Thursday, September 15, 2016

Water for Injections BP.






Water for Injections BP



Important information about your medicine


  • Your doctor or nurse will give you the injection

  • If this injection causes you any problems talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist

  • Please tell your doctor or pharmacist, if you have any other medical conditions or have an allergy to
    any of the ingredients of this medicine

  • Please tell your doctor or pharmacist, if you are taking any other medicines


  • Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine. In some circumstances this may not be possible and this leaflet will be kept in a safe place should you wish to read it.


  • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again

  • If you have any further questions, please ask your doctor or your pharmacist.

  • 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.


Where to find information in this leaflet


  • 1. What Water for Injections BP is and what it is used for

  • 2. Before you are given Water for Injections BP

  • 3. How to use Water for Injections BP

  • 4. Possible side effects

  • 5. Storing Water for Injections BP

  • 6. Further information



What Water for Injections BP is and what it is used for


Water for Injections BP contains water that has been very carefully cleaned and purified so there are no chemicals, bacteria or moulds in it. It is used to:


  • dissolve and dilute other medicines so that they can be given into your blood stream as an intravenous injection (into the vein).



Before you are given Water for Injections BP



You should NOT be given Water for Injections BP if you:


  • are sensitive or allergic to Water for Injections BP.



Using other medicines:


Please tell your doctor or nurse if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.




Pregnancy or breast feeding:


Please tell your doctor or nurse before being given this injection if you are pregnant or breast feeding. The doctor will then decide if the injection is suitable for you.




Driving and using machines:


You should not drive or use machinery if you are affected by the administration of Water for Injections BP.





How to use Water for Injections BP



Your nurse or doctor will give you the injection.


Your doctor will decide the correct dosage for you and how and when the injection will be given.


Since the injection will be given to you by a doctor or nurse, it is unlikely that you will be given too much. If you think you have been given too much, you must tell the person giving you the injection.




Possible side effects


Water is a natural substance in the body and so is unlikely to cause any unwanted effects.


However, If you think this injection is causing you any problems, or you are at all worried, talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.




Storing Water for Injections BP


Your injection will be stored at less than 25°C and protected from light. The nurse or doctor will check that the injection is not past its expiry date before giving you the injection.




Further information



What Water for Injections BP contains:


Each ml contains 100% Water for Injections Ph. Eur




What Water for Injections BP looks like and contents of the pack:


Water for Injections BP is supplied in 2, 5, 10 and 20 ml clear glass ampoules. 10 ampoules supplied in each carton.


The injection is also supplied in 1, 2, 10, 20, 30, 50, 100 ml and 200 ml vials with 10 or 25 vials in each box.


Not all sizes may be marketed.


The marketing authorisation number of this medicine is: PL 01502/0003R




Marketing Authorisation Holder:



hameln pharmaceuticals ltd

Gloucester

United Kingdom




Manufacturer:



hameln pharmaceuticals gmbh

Langes Feld 13

31789 Hameln

Germany



hameln rds a.s.

HornĂ¡ 36

Slovak Republic




For any information about this medicine, please contact the Marketing Authorisation Holder



This leaflet was last approved January 2010


43854_43865/03/10_M





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