Flaticone

Flaticone

COMPOSITION:

Each 1ml of Flaticone emulsion (oral drops) contains:

Simethicone …………………………………………………. 40mg.

DESCRIPTION:

Simethicone acts as a defoaming agent by decreasing the surface tension of gas bubbles in the stomach and intestines enabling them to coalesce, thereby preventing the formation of mucus-coated gas pockets in the gastrointestinal tract and eliminating the gas more easily.

INDICATIONS:

For relief of symptoms of excess gas in the gastrointestinal tract in many conditions such as:

– Air swallowing (aerophagy) due to anxiety or met with in women about the

menopause.

– Flatulence, abdominal distension, dyspepsia and windy colic.

– Postoperative gaseous distension for rapid passing of flatus and defecation after

operation.

– Esophagitis, Gastro-esophageal reflux, gastritis and peptic ulcer.

– Prior to radiography or endoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract.

– Spastic or irritable colon and diverticulosis.

DOSAGE:

Adult:

½ – 1 teaspoonful (50 – 100 mg)

1-3 times daily and at bedtime or as directed by physician.

Children:

1/2 teaspoonful (50 mg)

1-3 times daily and at bedtime or as directed by physician.

Infants under 2 years:

15-20 drops

1-3 times daily and at bedtime or as directed by physician.

The dose can be mixed with milk or other suitable liquids.

Storage Conditions:

– Keep the medicine in a dry place at a temperature below 30 °C.

– Keep the medicine out of the reach of children.

– Protect the medicine from direct sunlight.

– Do not use Flaticone emulsion after expire date.