MOVICOL PAEDIATIC PLAIN 30S

Movicol Pediatric Sachets 30'S
• Movicol is a powder that is added to water to make an oral solution.
• The water retained by Movicol softens the stool and bulks it slightly, encouraging bowel movement even if you have been constipated for a long time.

Active ingredients:
Potassium chloride, Sodium chloride, Sodium hydrogen carbonate, Macrogol.

Benefits:
• Movicol Pediatric helps your child to have a comfortable bowel movement even if they have been constipated for a long time.

How to use:
• 1 to 6 years: 1 sachet daily dissolved in 62.5 ml (quarter of a glass) of water.
• 7-11 years: 2 sachets daily in divided doses.

Side Effects:
• Diarrhea
• Vomiting (being sick)
• Nausea (feeling sick)
• Anal discomfort (uncomfortable sensation around the bottom).
• If your child is being treated for chronic constipation, diarrhea will usually improve when the dose is reduced.

Contraindications:
• Do not give Movicol Pediatric if your doctor has told you that your child has:
- A blockage in their intestine (gut obstruction, ileus).
- A perforated gut wall.
- Severe inflammatory bowel disease like ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, or toxic megacolon.
- An allergy to the active substances of Movicol Pediatric.

Cautions:
• When taking Movicol Pediatric Plain you should continue to take plenty of fluids.

Drugs Interactions:
• Some medicines, e.g. anti-epileptics, may not work as effectively during use with Movicol Pediatric.
• When taking large volumes of Movicol Pediatric (e.g. for fecal impaction), your child should not take other medicines within one hour of taking Movicol Pediatric.

Made in:
United Kingdom

Quantity:
30 sachets