Beecham's Veno's Honey & Lemon

Veno's Honey & Lemon Syrup

Glucose, liquid 4.00 g, Purified Honey 0.29 g, Lemon Juice Concentrate 0.25 g (equivalent to Lemon Juice 0.9 ml).

For excipients, see 6.1.

Syrup

For the symptomatic relief of tickly coughs and sore throats.

Route of Administration

Oral

Dosage Instructions

Adults (including the elderly) and children aged 12 years and over:

Take a 15 ml dose (three 5 ml spoonfuls) and repeat every two to three hours.

Do not exceed 8 doses in any 24 hours.

Children aged 6 to under 12 years:

Take a 10 ml dose (two 5 ml spoonfuls) and repeat every two to three hours.

Children aged 2 to under 6 years:

Take a 5 ml dose (one 5 ml spoonful) and repeat every two to three hours.

Do not exceed 4 doses in any 24 hours. Do not exceed the stated dose.

Consult a pharmacist or other healthcare professional before use in children under 6 years.

Do not take with any other cough and cold medicine.

Not to be given to children under two years of age.

Known hypersensitivity to any of the constituents.

Labelling

Keep all medicines out of the sight and reach of children.

If symptoms persist, consult your doctor.

Carbohydrate content: 3.5 g per 5 ml.

Children aged 2 to under 6 years:

Consult a pharmacist or other healthcare professional before use in children under 6 years.

Do not take with any other cough and cold medicine.

None known

The product is not contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation. However, the advice of a doctor should be sought before use.

None known

There are no side effects associated with normal use of the product.

The product does not contain any ingredient in a high enough concentration to cause toxic effects; therefore no special symptoms of overdosage would be anticipated and no antidotes would be required.

Glucose liquid, honey and lemon juice are demulcents.

Pharmacokinetic considerations do not arise since the pharmacological action is local to the oropharyngeal cavity and the constituents are systematically innocuous in the concentration used.

There are no preclinical data of any relevance additional to that already included in other sections of the SPC.

Ammonium chloride, citric acid monohydrate, xanthan gum, sodium metabisulphite, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, levomenthol, propylene glycol, water, lemon flavour 730024E, honey flavour 510553E and caramel colour.

None known

Unopened: Three years

Opened: Six months

None

Cylindrical glass bottle with a roll-on, pilfer proof, aluminium cap, containing a melinex-coated, aluminium-faced pulp-board wad. Each bottle is packed in a boxboard carton together with a graduated, polypropylene measuring cup. Pack sizes: 100 or 160 ml.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Not applicable

Forest Laboratories UK Limited

Riverbridge House

Anchor Boulevard

Crossways Business Park

Dartford

Kent

DA2 6SL

U.K.

PL 00108/0337

06/10/2005

April 2012