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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS

1    NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT

Gaviscon Cool Tablets.

Gaviscon Cool Mint Tablets.

2.    QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE    COMPOSITION

Each tablet contains sodium alginate 250mg, sodium bicarbonate 133.5mg and calcium carbonate 80mg.

For excipients, see Section 6.1.

3.    PHARMACEUTICAL FORM

Chewable tablet.

An off-white to cream, circular, flat with bevelled edges tablet with the odour and flavour of peppermint.

4.    CLINICAL PARTICULARS

4.1.    Therapeutic indications

Treatment of symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux such as acid regurgitation, heartburn and indigestion, for example, following meals or during pregnancy.

4.2.    Posology and method of administration

For oral administration, after being thoroughly chewed.

Adults and children 12 years and over: Two to four tablets after meals and at bedtime. Children under 12 years: Should be given only on medical advice.

Elderly: No dose modifications necessary for this age group.

4.3    Contraindications

This medicinal product is contraindicated in patients with known or suspected hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1.

4.4    Special warnings and precautions for use

If symptoms do not improve after seven days, the clinical situation should be reviewed.

The sodium content of a four-tablet dose is 246 mg (10.6 mmol). This should be taken into account when a highly restricted salt diet is recommended. e.g. in some cases of congestive cardiac failure and renal impairment.

Each four-tablet dose contains 320 mg (3.2 mmol) of calcium carbonate. Care needs to be taken in treating patients with hypercalcaemia, nephrocalcinosis and recurrent calcium containing renal calculi.

Due to its aspartame content this product should not be given to patients with phenylketonuria.

4.5    Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

A time-interval of 2 hours should be considered between Gaviscon intake and the administration of other medicinal products, especially tetracyclines, digoxine, fluoroquinolone, iron salt, ketoconazole, neuroleptics, thyroid hormones, penicillamine, beta-blockers (atenolol, metoprolol, propanolol), glucocorticoid, chloroquine, estramustine and biphosphonates (diphosphonates). See also 4.4.

4.6    Fertility, pregnancy and lactation

Pregnancy:

Clinical studies in more than 500 pregnant women as well as a large amount of data from postmarketing experience indicate no malformative nor feto/ neonatal toxicity of the active substances. Gaviscon can be used during pregnancy, if clinically needed.

Breast feeding:

No effects of the active substances have been shown in breastfed newborns/infants of treated mothers. Gaviscon can be used during breast-feeding.

Fertility:

Pre-clinical investigations have revealed alginate has no negative effect on parental or offspring fertility or reproduction.

Clinical data do not suggest that Gaviscon has an effect on human fertility.

4.7. Effects on ability to drive and use machines

None.

4.8 Undesirable effects

Adverse reactions have been ranked under headings of frequency using the following convention: very common (1/10), common (1/100 and <1/10), uncommon (1/1000 and <1/100), rare (1/10,000 and <1/1000), very rare (< 1/10,000) and not known (cannot be estimated from the available data).

System Organ Class

Frequency

Adverse Event

Immune System Disorders

Very rare

Anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions. Hypersensitivity reactions such as urticaria.

Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal Disorders

Very rare

Respiratory effects such as bronchospasm.

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. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via the national reporting system.

4.9. Overdose

In the event of overdosage symptomatic treatment should be given. The patient may notice abdominal distension.

5 PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties

Pharmacotherapeutic classification: A02BX 13. Other drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

On ingestion Gaviscon Cool Tablets react rapidly with gastric acid to form a raft of alginic acid gel having a near neutral pH and which floats on the stomach contents, quickly and effectively impeding gastro-oesophageal reflux, for up to 4 hours. In severe cases the raft itself may be refluxed into the oesophagus, in preference to the stomach contents, and exert a demulcent effect.

5.2. Pharmacokinetic properties

The mode of action of Gaviscon Cool Tablets is physical and does not depend on absorption into the systemic circulation.

Preclinical safety data

5.3.


No pre-clinical findings of any relevance to the prescriber have been reported.

6. PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS 6.1. List of excipients

Peppermint flavour (Trusil coolmint flavour 108406)

Polyethylene glycol 20,000

Mannitol

Aspartame

Magnesium stearate

Xylitol DC

Indigo carmine

6.2. Incompatibilities

Not applicable.

6.3. Shelf life

Two years.

6.4. Special precautions for storage

Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original package.

6.5 Nature and contents of container

Unprinted, glass-clear, thermoformable laminate of uPVC/PE/PVdC with aluminium foil lidding blisters packed into cartons.

Blister tray containing two, four, six or eight sealed tablets.

Larger packs (e.g. 16, 24, 32, 48, 60, 64, 72 and 80) will be made up of multiples of the above units.

Polypropylene container containing 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 or 18 tablets.

Pack sizes 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 tablets.

Larger packs i.e. 20's, 28's and 32's, will be made up of multiples of the above units and packed into cartons.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

6.6. Instruction for use and handling

No special instructions.

7.    MARKETING AUTHORISATION HOLDER

Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited

Dansom Lane

Hull

HU8 7DS United Kingdom.

8.    MARKETING AUTHORISATION NUMBER

PL 00063/0140

9.    DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION/RENEWAL OF THE AUTHORISATION

7 October 2003

10 DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT

06/11/2014