MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE COMPOUND

Posology The tablets should be sucked or chewed before swallowing.

Adults:

One or two tablets to be sucked or chewed when required (usually between meals and at bedtime). Not recommended for use in children. Method of administration For oral use.

No significant side effects but there is a slight possibility of diarrhoea and belching. In patients with impaired renal function and gastrojejunal stoma, rapid absorption of magnesium may result in hypermagnesaemia, producing symptoms of muscular weakness, hypotension, ECG changes, sedation, confusion and in severe cases, respiratory paralysis and anergic cardiac presystole.

Long-term, excessive use has been associated with the development of silica- based renal calculi.

Reporting of suspected adverse reactions:

Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product. uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.

Use with caution in cases of renal impairment. Frequent or regular use should only be on the advice of a physician. This product contains sucrose and lactose. Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose or galactose intolerance, total lactase deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take this medicine.

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