STREPSILS Extra Triple Action Blackcurrant lozenges Hexylresorcinol

Read all of this leaflet carefully because it contains important information for you. This medicine is available without prescription. However, you still need to take Strepsils Extra Triple Action Blackcurrant Lozenges carefully to get the best results from it.

!• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

|* Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.

!• You must contact a doctor if your symptoms worsen or do not improve after 3 days !* If any of the side effects become serious, or if you notice any side effect not listed in | this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

|ln this leaflet:

1. What Strepsils Extra Triple Action Blackcurrant Lozenges are and what they are used for '2. Before you take Strepsils Extra Triple Action Blackcurrant Lozenges

3.    How to take Strepsils Extra Triple Action Blackcurrant Lozenges

4.    Possible side effects

|5. How to store Strepsils Extra Triple Action Blackcurrant Lozenges |6. Further information

1.    WHAT STREPSILS EXTRA TRIPLE ACTION BLACKCURRANT LOZENGES ARE AND

What they are used for

^trepsils Extra Triple Action Blackcurrant Lozenges contains an active ingredient for use in throat medications. It is used for the symptomatic relief of sore throat and its associated Ipain. The active ingredient has a mild antiseptic effect to kill the bacteria associated with mouth and throat infections and also acts as a local anaesthetic to numb the pain associated with a sore throat. Sucking the lozenge slowly in the mouth helps to lubricate and soothe the discomfort of the painful area in the throat, and also releases the active ingredient to help relieve the soreness and discomfort of mouth and throat infections.

2.    BEFORE YOU TAKE STREPSILS EXTRA TRIPLE ACTION BLACKCURRANT LOZENGES

This product is recommended for adults, children (over 6 years old) and the elderly. Children under 6 years old should not use this product.

|Do not take this product if you:

|* are allergic (hypersensitive) to Hexylresorcinol or any of the other ingredients shown ! in Section 6 - Further Information.

|* are under 6 years old. iDo not take this product if:

;• You have an intolerance to certain sugars such as fructose, glucose-galactose and ' sucrose-isomaltose. These would be normally confirmed by your doctor. Intolerance ! would lead from conditions such as deficiency of the enzyme fructose-1-phosphate | aldolase (leading to fructose intolerance), glucose-galactose malabsorption and | sucrase-isomaltase deficiencies.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you:

• are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained I without a prescription.

;• suffer or are suffering from any other throat problems Pregnancy and breast-feeding

It is not recommended to use this product if you think you are pregnant, are pregnant or are breastfeeding.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.

Ilmportant information about some of the ingredients in this product

This product contains sucrose and glucose. If you have been told by your doctor that you

have an intolerance to some sugars contact your doctor before taking this product.

Pharmacode reads top to bottom on the front of the leaflet.

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