Gaviscon Papermint Liquid 600 ml Suspension

Gaviscon peppermint 600 ml Suspension

Antacid

The drug reacts with gastric acid to rapidly form a raft of alginic acid gel having a near-neutral pH which floats on the stomach contents effectively impeding gastro-oesophageal reflux for up to 4 hours, and protecting the oesophagus from acid, pepsin and bile. Peppermint essential oil may help ease heartburn, upset stomach, and nausea.

Indications:

• Mild symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

Points of Interests:

• If symptoms do not improve after seven days, the clinical situation should be reviewed.

• Antacids will decrease the absorption of many medicines. The administration of antacids should be separated by 2 hours from other orally administered medicines, whenever possible.

How to use:

10 ml after meals and at bedtime.

All Active Ingredients:

Antacid.

Side effects:

• Generally well tolerated.

Cautions:

• Each tablet has 55.89 mg sodium content. This should be taken into account when a highly restricted salt diet is recommended.

• Each tablet contains 160 mg of calcium carbonate. Care needs to be taken in treating patients with

hypercalcaemia, nephrocalcinosis and recurrent calcium containing renal calculi.

Interactions:

• Erlotinib: antacids possibly reduce plasma concentration of erlotinib.

• Ciprofloxacin: antacids reduce absorption of ciprofloxacin.

Quantity:

600 ml.

How To Storage :

room temperature.