Kolanticon Gel

Kolanticon Gel is a white viscous suspension containing 2.5mg dicycloverine hydrochloride, 200mg aluminium hydroxide, 100mg light magnesium oxide, 20mg simethicone per 5ml.

Suspension for oral administration.

Treatment and prophylaxis of symptoms of peptic ulcer and functional dyspepsia especially in patients in whom gastric distress results from hyperacidity, smooth muscle spasm, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and flatulence. Also indicated for symptomatic relief in oesophagitis, hiatus hernia, gastritis and iatrogenic gastritis.

Two to four 5ml spoonfuls every four hours as required.

Known idiosyncrasy to any of the ingredients. Should not be used in patients with prostatic enlargement, glaucoma, obstructive uropathy, obstructive disease of the gastro-intestinal tract, paralytic ileus and intestinal atony, severe ulcerative colitis, and myasthenia gravis.

In the presence of renal insufficiency magnesium salts may cause central nervous system depression. Aluminium hydroxide in the presence of low phosphorous diets may cause phosphorous deficiency. Aluminium hydroxide may reduce absorption of tetrayclines when given concomitantly. Use with care in patients with hiatus hernia associated with reflux oesophagitis because anticholinergic drugs may aggravate this condition.

Antacids may interfere with the absorption of tetracyclines, ACE inhibitors, digoxin, rifampicin, ketoconazole, penicillamine, ciprofloxacin (and other quinolones), anticoagulants and biphosphonates, if given concurrently. Because of the large number of possible interactions they should not be given at the same time as any other drugs.

Epidemiological studies in pregnant women with products containing dicycloverine hydrochloride (at doses up to 40mg/day) have not shown that dicycloverine increases the risk of foetal abnormalities if administered during the first trimester of pregnancy. Reproduction studies have been performed in rats and rabbits at doses of up to 100 times the maximum recommended dose (based on 60mg per day for an adult person) and have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the foetus due to dicycloverine.

For aluminium hydroxide, magnesium oxide and simethicone no clinical data on exposed pregnancies are available.

Caution should be exercised when prescribing to pregnant women.

Since the risk of teratogenicity cannot be excluded with absolute certainty for any product, the drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.

It is not known whether dicycloverine is secreted into human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when dicycloverine is administered to a nursing woman.

None known

In particularly sensitive patients dicycloverine hydrochloride may cause atropine-like

side-effects such as dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention or constipation.

Signs and symptoms of dicycloverine hydrochloride overdose include: headache, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, dilated pupils, hot dry skin, dizziness, vertigo, dryness of mouth, difficulty in swallowing and CNS stimulation.

Dicycloverine hydrochloride:

Dicycloverine hydrochloride when given orally was rapidly and completely absorbed and the drug and/or its metabolites were found in the urine (dominant route of elimination) within 1 hour after drug ingestion. Plasma half-life of 4-6 hours was found for dicycloverine and/or its metabolites.

Antacids:

Act by local action in the stomach by neutralising stomach acid and are largely unabsorbed.

None applicable.

Kolanticon Gel contains magnesium sulphate, methylcellulose 450, benzyl alcohol, sodium lauryl sulphate, saccharin sodium, alcohol 95%, methylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben., citric acid, oil of cinnamon, oil of peppermint, oil of spearmint, oil of cedar leaf, oil of nutmeg, menthol and eucalyptol.

None known

36 Months

Store below 25°C

Amber glass bottles of 200 and 500ml

Shake well before use.

Peckforton Pharmaceuticals Ltd,

Crewe Hall,

Crewe,

Cheshire,

CW1 6UL.

United Kingdom

PL 15760/0004

15 October 1999

June 2007

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