Please read this leaflet carefully before taking this medicine. It contains important information about your treatment. If you have any doubts or questions, or you are not sure about anything, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

The name of your medicine is Lamictal Tablets. The active ingredient is lamotrigine. All tablets are pale yellow, are a rounded-square shape and contain either 25mg, 50mg, 100mg or 200mg of lamotrigine.

Lamictal Tablets also contain the following as inactive ingredients: lactose; microcrystalline cellulose; sodium starch glycollate; povidone; magnesium stearate, and iron oxide yellow.

Your pack will be one of the following:

25 mg: 56 Tablet Pack

50 mg: 56 Tablet Pack

100 mg: 56 Tablet Pack

200 mg: 56 Tablet Pack

Lamictal belongs to a group of medicines called anticonvulsants. It is used to treat various types of epilepsy.

The Wellcome Foundation Limited, London, NW1 2BP makes Lamictal Tablets and is licensed to sell them in the UK.

This medicine suits most people, but there are a few who should not take it, or who need to ask their doctor before doing so. Ask yourself these questions to check whether Lamictal Tablets are right for you:

• Are you pregnant, trying to become pregnant or breast-feeding?
• Have you previously had an allergic reaction to Lamictal, lamotrigine or any of the other ingredients listed above?
• Are you already taking any other medicines ?
• Are you taking oral contraceptive pills?
• Do you have liver or kidney disease?

If the answer is YES to any of these questions, (or if you are unsure if they apply), and if these points have not already been discussed with a doctor, tell your doctor or pharmacist before you take Lamictal Tablets.

It is important to take your medicine in the way your doctor has told you to. The label on your

pack should tell you how many tablets to take and how often to take them. If the label doesn't

say, or if you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

• The usual dose is one or two tablets once or twice a day, but you may be told to take it less often for the first 2 to 4 weeks.
• Swallow the tablets with a little water.
• If you forget to take a dose take another as soon as you remember and then go on as before.
• If you take too much Lamictal, or if someone else takes your medicine by mistake, tell your doctor immediately.
• Do not stop taking your medicine suddenly. Ask your doctor first.

Lamictal can cause side-effects in some people.

• You may get a slight headache, drowsiness, dizziness or a mild sick feeling. These can be ignored, unless they become troublesome or do not go away.

If any of the following occur, tell your doctor immediately:

• An unexpected skin reaction, e.g. a rash and/or a sore mouth or eyes.
• If you get a high temperature, 'flu-like' symptoms, or drowsiness, or if your epilepsy gets worse, particularly during the first month's treatment with Lamictal.
• If you start feeling very tired, if you get any unexpected bruising or bleeding, or if you start getting more infections (e.g. colds) than usual.
• Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you notice any other side-effects from your medicine which are not mentioned here.

Keep your tablets in a dry, safe place where children cannot see or reach them, and away from

direct heat and sunlight.

Do not take any tablets after the expiry date shown on the pack.

If your doctor tells you to stop taking the tablets, please return any which are left over to your

pharmacist. Only keep them if your doctor tells you to.

Date last revised: January 1995

The information in this leaflet applies only to Lamictal Tablets.

Lamictal is a Trade mark of The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.

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