORE ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE CHEWABLE TABLET

Store below 30°C, Store in a dry place, protect from light. Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and blister after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month. Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.

CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION

What Aluminium Hydroxide Chewable Tablet contain
The active ingredient (which makes the tablets work) is Dried Aluminium Hydroxide BP.
The Other ingredients are talc, starch, aerosil, magnesium stearate, MCC, sucralose etc.
The tablets are round, white and uncoated.
What Aluminium hydroxide looks like & contents of the pack
The tablets are round, white and uncoated.