Patient leaflet - MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE COMPOUND TABLETS BP
Tablets BP
(magnesium trisilicate and hydrated aluminium oxide)
- Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
- Alwaystakethis medicine exaxtly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- Ask you r doctor or pha rmacist if you need more ad vice.
- If you get any side effects, talkto your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
- You must talk to a doctor if you continue to have the same symptoms or if you find you need to take the tablets freguently.
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1. What Magnesium Trisilicate Tablets are and what they are used for
Magnesium Trisilicate Tablets contain two active ingredients, magnesium trisilicate and hydrated aluminium oxide.
These are antacids which work by neutralising acid in yourstomach.
These tablets are used to treat dyspepsia (heartburn or indigestion) and reflux. They can also help to heal duodenal ulcers.
2. what you need to know before you take magnesium trisilicate tablets
Do not take Magnesium Trisilicate Tablets if:
- You know you are allergic to magnesium trisilicate or aluminium oxide orto any of the other ingredients (these are listed in section 6)
- You suffer from acute porphyria
- You have a blood condition called hypophosphataemia (low concentraton of phosphate in the blood).
Warningsand Precautions
Check with your doctor before taking this medicine if:
- You have kidney problems.
Other medicines and Magnesium Trisilicate Tablets
These tablets can affect some other medicines you may betaking, and they should not be taken at the same time of day as other medicines.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines including any you have bought yourself. Particularly any ofthe following:
- guinidine (foran irregular orfast heartbeat)
- ACE inhibitors (for high blood pressure)
- salicylates eg. aspirin
- atazanavirortipranavir (for HIV infection)
- azithromycin, isoniazid, itraconazole, ketoconazole, methenamine, nitrofurantoin, rifampicin, tetracyclines, cephalosporins or flouroquinolones (to treat infections)
- lithium, sulpiride or phenothiazines (for depression or mental illness)
- barbiturates (sedatives)
- bisphosphonates (for osteoporosis)
- proguanil (to prevent malaria), chloroguineor hydroxychloroquine (to prevent malaria or treat rheumatoid arthritis or lupus (SEE))
- deflazacort (a corticosteroid to treat allergic or inflammatory conditions)
- mycophenolate (to prevent organ rejection)
- penicillamine (for rheumatoid arthritis)
- digoxin (for heart failure or irregular heartbeat)
- dipyridamole (to prevent blood clots)
- eltrombopag (to treat blood disorder)
- erloti ni b (to treat some types of ca ncer)
- fexofenadine (an antihistamine)
- gabapentin or phenytoin (to treat epilepsy or nerve pain)
- lansoprazole (to treat ulcers)
- levothyroxine (to treat a thyroid problem)
- rosuvastatin (for high cholesterol)
- ulipristal (an emergency contraception)
- sodium or calcium polystyrene sulfate (to treat high levels of potassium in the blood)
- iron preparations (to treat or prevent anaemia)
- bile acids.
3. How to take Magnesium Trisilicate Tablets
Suck or chew before swallowing.
Always take this medicine exaxtly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The usual recommended dose is:
Adults:
Suck or chew one or two tablets when required, usually between meals and at bedtime.
Do not take at the same time as other medicines.
Do not take more than the dose stated above.
If you continue to have the same symptoms, or if you
find that you need to take the tablets frequently, go and see your doctor.
Children should not take these tablets.
If you take more tablets than you should
Speak to your doctor or pharmacist straightaway.
4. Possible side effects
Magnesium Trisilicate Tablets are suitable for most people if they are taken at the recommended dose, but, like all medicines they can sometimes cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Diarrnoea and belching have been reported.
Taken excessively over a long time this medicine may cause kidney stones.
Patients who have had stomach bypass operations or those who have kidney problems may experience hypermagnesaemia (an abnormally high level of magnesium in the blood). This can lead to muscle weakness, low blood pressure, changes in heart beat, drowsiness or confusion. In severe cases it may be very difficult to breath and the heart rate may slow.
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Magnesium Trisilicate Tablets
Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original container.
Do not use the tablets after the expiry date shown on the label.
Take any left over back to your pharmacist to be destroyed. Do not throw away any medicine via waste water or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Magnesium Trisilicate Tablets contain
Each tablet contains 250 mg magnesium trisilicate and 120 mg hydrated aluminium oxide as the active ingredients. The other ingredients are sucrose, lactose, pregelatinised maize starch, potato starch, stearic acid and peppermint oil.
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Magnesium Trisilicate Compound Tablets BP.
(magnesium trisilicate and / hydrated aluminium oxide)^H
For oral use. Adults: Suck or chew one or two tablets as required, usually between meals and at bedtime, or as instructed by your doctor. Not recommended for use in children. Each tablet contains: magnesium trisilicate 250 mg and hydrated aluminium oxide 120 mg. Also contains sucrose and lactose. Read the package leaflet before use. KEEP OUT OF THE SIGHT AND REACH OF CHILDREN.
Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original container.
MA Holder and Distributor:
Dalkeith Laboratories Ltd., Woburn, MK179PG dalkeith
[GSL] PL 17496/0001 l.o»to»i..
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What Magnesium Trisilicate Tablets look like
The tablets are round and white. This pack contains 100 tablets.
Marketing authorisation holder:
Dalkeith Laboratories Ltd., 2 Park Street, Woburn, Bedfordshire, MK17 9PG, UK.
Manufacturer:
Surepharm Services Ltd., Ashby Road East, Burton upon Trent, Staffs, DE15 OYZ, UK.
Date of revision: December 2020.
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