Do not take Maalox Suspension if:

• You are allergic to aluminium hydroxide or magnesium hydroxide or any of the other ingredients in Maalox Suspension (listed in section 6).
  Signs of an allergic reaction include: a rash, swallowing or breathing problems, swelling of your lips, face, throat or tongue
• You are feeling very weak and have no energy (debilitated)
• You have kidney problems. Long term exposure to high doses of Maalox Suspension can lead to dementia.
• You have severe stomach pain
• Your bowel is partially or fully blocked

Do not take this medicine if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Maalox Suspension.

Warnings and precautions

Take special care with Maalox Suspension. Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if:

You are on a low-phosphorous diet

Other medicines and Maalox Suspension

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines you buy without a prescription, including herbal medicines.

Maalox Suspension should not be taken at the same time as other medicines. This is because Maalox Suspension can affect the way other medicines work.

Some medicines may be affected by magnesium hydroxide or they may affect how well magnesium hydroxide will work. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are already taking: – salicylates.

In particular, Maalox Suspension can affect the following medicines:

• Some medicines used to treat infections such as tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, rifampicin and ketoconazole
• Medicines for malaria such as chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine
• Chlorpromazine – used for mental illness (psychosis)
• Vitamins
• Polystyrene sulphonate – used to treat high levels of potassium in the blood

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if:

• You are pregnant, might become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant. You should not take Maalox Suspension during the first three months of pregnancy
• You are breast-feeding or planning to breast-feed

Maalox Suspension contains sorbitol (E420).

This medicine contains 50 mg sorbitol in each 5ml which is equivalent to 10mg/ml.

Sorbitol is a source of fructose. If your doctor has told you that you (or your child) have an intolerance to some sugars or if you have been diagnosed with hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI), a rare genetic disorder in which a person cannot break down fructose, talk to your doctor before you (or your child) take or receive this medicine.

Maalox Suspension contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per 5 ml dose, i.e. essentially ‘sodium free’.