ZEQUIN 300mg Tablet 10's

Talk to your Doctor, if you: Are allergic or hypersensitive to Quinine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine Have blood in your urine Have ringing in your ears Have suffer from muscle weakness (myasthenia gravis) Have problems with your eyes or difficulty seeing Have been told you have a disorder affecting the red blood cells (haemolysis) Have irregular heartbeats or other heart disease Have had malaria for a long time Have suffer from severe glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD), as this can cause episodes of anaemia Were born with or have any condition that causes an abnormal heart rhythm

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you Swallow this medicine with water If you take more ZEQUIN 300MG If you (or someone else) swallow a lot of medicine or you think a child may have swallowed any, tell your doctor or contact your nearest hospital immediately Symptoms of overdosage: loss of consciousness, difficulty breathing, changes in heart beat and heart function, kidney failure, fits, ringing in the ears, loss of hearing, headache, being sick, changes in vision, low blood potassium (causing muscle twitching/weakness or abnormal heart rhythm) and low blood sugar and sweating If you forget to take ZEQUIN 300MG If you forget to take this medicine take it as soon as you remember. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose then take the next dose at the right time If you stop taking ZEQUIN 300MG Do not stop taking this medicine unless your doctor tells you to do so

Allergic reactions: itchy skin rash, swelling of the lips, face, throat or tongue, flushing, fever, asthma or sensitivity to light, sores in the mouth, nose, and eyes, a skin rash, blistering (Stevens-Johnson syndrome) Cinchonism: abdominal pain, diarrhoea, disturbed vision (blurred vision, changes in colour perception or field of vision, total blindness), headache, ringing in the ears or impaired hearing, rashes, loss of consciousness, fits, shock due to heart problems, irregular heartbeats Changes to blood cells as seen in blood or urine tests, bruising or bleeding easily, nose bleeds or sore throats and infections

Tell your doctor if you are taking, Anticoagulants (used to stop your blood from clotting) Cardiac glycosides like digoxin (used to treat heart problems) Chloroquine, mefloquine, artemether with lumefantrine, primaquine, halofantrine, dapsone (also used to treat malaria) Cimetidine (used to treat stomach ulcers or acid reflux and indigestion) Amantadine (used to treat Parkinson’s disease or some viral infections) Ciclosporin (used to prevent transplant rejection) Flecainide, quinidine or amiodarone (used to treat irregular heartbeats) Astemizole or terfenadine (used for allergic reactions) Pimozide or thioridazine (used to treat some mental disorders) Moxifloxacin, rifampicin or antifungals (used to treat infections) Medicines to treat diabetes Suxamethonium (muscle relaxant) HIV medicines Barbiturates, carbamazepine or phenytoin (used to treat epilepsy) Medicines which are known to cause disturbances in heart rhythm Levacetylmethadol (a pain killer)

Storage Keep this medicine out of reach of children Store at a room temperature of 15-25°C