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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE MOXIE PARACETAMOL SUSPENSION FOR CHILDREN

DO NOT give Moxie Paracetamol Suspension For Children if your child is taking any other paracetamol-containing products, other flu, cold, cough or decongestant products. DO NOT give Moxie Paracetamol Suspension For Children to your child if he/she: • is allergic (hypersensitive) to paracetamol, or any of the other ingredients of Moxie Paracetamol Suspension For Children (see Section 6 and end of Section 2). • has kidney or liver problems If you are not sure about any of the above, please consult your doctor. Warnings and precautions If your child does not get better, talk to your doctor. Other medicines and Moxie Paracetamol Suspension For Children Tell your doctor or pharmacist if your child is taking, or has recently taken, any other medicine, even those obtained without a prescription, but especially medicines which: • are to treat ‘flu’ or a cold, containing paracetamol and/or a decongestant • thin the blood (e.g. warfarin) • control nausea and vomiting (e.g. domperidone or metoclopramide) • reduce levels of cholesterol and other fats in the blood (e.g. colestyramine) • treat epilepsy (e.g. anti-convulsants) • have been prescribed by your doctor to improve sleep (e.g. barbiturates), or for anxiety or depression (e.g. tricyclic antidepressants). • contain flucloxacillin (antibiotic), due to a serious risk of blood and fluid abnormality (high anion gap metabolic acidosis) that must have urgent treatment and which may occur particularly in case of severe renal impairment, sepsis (when bacteria and their toxins circulate in the blood leading to organ damage), malnutrition, chronic alcoholism, and if the maximum daily doses of paracetamol are used. The effects of alcohol may be increased whilst taking Moxie Paracetamol Suspension For Children. Avoid alcohol while taking this medicine. Pregnancy and breast-feeding This medicine is intended for use in children. If necessary, Moxie Paracetamol Suspension For Children can be used during pregnancy. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicines during pregnancy or breast-feeding. You should use the lowest possible dose that reduces your pain and/or your fever and use it for the shortest time possible. Contact your doctor if the pain and/or fever are not reduced or if you need to take the medicine more often. Driving and using machines This medicine is intended for use in children. However, it should be noted that Moxie Paracetamol Suspension For Children is not expected to affect ability to drive or operate machinery. Important information about some of the ingredients of Moxie Paracetamol Suspension For Children Paracetamol Suspension contains: • Ethanol: This medicinal product contains small quantities of ethanol (alcohol), less than 100 mg per 5 ml. (It contains up to 0.08 g of ethanol (alcohol) per 5 ml dose, equivalent to less than 2 ml beer or 1 ml wine per 5 ml dose). • Liquid Maltitol Syrup (E965): if your child has an intolerance to some sugars including fructose, contact your doctor before giving this medicine.