'Other medicines and Bricanyl Tablets

iTell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines that you buy without a prescription |and herbal medicines. Bricanyl Tablets can affect the way that some medicines work and some medicines can have an effect on Bricanyl Tablets.

'in particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following imedicines:

•    Steroid medicines (such as prednisolone).

|* Xanthine medicines (such as theophylline or aminophylline).

•    Beta-blocker medicines (such as atenolol or propranolol), including eye drops (such as timolol).

I* Water tablets, also known as diuretics (such as frusemide).

If you are to undergo surgery with general anaesthetics it is important that you pnform your doctor about all medicine you use, including Bricanyl to protect you from adverse effects (e.g. irregular heart beat).

Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility

ilf you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this |medicine.

■Bricanyl should be used with caution at the end of pregnancy since it relaxes 'the womb.

|Driving and using tools and machines

Bricanyl Tablets are not likely to affect you being able to drive or use any tools lor machines.

iBricanyl Tablets contains Lactose

Bricanyl Tablets contain lactose which is a type of sugar. If you have been told |by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.

3. How to take Bricanyl Tablets

lAlways take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you to. Check with yourl ■doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. The instructions on the label should ■ 'remind you of what the doctor said.

|For asthma and breathing problems

■Adults and young people over 16 years    ,

'• The recommended starting dose is half a tablet three times in 24 hours. This ' i dose is usually taken for the first 1 to 2 weeks.    i

•    Your doctor may increase the dose to one tablet three times a day.

Illse in Children (7 to 15 years)

■• The recommended starting dose is half a tablet twice a day.    ,

'• The doctor may increase the dose to half a tablet three times a day.

|Contact your doctor straight away if:

•    Your breathing is getting worse.

I* You often wake up at night with asthma.

■• You start getting chest tightness.    ,

'• You are not getting relief from your current dose.

iThese signs could mean your asthma is not being controlled and you may i need different or additional treatment straight away.

Ilf you take more Bricanyl Tablets than you should

■If you have accidentally taken too much of this medicine, contact your doctor or ■ 'pharmacist for advice.

|lf you forget to take Bricanyl Tablets

If you forget to have a dose, have it as soon as you remember. However, if it is lalmost time for the next dose, wait until then and take the next dose as normal, ^ojiot take a_double_dose_to makejjp for ajorgotten^os^ _ _ _ _ j

If you stop taking Bricanyl Tablets

|Do not stop taking your medicine without first discussing it with your doctor.

,lf you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or , pharmacist.

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4. Possible side effects

|Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody | gets them.

Important side effects to look out for:

|* Allergic reactions. The signs may include a swollen face, skin rash, breathing problems, low blood pressure (feeling faint) and collapse. It is not known ' exactly how often this happens. If this happens to you, stop taking | Bricanyl Tablets and see a doctor straight away.

•    Sudden wheezing soon after taking Bricanyl Tablets. It is not known

I exactly how often this happens. If this happens to you, stop taking , Bricanyl Tablets and see a doctor straight away.    ,

Other possible side effects:

Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people)

|* Trembling or shaking.

•    Headache.

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)

|* Fast heart beats.

•    Pounding heart beats (palpitations).

'• Cramp or feeling tense.

i* Low levels of potassium in your blood which may cause muscle weakness, thirst, or ‘pins and needles’.

'Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data)

l* Unusual or irregular heart beats.

•    Chest pain (due to heart problems such as angina). Tell your doctor if you develop this symptom whilst receiving treatment with Bricanyl Tablets, but do

I not stop using this medicine unless told to.    .

•    Feeling sick (nausea).

|* Mouth and throat irritation.

•    Changes in sleeping patterns and changes in behaviour, such as feeling ' agitated, restless or “hyperactive”.

iDo not be concerned by this list of side effects. You may not get any of them.

If any of the side effects get serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in Ithis leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

iReporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any Ipossible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can report side effects directly .via the Yellow Card Scheme Website www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting , side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

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5. How to store Bricanyl Tablets

|* Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

•    Do not take this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the ' packaging. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month

r Do not store above 25°C.

•    Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These

_L measures_will helpjo protecJJ:he_environment._ _ _ _ _ _ _

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