Description

Indications

Stomach pain, heavy stomach (indigestion), heartburn, nausea / queasy stomach. Contains an H2 blocker.
Do not take it for symptoms other than those listed.

Ingredients & form

Sugar-coated tablet. Each tablet contains:
- Famotidine 10 mg
Additives: calcium hydrogen phosphate, cellulose, lactose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, corn starch, light anhydrous silicic acid, calcium stearate, sucrose, calcium lactate, macrogol, titanium oxide, talc, carnauba wax.

Dosage

Take when stomach pain, heaviness, heartburn or nausea appear, with water or hot water.
Adults (15 to under 80 years): 1 tablet per dose, up to 2 times a day.
Children under 15 and elderly people aged 80 or over: do not use.
- If symptoms persist 8 hours or more after a dose, take one more tablet.
- Stop taking it once symptoms have settled.
- If symptoms do not improve after 3 days, stop and consult a doctor or pharmacist.
- Do not take continuously for more than 2 weeks.
It is taken when symptoms appear, not at set times; it can be taken before, after or between meals. One tablet controls acid for about 8 hours, so leave at least 8 hours between two doses.
Precautions related to dosage:
- Strictly follow the directions.
- Avoid alcoholic drinks while taking it.
- Push the tablet out through the foil of the blister; do not swallow the blister piece (it can injure the oesophagus).
A doctor's instructions prevail.

Warnings

Important: if symptoms do not improve after 3 days, stop use and consult a doctor or pharmacist, bringing this leaflet. Do not take it continuously for more than 2 weeks (a serious digestive disease could be missed — see a doctor).
Do not use:
1. Do not take this product if you:
- have ever had an allergic reaction (e.g. rash/redness, itching, swelling of the throat, eyelids or lips) to famotidine or other H2 blockers;
- are being treated at a medical institution for, or receiving medicines for: blood disease, kidney or liver disease, heart disease, gastric/duodenal disease, immune diseases such as asthma or rheumatism, or are receiving steroids, antibiotics, anticancer drugs or azole antifungals (white-cell or platelet counts may fall; with kidney/liver disease the drug is excreted more slowly and acts more strongly; with heart disease such as myocardial infarction, valvular disease or cardiomyopathy, irregular pulse with ECG changes may appear; people treated for gastric/duodenal disease may already be prescribed famotidine or a similar drug — avoid double dosing; absorption of azole antifungals is reduced);
- have been told by a doctor that you have a blood disorder such as a low red-cell count (anaemia), low platelet count (bleeding easily) or low white-cell count (this product may trigger it again);
- are a child under 15 or an elderly person aged 80 or over;
- are pregnant or may be pregnant.
2. While taking this product, do not take other gastrointestinal medicines.
3. If breast-feeding, do not take this product, or avoid breast-feeding while taking it.
Consult a doctor or pharmacist before use if you:
- are under a doctor's care or taking other medicines;
- have ever had an allergic reaction to any medicine;
- are elderly (65 or over) — organ function is often reduced;
- have a sore throat, cough and high fever (a serious infection with low blood counts is possible; this product may worsen it or mask its side effects), or unexplained weight loss or persistent abdominal pain (another disease may be the cause).
Stop use at once and consult a doctor or pharmacist, bringing this leaflet, if after taking it:
- skin: rash/redness, itching, swelling;
- circulation: irregular pulse;
- nervous system: feeling faint, convulsions;
- other: feeling unwell, fatigue, fever with sore throat or other physical upset.
Rarely the following serious conditions may occur — see a doctor immediately: shock (anaphylaxis); Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis; rhabdomyolysis; liver dysfunction; kidney damage; interstitial pneumonia; blood disorders.
If more than the stated dose is taken by mistake, stop and consult a doctor or pharmacist at once, bringing this leaflet.
If constipation, loose stools, diarrhoea or dry mouth continue or worsen, stop use and consult a doctor or pharmacist.

Storage

Store in a cool place with little humidity, away from direct sunlight.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not transfer to another container (this may cause misuse or change the quality).
Do not use after the expiry date shown.