Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor, pharmacist or nurse has told you.

• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
• You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse.

1. What Movicol Liquid Orange flavour is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Movicol Liquid Orange flavour
3. How to take Movicol Liquid Orange flavour
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Movicol Liquid Orange flavour
6. Contents of the pack and other information

• a blockage in your intestine (gut obstruction, ileus)
• a perforated gut wall
• severe inflammatory bowel disease like ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease or toxic megacolon
• an allergy to the active substances or any of the other ingredients of Movicol Liquid Orange flavour (listed in section 6).

When taking Movicol Liquid Orange flavour you should continue to take plenty of fluids. The fluid content of Movicol should not replace your regular liquid intake.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.

Some medicines, e.g. anti-epileptics (medicines for epilepsy), may not work as effectively during use with Movicol Liquid Orange flavour.

You should not take any other medicines by mouth together with Movicol Liquid Orange flavour and for one hour before and for one hour after taking Movicol Liquid Orange flavour.

If you need to thicken fluids in order to swallow them safely, Movicol Liquid Orange flavour may counteract the effect of the thickener.

Movicol Liquid Orange flavour can be taken during pregnancy and whilst breast feeding. If you are pregnant, trying to become pregnant or breast feeding, ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice before taking Movicol Liquid Orange flavour.

Movicol Liquid Orange flavour does not affect your ability to drive or use machines.

This medicine contains ethyl and methyl parahydroxybenzoate which may cause allergic reactions, possibly delayed.

This medicine contains 74.6 mg of alcohol (ethanol) in 25 mL concentrate for oral solution, which is equivalent to 3.0 mg of alcohol (ethanol) per mL. The amount in 25 mL concentrate for oral solution of this medicine is equivalent to less than 2 mL of beer or 1 mL of wine. The small amount of alcohol in this medicine will not have any noticeable effects.

This medicine contains 45.6mg of benzyl alcohol in each diluted dose of 125ml.

Benzyl alcohol may cause allergic reactions.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice if you have a liver or kidney disease, are pregnant or breastfeeding. This is because large amounts of benzyl alcohol can build-up in your body and may cause side effects (called “metabolic acidosis”).

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you need 3 doses daily for a prolonged period, especially if you have been advised to follow a low salt (sodium) diet.

Movicol Liquid Orange flavour contains 186.87 mg sodium (main component of cooking/table salt) per 25ml dose. This is equivalent to 9.3% of the recommended maximum daily dietary intake of sodium for an adult.

Do not exceed the stated dose.

A dose of Movicol Liquid Orange flavour is 25 ml liquid diluted in 100 ml of water. Take this 1–3 times a day according to the severity of your constipation.

Open the bottle and measure 25 ml or five 5 ml teaspoonfuls. Pour the liquid into a glass and then add 100ml (about half a glassful) of water. Stir well until all the liquid has been evenly mixed and the diluted Movicol Liquid Orange flavour solution is clear, then drink it. Please rinse the dosing cup after use and replace on the bottle.

Treatment with Movicol Liquid Orange flavour usually lasts for about 2 weeks. If you need to take Movicol Liquid Orange flavour for longer, please see your doctor. If your constipation is caused by an illness such as Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis (MS), or if you take medicines that cause constipation, your doctor may recommend that you take Movicol Liquid Orange flavour for longer than 2 weeks.

Usually for long term treatment the dose can be lowered to either 1 or 2 doses a day.

You may develop excessive diarrhoea, which can lead to dehydration. If this occurs, stop taking Movicol Liquid Orange flavour and drink plenty of fluids. If you are worried contact your doctor or pharmacist.

Take the dose as soon as you remember to take it.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via Yellow Card Scheme Website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

Each 25 ml of Movicol Liquid Orange flavour contains the following:

Macrogol 3350 13.125 g

Sodium Chloride 0.3507 g

Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate 0.1785 g

Potassium Chloride 0.0466 g

Movicol Liquid Orange flavour also contains purified water, orange flavour, and acesulfame potassium (E950) and sucralose (E955) as sweeteners.

It also contains a preservative which contains benzyl alcohol (E1519), methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) and ethyl parahydroxybenzoate (E214). See section 2 “Movicol Liquid Orange flavour contains ethyl parahydroxybenzoate, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, alcohol (ethanol), benzyl alcohol and sodium”.

Orange flavour contains the following ingredients: flavouring substances, flavouring preparations and a small amount of alcohol (ethanol).

When each 25 ml is made into a drink with 100 millilitres of water, it gives the equivalent of:

Sodium 65 millimoles/litre

Chloride 53 millimoles/litre

Potassium 5.4 millimoles/litre

Hydrogen Carbonate 17 millimoles/litre

Movicol Liquid Orange flavour is a clear, colourless liquid.

Each pack consists of a carton with a plastic bottle of Movicol Liquid Orange flavour containing 500 ml of solution and a plastic dosing cup.