What you should know about

Distaclor Suspension

Please read this leaflet carefully before you start to take your medicine or give it to your child. It does not contain all the information about your medicine that you may need to know, so please ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions. This leaflet only applies to Distaclor suspension.

What is in your medicine?

Your medicine is called Distaclor suspension. Its active ingredient is cefaclor. Distaclor suspension comes in bottles and is a pink strawberry-flavoured liquid. The bottles are either 125mg strength or 250mg strength.

Each 5ml of Distaclor suspension has either 125mg or 250mg of cefaclor in it. It also contains the inactive ingredients modified maize starch emulsion silicone, xanthan gum, sucrose, methyl cellulose, sodium lauryl sulphate and strawberry flavouring. The colouring is E127.
 

 

Distaclor is an antibiotic. Antibiotics help the body fight infections. Distaclor works by destroying certain bacteria that cause infection.

Distaclor is made by Eli Lilly SpA, Via Gramsci, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy. The product licence is held by Dista Products Limited, Dextra Court, Chapel Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 2SY.

Why Distaclor?

Distaclor treats bacterial infections of the ears, nose and throat; bronchitis and pneumonia, cystitis and kidney infections and skin infections such as boils and infected wounds.

Before taking your medicine

Make sure it is safe for you or your child to take Distaclor. Do not give Distaclor to babies who are less than 1 month old.

If you answer YES to any of the following questions, or you are not sure, tell your doctor or pharmacist.
  • Have you ever had an allergic reaction to antibiotics such as penicillin or cephalosporins or to any other types of medicine? (An allergic reaction may include rash, itching, swelling or breathing difficulties.)
  • Are you pregnant or could you be?
  • Are you breast-feeding?
  • Do you have kidney trouble or are you on dialysis?
  • Have you ever had colitis (a kind of severe diarrhoea)?
  • Are you diabetic? Distaclor can interfere with some urine sugar tests.
  • Are you taking any other medicines, especially warfarin?

If you are told you need a blood test, tell your doctor you are taking this medicine first.

 

 

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What you should know about Distaclor suspension – continued

Taking your medicine
    • Follow your doctor's instructions. Check the label for how much to take often to take it.

Usual doses:
    • Adults: Take one 5ml spoonful (250mg) 3 times a day.
    • Children: The dose will depend on the child's weight.

If you are not sure how much to take, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
    • Shake the bottle well before taking Distaclor liquid
    • You may be given a syringe instead of a spoon. It is easier for you to give the right dose to a baby or small child with a syringe. Ask your pharmacist how to use it and make sure that you wash it out well after each dose.
    • The medicine must be taken for as long as your doctor tells you to. This will usually be for 7 or 14 days. Do not stop taking it when you feel better because you may then get worse.
    • If you miss a dose, take one as soon as you can. If you miss several doses, tell your doctor.

    • Do not take more medicine than your doctor tells you to. If you ever take too much, go to the nearest hospital casualty department or tell your doctor immediately.

 

 

While taking your medicine
    • Distaclor may cause side-effects such as diarrhoea which may be bloody or have mucus in it, nausea or vomiting, vaginal discharge or itching, dizziness or difficulty sleeping. Children may become hyperactive. Tell your doctor if you have any of these and they are bothering you.
    • If your skin itches or gets red or swollen, or if you have pain in your joints, headaches, difficulty breathing or a weak feeling, stop taking the Distaclor and tell your doctor at once.
    • A few patients have become confused, sleepy or had other nervous conditions. Rarely, tests have shown temporary changes in the functioning of the liver or kidneys and other blood tests. If you have these or any different side-effects, tell your doctor. He or she has more information about Distaclor and will tell you what to do.

 

How to store your medicine
    • Do not take Distaclor after the 'Use Before' date.
    • Keep Distaclor suspension in the fridge and keep the top on the bottle tightly closed. Throw away any that you haven't used after 14 days.
    • Keep the medicine where children cannot see or reach it.

If your doctor tells you to stop taking the medicine, please take it back to the pharmacist.

REMEMBER: This medicine is for you or your child. Only a doctor can prescribe it. Never give it to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.

'Distaclor' is a registered trademark of Dista Products Limited.

Date of leaflet preparation: April 1995.

© Dista Products, 1995.