Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets

Land: Storbritannia

Språk: engelsk

Kilde: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktiv ingrediens:

Phenoxymethylpenicillin potassium

Tilgjengelig fra:

Bristol Laboratories Ltd

ATC-kode:

J01CE02

INN (International Name):

Phenoxymethylpenicillin potassium

Dosering :

250mg

Legemiddelform:

Oral tablet

Administreringsrute:

Oral

Klasse:

No Controlled Drug Status

Resept typen:

Valid as a prescribable product

Produkt oppsummering:

BNF: 05010101; GTIN: 5060013941122

Informasjon til brukeren

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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
PHENOXYMETHYLPENICILLIN
250 mg TABLETS BP
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.
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If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or
pharmacist.
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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.
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If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
This includes any possible side effects not listed in this
leaflet. See Section 4.
What is in this leaflet
1. What Penicillin tablets are and what they are used for
2. What you need to know before you take Penicillin
tablets
3. How to take Penicillin tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Penicillin tablets
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Penicillin tablets are and what they are
used for
The name of your medicine is Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg
tablets BP referred as Penicillin tablets in this leaflet. The
active ingredient is Phenoxymethylpenicillin potassium.
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Phenoxymethylpenicillin belongs to a group of medicines
called penicillins, which are used to fight bacteria that
cause infections.
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These tablets are used to treat a wide range of bacterial
infections of the ear, throat, respiratory tract, skin and soft
tissues.
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It may also be used to prevent:
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rheumatic fever or chorea (infection of the nervous
system) recurring
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infection in patients without a spleen (abdominal organ)
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prevent pneumococcal infection (e.g. in asplenia and
in patients with sickle cell disease).
2. What you need to know before you take
Penicillin tablets
Do not take this medicine if you:
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are allergic to phenoxymethylpenicillin, any other
penicillins or cephalosporins or any other ingredients
(listed in Section 6)
Warnings and Precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before takin

Preparatomtale

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg Tablets BP
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg (as Phenoxymethylpenicillin Potassium)
For full list of excipients, see section 6.1
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablet
White to off white round biconvex film-coated tablets with BL/250
debossed on one
side.
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Phenoxymethylpenicillin is indicated in the treatment or prophylaxis
of mild to moderately
severe infections caused by penicillin sensitive organisms, i.e. those
microorganisms whose
susceptibility to phenoxymethylpenicillin is within the range of serum
levels attained.
Recommended for use in the treatment of infections caused by
susceptible organisms
including Staphylococci, Pneumococci, Gonococci and Haemolytic
Streptococci.
Phenoxymethylpenicillin is indicated for the treatment of the
following infections (see section
4.4 and 5.1)
Streptococcal infections:
Pharyngitis
Scarlet fever
Skin and soft tissue infections (e.g. erysipelas)
Pneumococcal infections:
Pneumonia
Otitis media
Vincent’s gingivitis and pharyngitis
Phenoxymethylpenicillin is also indicated for (see section 5.1):
Prophylaxis of rheumatic fever and/or chorea
Prophylaxis of pneumococcal infection (e.g. in asplenia and in
patients with sickle cell disease
Consideration should be given to official guidance on the appropriate
use of antibacterial
agents.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
The dosage and frequency of Phenoxymethylpenicillin depends on the
severity and
localisation of the infection and expected pathogens.
The usual dosage recommendations are as follows:
Adults and children over 12 years): 250-500mg every 6 hours
Children:
Infants (1 month to 1 year): 62.5mg every six hours
1 - 5 years : 125 mg every six hours
6-12 years : 250 mg every six hours
Prophylactic Use
Prophylaxis of rheumatic fever/chorea: 250mg twice daily on a
continuing basis
Prophylaxis of pneumococcal infection (e.g. in asplenia and in s