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Product Information of Gaviscon Infant

Before using Gaviscon Infant

Do not use Gavsicon Infant: • if your baby was born pre-maturely • if your child is allergic to magnesium alginate, sodium alginate or any of the other ingredients (see section 6) • if your child is being sick, has a fever or diarrhoea • if you have been told or it is suspected that your child has damage to their kidneys or they have been put on a low salt diet • if you have been told that your child has a blockage in their gut (an intestinal obstruction) Take special care with Gaviscon Infant: If your baby is under one year, you should ask your doctor or pharmacist before giving Gaviscon Infant. Taking Gaviscon Infant with other medicines Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if your child is taking or has recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription. Taking Gaviscon Infant with food and drink Do not use Gaviscon Infant with other feed thickening agents or infant milk preparations containing a thickening agent. You should ask your doctor or pharmacist before you give Gaviscon Infant to your child if you are not sure. Important information about some of the ingredients of Gaviscon Infant The maximum recommended daily dose of this medicinal product contains 287 mg sodium (found in table salt). This is equivalent to 14% of the adult recommended maximum daily dietary intake for sodium. To be taken into account by patients on a controlled sodium diet. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor if you need this product on a daily basis for a prolonged period of time, especially if you have been advised to have a low salt diet. Gaviscon Infant should not be given to infants with kidney problems/damage or those on a low salt diet (see ‘Do not use Gaviscon Infant’).