Magnapen 125mg/125mg/5ml Powder For Oral Suspension
Package leaflet: Information for the user
Magnapen® 125mg/125mg/5ml Powder for Oral Suspension Co-fluampicil: 125mg Ampicilin/125mg Flucloxacillin
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine.
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• If you have further questions, please ask your doctor or nurse.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you personally and you should not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. The name of your medicine is Magnapen® 125mg/125mg/5ml Powder for Oral Suspension. In the rest of this leaflet it is called Magnapen® Suspension.
In this leaflet:
1. What Magnapen® Suspension is and what it is used for
2. Before you take Magnapen® Suspension
3. How to take Magnapen® Suspension
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Magnapen® Suspension
6. Further information
1. What Magnapen® Suspension is and what it is used for
Magnapen® Suspension contains two active ingredients, ampicillin and flucloxacillin which together are known as co-fluampicil. Magnapen® Suspension is an antibiotic medicine. It belongs to the penicillin group of antibiotics and works by killing bacteria that cause infections.
Magnapen® Suspension is used to treat a wide range of infections caused by bacteria. These infections may affect the chest, ear, nose, throat, skin and soft tissues.
In hospital this medicine may also be used to prevent and treat infections:
• which occur after surgery
• in patients receiving treatment which affects the immune system of the blood (septicaemia)
• associated with difficulties in childbirth (septic abortion (abortion complicated by fever, often leading to sepsis) and puerperal fever (an infection of the membrane of the uterus following childbirth or abortion)).
2. Before you take Magnapen® Suspension Do not take Magnapen® Suspension if you:
• know that you are allergic to penicillin, cephalosporins, any other antibiotic or any of the ingredients contained in Magnapen® Suspension (see ‘What Magnapen® Suspension contain’ in section 6)
• have ever had a skin rash or swelling of the face or neck when taking an antibiotic
• have ever had a serious complaint, such as liver problems, when taking an antibiotic.
If any of the above statements apply to you, you should not be given Magnapen® Suspension.
Speak to your doctor before taking Magnapen® Suspension if you:
• are being treated for kidney or liver problems
• have glandular fever
• are having blood tests because your medicine sometimes causes short-term changes to blood cell counts.
Additional monitoring of kidney and liver function is recommended for patients on prolonged treatment e.g. osteomyelitis (bone infection) or endocarditis (infection of the muscle around the heart).
If any of the above apply your doctor may decide to change the dose of Magnapen® Suspension or prescribe a different medicine.
Taking other medicines
Taking another medicine while you are taking Magnapen® Suspension can affect how it or the other medicine works. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, even those you may have brought yourself without a prescription.
Tell your doctor if you are using the following medicines (or any other medicines):
• a contraceptive pill as you will need to take extra precautions such as use of a condom
• probenecid and allopurinol, used in the treatment of gout
• or if you are being treated with any other antibiotics.
If you are required to have a urine test, please inform your doctor you are taking Magnapen®. False positive results can occur with certain tests for sugar in the urine (e.g. the Fehling’s test) whilst taking Magnapen®.
If you have any doubts about whether you should take this medicine then discuss matters with your doctor before taking it.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
You should let your doctor know if you are pregnant, think you might be pregnant or are breastfeeding before taking this medicine. Your doctor will decide if this medicine is suitable for you.
Important information for patients with an intolerance to some sugars
If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product, as it contains sucrose.
3. How to take Magnapen® Suspension
Always take Magnapen® suspension exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with
your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
• The dose of Magnapen® suspension your doctor prescribes and the length of time for which you will have to take it, will depend on your infection.
• The usual dose of Magnapen® suspension for the elderly, adults and children over 10 years of age is two spoonfuls (10ml) four times a day.
• The usual dose of Magnapen® suspension for children under 10 years of age is one spoonful (5ml) four times a day.
• If your infection is severe, your doctor may double these doses.
• Magnapen® Suspension should be taken half an hour to one hour before food. If this medicine is taken with food it may not work as well as it should.
• Try to take this medicine as part of your daily routine and space the doses as evenly as possible through the day - for example before meal times and at bedtime. You do not need to take a dose in the middle of the night unless your doctor has told you to do so.
If you take more Magnapen® Suspension than you should
If you take too much Magnapen® Suspension contact your doctor or hospital casualty department
immediately. Take this leaflet and any remaining medicine with you. Symptoms of an overdose
include feeling sick, being sick and diarrhoea.
If you miss a dose of Magnapen® Suspension
If you forget to take a dose at the right time, take it as soon as you remember. Then go on as before. But don’t take the next dose too soon. Always try to keep the doses evenly spaced and do not take two doses within one hour or so of each other.
If you stop taking Magnapen® Suspension
Keep taking your suspension until the prescribed course is finished. Do not stop just because you feel better. If you stop too soon, the infection may start up again. If you feel unwell at the end of your course of treatment, tell your doctor.
4. Possible side effects
Like many medicines, Magnapen® Suspension may cause side effects in some patients, particularly when treatment is first started, although not everybody gets them.
Stop taking Magnapen® Suspension and see your doctor immediately if you:
• get severe diarrhoea with bleeding or stomach pain
• notice your urine becoming darker or your faeces becoming paler
• notice your skin or the whites of your eyes turning yellow
• notice that your face is swollen and you have breathing problems
• notice red or purple discolorations on the skin
• start to itch or get a rash.
• notice blistering of the skin, mouth, eyes or genitals
• notice increased bleeding/bruising, pale skin or weakness (due to changes in the levels of certain blood cells)
• develop nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys that can cause swollen ankles or high blood pressure)
• develop a fever.
Frequent side effects which are usually mild include:
• nausea (feeling sick)
• vomiting (being sick)
• diarrhoea
Some of these reactions can be delayed for several weeks after finishing the treatment.
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard.
By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Magnapen® Suspension Keep out of the reach and sight of children
Do not take the medicine after the expiry date printed on the pack. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Do not store above 25°C. Keep the medicine in its original bottle and store in a refrigerator (2-8°C).
If any medicine is left after two weeks (14 days), return it to your pharmacist.
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.
What Magnapen® Suspension contains
Magnapen® Suspension contains two active ingredients, ampicillin and flucloxacillin which together are known as co-fluampicil. Each 5 ml of suspension contains 125mg ampicillin as ampicillin trihydrate and 125mg of flucloxacillin as flucloxacillin magnesium.
Your medicine also contains inactive ingredients. These are sodium benzoate (E211), disodium edentate, carmellose sodium, sodium citrate (E331), mono-ammonium glycyrrhizinate, blood orange and menthol flavours, saccharin sodium and sucrose.
What Magnapen® Suspension looks like and contents of the pack
Magnapen® Suspension is an off white liquid mixture. It is available in a bottle containing 100ml of the suspension.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
Marketing Authorisation Holder: Wockhardt UK Ltd, Ash Road North, Wrexham, LL13 9UF, UK Manufacturer: Laboratorio Reig Jofre, S.A, c/Jarama, 111. (Poligono Industrial) 45007 TOLEDO, Spain.
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This is a service provided by the Royal National Institute of Blind People. This leaflet was last revised in 08/2015
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