Title: Oxytetracycline 250mg PIL Colours Colours Main copy: Helvetica Neue Medium - 8pt

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• Colitis (symptoms are colicky pain, nausea,

Package leaflet: Information for the patient 3. How to take Oxytetracycline
• You have the disease called myasthenia gravis diarrhoea or constipation)
Oxytetracycline Tablets BP 250 mg Tablets • Kidney problems
(these tablets may increase muscle weakness,
This medicine will be called Oxytetracycline Tablets difficulty chewing and swallowing and slurred • Harmful effects on the liver including failure,
in this leaflet. The tablets should be swallowed with a full glass of hepatitis and jaundice (signs are yellow skin or
speech) water.
• If you start to suffer from headache or eye eyes)
Some foods, milk and other dairy products can • Inflammation of the pancreas causing severe
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you problems, stop taking these tablets and consult affect the absorption of this medicine. The tablets
start taking this medicine because it your doctor pain in the abdomen and back
should be taken preferably on an empty stomach • Severe reduction in the number of white or red
contains important information for you. • Take special care if you are likely to be exposed (either 1 hour before food or 2 hours after).
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it to strong sunlight or UV light (sun beds). blood cells which may cause fever or chills,
again. You may experience photosensitivity Always take this medicine exactly as described in severe fatigue, weakness, sore throat, pale skin,
• If you have any further questions, please reactions (e.g. skin rash or easier burning). this leaflet or as the doctor or pharmacist has told unusual bruising or bleeding, and make
If you do, stop taking the tablets you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you infections more likely
ask your doctor or pharmacist.
straightaway are not sure. • Other allergic reactions such as skin rashes,
• This medicine has been prescribed for you
• If you are taking this medicine for a long itching and redness
only. Do not pass it on to others. It may
time your doctor may want to carry out Usual recommended dose: • Worsening of the symptoms of SLE (systemic
harm them, even if their signs of illness are
blood tests. This is quite usual and lupus erythematosus).
the same as yours. Adults, the elderly and children over 12 years:
• If you get any side effects, talk to your nothing to worry about. The usual dose is 1 or 2 tablets every six hours. Do Reporting of side effects
doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes not stop taking the tablets until the course is finished, If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor,
Other medicines and Oxytetracycline
any possible side effects not listed in this even if you feel better, as the infection may return. pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible
Tablets
leaflet. See section 4. side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also
Oxytetracycline Tablets can affect some other For the treatment of acne, the usual dose is 1
medicines you may be taking. Tell your doctor report side effects directly via the Yellow Card
What is in this leaflet tablet three times a day for four weeks, but longer Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search
or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently courses may be given if considered necessary by
1. What Oxytetracycline Tablets are and what for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple
taken, or might take any other medicines, your doctor.
they are used for App Store. By reporting side effects you can help
including any you may have bought yourself.
2. What you need to know before you take provide more information on the safety of this
Particularly any of the following: Children
Oxytetracycline Tablets medicine.
• Anticoagulants to prevent blood clotting (e.g. Not to be given to children under 12 years.
3. How to take Oxytetracycline Tablets warfarin)
4. Possible side effects • The contraceptive pill, as your pill may not work If you take more Oxytetracycline Tablets than 5. How to store Oxytetracycline
5. How to store Oxytetracycline Tablets properly and you may need to use a different you should Tablets
6. Contents of the pack and other information method of birth control You should contact your doctor or pharmacist
• Penicillin antibiotics such as amoxicillin, straightaway. Take your tablets or the pack with you Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of
1. What Oxytetracycline Tablets are flucloxacillin so that the doctor will know what you have taken. children.
and what they are used for • Antacids (indigestion remedies) or preparations If you forget to take a dose of Oxytetracycline Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original
containing aluminium, calcium, magnesium, Tablets package or container and keep tightly closed to
These tablets contain the active ingredient, zinc or iron salts (which may be included in If it is more than 2 hours since your dose was due, protect the tablets from moisture.
oxytetracycline. Oxytetracycline belongs to a vitamin and mineral supplements). Allow 2 to 3 skip the missed dose and take your next one when
group of medicines called broad spectrum hours between taking preparations containing Do not use the tablets after the expiry date shown
it is due.
antibiotics. This means that it is active against a these and oxytetracycline on the carton or label which is stated after EXP. The
large number of bacteria which cause infections. • Anti-diarrhoeal medicines containing expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
4. Possible side effects
kaolin-pectin or bismuth subsalicylate
Oxytetracycline Tablets are used to treat a wide • Diuretics (to increase urine production) or any If your doctor tells you to stop taking the tablets,
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side take any left over back to your pharmacist to be
range of infections caused by bacteria. They are drug you have been told can cause kidney effects, although not everybody gets them. destroyed. Do not throw away any medicines via
also used for preventing and treating chronic problems
bronchitis, severe acne, urinary tract (bladder and • Medicines to treat diabetes such as insulin, Some side effects can be serious waste water or household waste. Ask your
kidney) infections and venereal diseases such as glibenclamide or gliclazide Stop taking the tablets and tell your doctor pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no
syphillis and gonnorrhoea. • Methoxyflurane (an anaesthetic). If you need an immediately if you notice any of the following longer use. These measures will help protect the
operation tell your doctor you are taking symptoms: environment.
