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Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure whether it is safe for you to drive while taking this medicine.

Important information about some of the ingredients

If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars (lactose), contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.

3.    How to take DF118 FORTE

Your doctor will decide on the dose and duration of your therapy.

Always follow the instructions of your doctor and pharmacist.

This medicine is for oral use.

Adults and elderly: One or two tablets three times daily taken with or after food up to a maximum of 6 tablets per day.

Children under 12 years: Not recommended.

If you forget to take DF118 FORTE

If you have missed a dose take it as soon as you remember unless it is nearly time for your next dose. Then continue your normal dose times. Do not take a double dose.

If you take more DF118 FORTE than you should If you take too much of your medicine seek immediate medical advice from your doctor or your nearest hospital. Symptoms ofan overdose include sudden or unexpected difficulty in breathing, pin-point pupils or a drop in blood pressure. In the case of children they may suffer fits.

4.    Possible side effects

.ike all medicines, DF118 FORTE can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Repeated use of Dihydrocodeine can result in tolerance and addiction.

If you experience any of the following side effects stop taking the tablets and contact your doctor or go to the casualty/emergency department of your nearest hospital immediately. These are symptoms of an allergic reaction.

•    difficulty in breathing with or without swelling of the face, lips, tongue and/or throat

•    swelling of the face, lips tongue and/or throat, which may cause difficulty in swallowing

•    severe itching of the skin (with raised lumps).

Other side effects that may occur include:

•    hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren't real)

•    confusion

•    changes in mood

•    feeling of being unwell

•    headaches

•    dizziness or a feeling of spinning (vertigo)

•    drowsiness

•    sweating

•    feeling faint when getting up from a seated position

•    pin-point pupils

•    fast, slow or irregular heartbeat

•    facial flushing

•    difficulty breathing

•    constipation

•    feeling sick (nausea)

•    being sick (vomiting)

•    dry mouth

•    difficulty passing urine

•    lower abdomen spasms

•    an itchy rash or redness

•    decrease in sex drive or ability to achieve and maintain an erection

•    lower body temperature

•    serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis)

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

5.    Storing DF118 FORTE

Keep all medicines out of the sight and reach of children.

Do not use DF118 FORTE after the expiry date which is stated on the carton. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month. Do not store above 25°C in a dry place. Protect from light. Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.

6.    Further Information

What DF118 FORTE contains:

Active ingredient: Dihydrocodeine Tartrate 40 mg per tablet Other ingredients: lactose, maize starch, pregelatinised maize starch and magnesium stearate.

What DF118 FORTE looks like and contents of the pack:

DF118 FORTE is a white, circular tablet supplied either in a plastic container or in plastic blister packs. Each pack contains 10, 28, 56, 100 or 500 tablets.

Marketing Authorisation Holder:

Martindale Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Bampton Road

Romford Essex RM3 8UG, UK

Product licence numbers: PL 0156/0093 Leaflet revised: January 2014

MARTjNDALE PHARMA

Bampton Road, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 8UG, UK