BOOTS WIND RELIEF is a brand name for Magnesium Hydroxide. The medicine, its uses, side effects and dosage are the same regardless of brand.
Used for: For relief from discomfort of painful wind, indigestion, heartburn and excess acidity.
Verbatim from this product's MHRA label. Tap a section to expand.
For oral administration.
Adults and children over 12 years:
One or two tablets to be sucked or chewed after meals, at bedtime or whenever discomfort is felt.
Children 5 to 12 years:
One tablet to be sucked or chewed after meals, at bedtime or whenever discomfort is felt.
Children under 5 years:
Not recommended.
Elderly:
There is no need for dosage reduction in the elderly.
May occasionally cause diarrhoea or constipation, although the combination of magnesium and aluminium salts minimises these gastrointestinal effects. Reporting of suspected adverse reactions Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important.
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This product should be used with caution in patients with impaired renal function. If symptoms persist for more than 5 days, consult your doctor. Keep all medicines out of the reach of children. This medicine contains 571 mg of sucrose (as icing sugar) in each tablet.
Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take this medicine. May be harmful to the teeth. This medicine contains 402 mg of sorbitol in each tablet.
Patients with hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) should not take/be given this medicine. Sorbitol may cause gastrointestinal discomfort and mild laxative effect.
Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients. Hypophosphataemia.
Not medical advice. Always read the patient information leaflet and follow your prescriber or pharmacist.
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