If you forget doses often, it may help to set an alarm to remind you. You could also ask your pharmacist for advice on other ways to help you remember to take your medicine. What if I take too much? Gaviscon Liquid Sachets Mint flavored bring fast, soothing and long lasting relief from the pain and discomfort of heartburn and acid indigestion. Gaviscon Liquid Sachets contain the tried and trusted Gaviscon Original Peppermint Liquid formulation now available in convenient individual sachets. Pharmacotherapeutic classification: A02BX, other drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

Always tell your healthcare professional if you are taking any other medicine. (This includes complementary or traditional medicines.) Breast-feeding: Mix each sachet with a teaspoon of boiled yet cooled water. A smooth paste will form. Add 2 teaspoons of boiled, coiled water and mix. Partway through the feed, use a spoon or feeding bottle to administer. Treatment of children younger than 12 years of age is not generally recommended, except on medical advice.

2. Key facts

Some drugs may have Authority Required (Streamlined) status which does not require an explicit approval from Medicare, instead the doctor can use the Authority code found in the published Schedule for a given drug/indication. The medicinal product is a combination of two antacids (calcium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate) and an alginate.

If symptoms persist, or treatment is required for more than 7 days continuously, medical advice should be sought. The Gaviscon formulation does not enter the bloodstream. It’s a safe and effective product that’s free from gluten - with Gaviscon Peppermint Liquid containing no sugar at all. Gaviscon Double Action Liquid Sachets are an over the counter, combined antacid/alginate treatment for symptoms of heartburn and indigestion. Our most commonly used over the counter alternatives to these sachets include: For breast fed infants give Gaviscon Infant part way through each feed or meal using a spoon or feeding bottle.

The benefits of Gaviscon Double Action Liquid Sachets

If you have the impression that the effect of Gaviscon Advance Peppermint is too strong or too weak, talk to you doctor or pharmacist.

If you are on a controlled salt diet (e.g. in some cases of congestive heart failure and renal impairment). Renal Insufficiency: Not to be used when treating infants with known or suspected impairment of renal function (see section 4.3). This medicinal product contains 127.88 mg sodium per 1 sachet (10ml) dose, equivalent to 6.4% of the WHO recommended maximum daily intake for sodium. Some PBS medications are restricted and require prior approval from Medicare before a doctor is able to prescribe them on the PBS. This prior approval to prescribe grants the doctor the Authority to prescribe the desired medicine and have it funded under the PBS.

Sodium Alginate

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