Medicine pack check sheet

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• ‘500 mg per tablet’ and ‘400 mg per 5 mL’ are label units for different forms. Pack numbers cannot answer how many tablets or millilitres an individual should take; diagnosis, age or weight, kidney function, exact product, prescription and target-market label are all required.
• The score on the 875 mg tablet is an appearance feature of that labelled product, not permission to halve, reduce or substitute another strength. Splitting, administration or changing to suspension requires the exact current label and pharmacist review against the prescription.
• The 200 mg and 400 mg chewables contain aspartame, and the FDA label lists phenylalanine information. This does not mean they are unsuitable for everyone, but phenylketonuria and related concerns require review of the exact product with a professional.
• With a serious penicillin or cephalosporin allergy history, breathing trouble or widespread rash after use, severe or persistent diarrhoea, or co-use of anticoagulants, allopurinol or other medicines, contact a local clinician or pharmacist promptly. Severe breathing difficulty, face/lip/tongue swelling or fainting requires emergency care.