2. What you need to know before oxytetracycline. • Wheezing or breathing difficulties which can lead
you take Oxytetracycline Tablets • Lithium (to treat bipolar disorder, depression) to collapse, a rash, itching or hives on the skin, 6. Contents of the pack and other
since Oxytetracycline may cause an increase in or sudden swelling of the face, throat, lips or information
Do not take Oxytetracycline Tablets if: serum lithium levels when taken at the same genitals. These are signs of a severe allergic
• You know you are allergic to Oxytetracycline time as lithium containing medications. reaction What Oxytetracycline Tablets contain
(or any other medicine belonging to the • Chest pain, breathing difficulties or a dry cough Each sugar coated tablet contains 250 mg of the
tetracycline group of drugs) or you are allergic Oxytetracycline Tablets with food and milk since these might be symptoms of pericarditis active ingredient, oxytetracycline (as the dihydrate).
to any of the other ingredients in this medicine Do not take this medicine at the same time as (swelling of the heart membrane) Other ingredients are lactose, pregelatinised maize
(these are listed in section 6) having food, particularly dairy products including • Headache and visual disturbances, or, in infants starch, sodium laurilsulfate, gelatin, talc,
• You have long term kidney or liver dysfunction milk as they can reduce the absorption of this a bulging fontanelle (soft spot), because any of magnesium stearate, sucrose, titanium dioxide
or porphyria medicine. these may indicate raised pressure inside the (E171), yellow colour containing tartrazine (E102)
• You suffer from (SLE) systemic lupus skull and dried aluminium hydroxide, and polish
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
erythematosus (an immunological disorder • A skin reaction like sunburn caused by containing beeswax, carnauba wax and shellac.
Do not take this medicine if you are pregnant,
affecting connective tissue and vessels of the planning a pregnancy or you are breastfeeding, photosensitivity (increased sensitivity to sunlight
skin, nervous system, heart, lungs, kidneys, What Oxytetracycline Tablets look like
unless your doctor considers it essential as it may and UV light)
joints and other organs) The tablets are round, and have a yellow sugar coat.
affect the development of your baby. • Other serious skin reactions such as swelling or
• You are pregnant or breastfeeding (unless They are supplied to your pharmacist in packs of 28
peeling.
considered essential by your doctor) as Driving and using machinery tablets or in containers of 1000 tablets. Not all
oxytetracycline can affect the development of Tell your doctor, pharmacist or nurse if you suffer packs may be marketed.
Occasionally some people may find that their vision
your baby is temporarily affected. Do not drive or operate from any of the following effects:
Marketing Authorisation holder and
• You are taking Vitamin A or retinoid therapy. machinery if you have any problems with your manufacturer
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
eyesight. The marketing authorisation holder is Kent Pharma
Oxytetracycline Tablets should not be taken by • Swelling or ulceration of the oesophagus (gullet)
children under the age of 12 years. It may This medicine contains lactose, sucrose and (particularly if the tablets are taken with UK Limited, 2nd Floor, Connect 38,
cause permanent discolouration of tooth enamel tartrazine (E102): insufficient water at bedtime). 1 Dover Place, Ashford, Kent, England, TN23 1FB.
and affect bone development. • Tartrazine (E102) may cause allergic reactions. Manufactured by Surepharm Services Ltd., Bretby,
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated
• If you have been told by your doctor that you Burton upon Trent, Staffs, DE15 0YZ, UK.
Warnings and Precautions from the available data)
have an intolerance to some sugars, contact
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking • Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain
your doctor before taking this medicine. This leaflet was last revised in August 2023
Oxytetracycline Tablets if: and loss of appetite
• You have any liver problems or if you are taking Information on sodium content • Difficulty swallowing or swollen tongue If you would like the leaflet in a different format,
any drugs which you have been told can cause This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium • Swelling/itching of the vulva and vagina, itching please contact the marketing authorisation holder at
liver problems (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially sodium around the anus the above address.
• You have reduced kidney function free. • Discolouration of tooth enamel
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