Avomine Tablets 25mg - Promethazine Teoclate 25mg for the prevention and relief of travel sickness, general nausea and vertigo.

• For adults and children 5 years old and over

Avomine is an anti-emetic (anti-sickness drug) which helps to prevent, and treat nausea and vomiting, including travel sickness, and vertigo.

Avomine is a medicine which helps to prevent, and helps to stop, travel sickness: It is believed that travel sickness is caused when the brain receives different messages from the eyes, the stomach and the ears which seem to be inconsistent or conflicting. As a result, you feel sick (nausea) and may vomit. Avomine works on the brain by blocking those messages which make you feel sick and which cause vomiting.

Avomine 25mg Tablets for oral use:

• Read your own leaflet before use

Adults:

For the prevention of travel sickness on long journeys: Take one Avomine tablet each night at bedtime starting on the night before you travel.

For the prevention of travel sickness on short journeys: Take one tablet one or two hours before travelling. If you forget to take a tablet, take one as soon as you remember.

Treatment of travel sickness: Take one tablet as soon as you feel sick followed by a second tablet the same evening. Take a third tablet the next evening if necessary.

Nausea and vomiting due to other causes: One tablet each night is usually enough, but two or three tablets may be required by some patients. These can be taken at intervals during the day, but it is often not necessary for more than 4 tablets to be needed in any 24 hour period.

Children over 10 years old: Give the lower adult dose (one tablet).

Children 5 - 10 years old: Give half the lower adult dose (half a tablet).

Your doctor may, prescribe Avomine for giddiness or light-headedness (vertigo), or for sickness after an operation, and in such cases the tablets should be taken as instructed by your doctor.

• Avomine is available without prescription nevertheless you still need to use it carefully to get the best results from it
• You must see a doctor if your symptoms worsen or do not improve

If you take more Avomine than you should talk to a doctor or pharmacist immediately

Each Avomine Tablets contains the active ingredient: Promethazine teoclate 25mg. This is one of a group of medicines called phenothiazines.

Each tablet also contains: Lactose, sodium metabisulphite (E223), potato starch, dextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid and magnesium stearate.

Do not use Avomine Tablets 25mg if you:

• Have an allergic reaction to promethazine or any of the ingredients
• Have taken medicines for depression, known as, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) within the last 14 days
• Have CNS depression, people with CNS depression will seem sleepy or unconscious
• Are planning to use for newborn babies or infants born prematurely

Take special care with Avomine Tablets 25mg if:

• You suffer with glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye), epilepsy, heart, liver, kidney or bladder problems. Tell your pharmacist or doctor before taking this product.
• You have a chest condition such as asthma or bronchitis because this medicine may make it more difficult for you to clear mucous from your lungs which could cause a chest infection. Speak to your pharmacist or doctor before using this product.
• You have severe headaches with blurred vision, severe stomach pains with vomiting, dizziness, difficulty with keeping your balance, ringing in the ears or other ear problems as well as feeling sick. You should tell your pharmacist or doctor about these symptoms before taking this product. This is because the effects of the tablets may make it more difficult for a doctor to find out why your are unwell.
• You have a bad cough. Please consult your pharmacist or doctor before talking this product.
• You are taking other medicines including medicines to help you sleep, or for depression, mental illness, anxiety, crampy stomach pains, Parkinson's disease or bladder problems. Tell your pharmacist if you are taking any of these medicines. If you are unsure if another medicine you are taking is one of those mentioned show the pack to your pharmacist.

Please consult your pharmacist or doctor even if these statements were applicable to you at any time in the past.

If you are having a pregnancy test or skin tests for allergy: do not take the Avomine Tablets 25mg as it interferes with the results; if you are having a skin test you should stop taking this product at least 72 hours before the skin tests.

While taking Avomine Tablets 25mg you should avoid drinking alcoholic drinks: as the tablets will add to the effects of alcohol.

Driving and operating machinery: These tablets may make you feel dizzy, sleepy, disorientated or confused or cause you to have a headache. You should not drive or operate machinery for the first few days, and until you are sure that you are not going to be affected by these unwanted effects.

Pregnancy and Breast-feeding: If you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant or are breastfeeding your baby, you should not take Avomine Tablets unless they have been recommended by your doctor.

Avomine Tablets 25mg contain sodium metabisulphite which may rarely cause hypersensitivity reactions an brochospasm (difficulty breathing).

Avomine Tablets 25mg contain lactose: If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this product.

Like all medicines Avomine may sometimes cause unwanted effects: These tablets may give you a headache, or may make you feel dizzy, restless, confused, tired or sleepy. If you are affected, do not drive or operate machinery until you are sure the effects have worn off.

Sometimes children may become over excited while taking this product. Occasionally some people, especially the elderly, may experience blurred vision, dry mouth or have difficulty passing water. The tablets may cause loss of appetite, upset stomach, nightmares. If these things continue please see your doctor.

Some people notice that they get cramp or muscles twitching or jerking, or the muscles become rigid. Unusual movements of the head and face muscles sometimes occur. If these problems continue or become a nuisance or you notice any other effect, please consult a doctor or pharmacist.

If you develop a severe rash, itching, swelling of the face, lips or mouth, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, palpitations or irregular heartbeats, low blood pressure (light-headed feeling when standing) speak to your doctor immediately.

If you get any infections, fevers or sore throats which seem to go on a long time or have any unexplained bruising or nose-bleeds, or if you develop a yellow colour to the skin, dark urine and yellowing of the whites of the eyes please consult your doctor or pharmacist.

Avoid strong sunlight while taking Avomine Tablets 25mg as your skin may be more sensitive to the effect of the sun.

If you get any of these, or any other unusual effects not mentioned in your own leaflet, stop taking the medicine and tell your doctor or pharmacist at once.