Package Leaflet: Information for The User
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
- This medicine is available without prescription; However, you still need to use Magacid carefully to get the best results from it.
- 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 you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist, This Includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Magacid is and what it is used for.
2. What you need to know before you take Magacid.
3. How to take Magacid.
4. Possible side effects.
5. How to store Magacid.
6. Contents of the pack and other information.
1. WHAT MAGACID IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR?
Magacid contains three different medicines:
The first two medicines are called dried aluminum hydroxide gel.
and magnesium hydroxide. They belong to a group of medicines called antacids.
The other medicine is called
Simethicone. It belongs to a group of medicines called anti-foaming agents.
Magacid used for:
- The relief of indigestion (dyspepsia).
- Heartburn.
- Wind (flatulence).
Magacid works by lowering the amount of acid in your stomach. The anti-foaming agent in Magacid helps to remove gas from your stomach.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE MAGACID
Do not take MAGACID if:
- You are allergic (hypersensitive) to dried aluminum hydroxide gel, magnesium hydroxide, Simethicone or any of the other Ingredients in Magacid (listed in section 6).
- Signs of an allergic reaction include: a rash, swallowing or breathing problems, swelling of your lips, face, throat or tongue.
- You are feeling very weak and have no energy (debilitated)
- You have kidney disease.
- You have low levels of phosphate (called "hypophosphatasemia"). This is shown up in blood tests.
Warnings and
precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Magacid if:
•You are on a
low-phosphorous diet.
Children: In small children use of magnesium hydroxide may cause hypermagnesemia particularly if they have renal impairment or dehydration.
Other medicines and MAGACID
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines.
This includes medicines you buy without a prescription including herbal medicines.
Magacid should not be taken at the same time as other medicines. This is because Magacid can affect the way other medicines work. If Magacid is taken within one hour of any other medicine, it can affect the uptake of that medicine into the blood.
Some medicines may be affected by magnesium hydroxide, or they may affect how
well magnesium hydroxide will work. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are
already taking: -salicylates.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding:
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if:
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if:
- You are pregnant, might become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant.
- You are breast-feeding or planning to breast-feed.
Magacid Suspension contains sorbitol. If you have been told by your doctor that you cannot tolerate or digest some sugars, talk to your doctor before taking this medicine.
3. HOW TO TAKE MAGACID
Tablet
Taking this medicine:
- Take this medicine by mouth.
- Chew the tablets well before swallowing.
Adults including the elderly.
- Take one or two tablets 3 times each day.
- Take 30 minutes to one hour after meals and at bedtime or as required.
Children 12 to 18 years
- Take one or two tablets 3 times each day.
- Take 30 minutes to one hour after meals and at bedtime or as required.
Suspension
Taking this medicine:
- Shake well before use.
- Take this medicine by mouth.
Adults including the elderly.
- Take one to two 5 ml 4 times each day.
- Take 20 minutes to 1 hour after meals and at bedtime.
- Alternatively, take as directed by your doctor.
Children aged 12 to 18 years.
- Give your child one to two 5 ml 4 times each day.
- Give this medicine 20 minutes to 1 hour after meals and at bedtime alternatively, give as directed by your doctor.
Children aged 5 to 12 years.
- Give your child a maximum of one 5 mi 3 to 4 times each day.
- Give this medicine 20 minutes to 1 hour after meals or at bedtime.
- Alternatively, give as directed by your doctor.
Children 2 to 5 years old.
- Do not give your child more than one 5 ml three times each day Give this medicine 20 minutes to 1 hour after meals and at bedtime.
- Alternatively, give as directed by your doctor.
- If the symptoms do not go away, talk to your doctor.
If you take more Magacid
than you should?
Talk to your doctor or go to a hospital straight away. Remember to take any medicine that is left with you, so the doctor knows what you have taken.
The following effects may happen, diarrhea, stomach pain or you may get a bloated feeling and cramping pain in the abdomen (stomach), be sick (vomit), have, indigestion, heartburn, upset stomach, constipation, loss of appetite, dry mouth. This could be caused by an obstruction or blockage of the bowel (ileus).
4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Like all medicines, Magacid can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Stop taking Magacid and see a doctor or go to a hospital straight away if:
- Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data).
- You have a red and lumpy skin rash, swollen eyelids, face, lips, mouth or tongue, itching, difficulty breathing or swallowing. This could be an allergic reaction.
- Tell your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following side effects get serious or lasts longer than a few days. Also tell them if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet. Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people)
- Hypermagnesemia, including observations after prolonged administration to patients with renal impairment.
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data) •Hypophosphatemia,
this may occur at high doses of the product or even at normal doses especially
in patients with low phosphorus diets.
- Hyperalbuminemia is an electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally elevated level of aluminum in the body.
- Abdominal pain.
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.
5. HOW TO STORE MAGACID
Store in a cool dry place below 30°C, protected from light.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the label/carton/bottle. 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 require. These measures will help protect the environment.
6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION
What Magacid contains
Tablet:
The active ingredient in Aluminum Hydroxide 400mg, Magnesium Hydroxide 400mg and Simethicone 100mg.
The other ingredients are Sucrose, sodium methyl paraben, gelatin, Aerosol 200, purified talc, peppermint oil and magnesium stearate.
Tablet:
The active ingredient in Aluminum Hydroxide 400mg, Magnesium Hydroxide 400mg and Simethicone 100mg.
The other ingredients are Sucrose, sodium methyl paraben, gelatin, Aerosol 200, purified talc, peppermint oil and magnesium stearate.
Suspension:
Each 5ml of suspension contains 200mg of dried aluminum hydroxide gel, 200mg of magnesium hydroxide and 25mg of Simethicone.
Each 5ml of suspension contains 200mg of dried aluminum hydroxide gel, 200mg of magnesium hydroxide and 25mg of Simethicone.
The other ingredients are methyl paraben, propyl paraben, bronopol, xanthan gum, glycerin, sorbitol solution, colloidal anhydrous silica. Trisodium citrate dehydrate, sodium saccharin, color erythrosine, flavor peppermint.
What Magacid Suspension looks like and contents of the pack
Magacid Tablet is
white colored square shaped uncoated tablets with the engraving magacid diagonally across the tablet on both sides.
Blister pack of 25x6 tablets.
Magacid Suspension is a pink suspension.
It comes in a brown glass bottle holding 200ml of suspension.
SHELF LIFE: Tablets: Four (4) years.
Suspension: Three (3) years.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Made in Ghana by: KINAPHARMA LIMITED
B920/10 Mausoleum Lane,
North Industrial
Area, Accra, Ghana
Date of publication of leaflet: May 2020.
Date of publication of leaflet: May 2020.
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