Active ingredient
- potassium chloride
- sodium chloride
- sodium hydrogen carbonate
- macrogol 3350
Legal Category
POM: Prescription only medicine
POM: Prescription only medicine
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MOVICOL Paediatric Chocolate flavour
Package leaflet: Information for the patient
Movicol® Paediatric Chocolate flavour 6.9g sachet, powder for oral solution
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start to give this medicine to your child because it contains important information for you.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you give Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour
3. How to give Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour is and what it is used for
The name of this medicine is Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour 6.9g sachet, powder for oral solution. It is a laxative for the treatment of chronic constipation in children aged 2 to 11 years and for the treatment of very bad constipation (called faecal impaction) in children aged 5 to 11 years.
Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour helps your child to have a comfortable bowel movement even if they have been constipated for a long time.
2. What you need to know before you give Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour
Do not give Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour if your doctor has told you that your child has:
If your child has a heart or kidney problem, an impaired gag reflex or reflux oesophagitis (heart-burn caused by back-flow of stomach contents into the oesophagus), you should talk to your doctor before giving Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour.
Warnings and precautions
When taking Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour you should continue to take plenty of fluids. The fluid content of Movicol should not replace your regular liquid intake.
Other medicines and Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour
Tell your doctor if your child is taking or has recently taken or might take any other medicines.
Some medicines, e.g. anti-epileptics, may not work as effectively during use with Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour.
When taking large volumes of Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour (e.g. for faecal impaction), your child should not take other medicines within one hour of taking Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour.
If you need to thicken fluids in order to swallow them safely, Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour may counteract the effect of the thickener.
Pregnancy and breast feeding
Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour can be given during pregnancy and whilst breastfeeding. Ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice before giving Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour.
Movicol Paediatric Chocolate contains benzyl alcohol
Movicol Paediatric Chocolate contains 7.0 mg of benzyl alcohol per sachet. Benzyl alcohol may cause allergic reactions.
Do not use for more than a week in young children (less than 3 years old), unless advised by your doctor or pharmacist.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice if your child has a liver or kidney disease. This is because large amounts of benzyl alcohol can build-up in the body and may cause side effects (called “metabolic acidosis”).
Movicol Paediatric Chocolate contains 93.4 mg sodium (main component of cooking/table salt) per sachet This is equivalent to 4.6% of the recommended maximum daily dietary intake of sodium for an adult.
3. How to give Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour
This medicine can be given at any time with or without food.
Dissolve the content of each sachet in 62.5 ml (1/4 of a glass) of water and drink.
Chronic Constipation:
The dose of Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour depends on the age of the child and their response to treatment.
Your doctor may tell you to increase the number of sachets taken until your child has a soft bowel movement. If the dose does need increasing, this should be done every other day. Normally, no more than 4 sachets are required to be taken in one day.
It is not necessary to take all of the drink at one time, if the child prefers it, half the drink can be taken in the morning and half in the evening.
Faecal impaction:
Before your child takes Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour for faecal impaction, it should be confirmed medically that your child has this condition.
A course of treatment with Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour is as follows:
For children aged 5-11 years
Number of sachets to be given over a course of 7 days is
Day 1 = 4 sachets
Day 2 = 6 sachets
Day 3 = 8 sachets
Day 4 = 10 sachets
Day 5 = 12 sachets
Day 6 = 12 sachets
Day 7 = 12 sachets
The daily number of sachets should be taken in divided doses, all taken within 12 hours (e.g. 8am – 8pm). Each sachet dissolved in 62.5 ml (1/4 of a glass) of water. Treatment can be stopped when the medicine has worked. This is shown by your child passing large volumes of stool and/or watery diarrhoea.
How to mix
Duration of treatment:
Chronic constipation:
Treatment needs to be for a prolonged period of time, at least 6 – 12 months.
Faecal impaction:
Treatment with Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour can be for up to 7 days.
If your child takes more Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour than they should:
Your child may develop excessive diarrhoea, which can lead to dehydration. If this occurs, stop taking Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour and drink plenty of fluids. If you are worried contact your doctor or pharmacist.
If you forget to give Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour:
Give the dose as soon as you remember.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Tell your doctor immediately and stop giving Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour if your child:
Very common side effects (more than 1 person in 10)
Common side effects (more than 1 in 100 but less than 1 in 10 people):
If your child is being treated for chronic constipation, diarrhoea will usually improve when the dose is reduced.
Uncommon side effects (more than 1 in 1000 but less than 1 in 100 people):
Rare side effects (less than 1 person in 1000)
Other side effects reported include:
Skin rash (hives), itching, reddening of the skin or a nettle rash, swollen hands, feet or ankles, headaches, indigestion, high or low levels of potassium in the blood.
Reporting of side effects
If your child gets any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via Yellow Card Scheme Website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour contains
Each 6.9g sachet of Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour powder for oral solution contains the following:
Macrogol 3350 6.563 g
Sodium Chloride 0.1754 g
Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate 0.0893 g
Potassium Chloride 0.0159 g
Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour contains chocolate flavour (which includes benzyl alcohol E1519, see section 2 “MOVICOL Paediatric Chocolate contains benzyl alcohol and sodium”) and acesulfame potassium E950 as a sweetener.
When it is made into a drink with ¼ glass (62.5ml) of water, each sachet gives the equivalent of:
Sodium 65 millimoles/litre
Chloride 51 millimoles/litre
Potassium 5.4 millimoles/litre
Bicarbonate 17 millimoles/litre
What Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour looks like and contents of the pack
Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour is a white to light brown powder.
Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour is available in boxes of 6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 or 100 sachets.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing authorisation holder:
Manufacturer:
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This medicinal product is authorised in the Member States of the EEA under the following names:
Belgium MOVICOL Junior Aroma /MOVICOL Junior Arôme
Germany Macrogol Norgine Junior Schokoladengeschmack
Finland Movicol Junior Chocolate
Ireland Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour
Italy MOVICOL Bambini 6,9 g polvere per soluzione orale gusto Cioccolato
Luxembourg MOVICOL Junior Arôme
Netherlands Movicolon Junior Chocolate
Portugal Movicol Pediátrico Chocolate
Spain MOVICOL Pediátrico Sabor Chocolate
Sweden Movicol Junior Choklad
United Kingdom Movicol Paediatric Chocolate flavour
This leaflet was last revised in 03/2022.
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