Cleen Ready To Use Enema Kit (Sodium Phosphate) Cleen Ready To Use Enema Kit (Sodium Phosphate)

Warnings and precautions

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Cleen Ready-to-Use Enema if:

• You are frail or elderly. You may need assistance from a carer or healthcare professional to use Cleen Ready-to-Use Enema.
• You have uncontrolled blood pressure.
• You have a heart or kidney condition.
• You suffer from ascites (excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity).
• You suffer from rectal ulceration (ulceration of the back passage) or fissures (tears in the skin of the back passage).
• You have had a colostomy.
• You suffer from electrolyte disturbances (changes in the salt levels in the body such as low calcium, low potassium, high phosphate or high sodium levels).

Please consult your doctor, even if these statements were applicable to you at any time in the past. You may need to be more closely supervised during treatment.

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

• medicines for the treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension) such as ACE-inhibitors (e.g. enalapril, ramipril, lisinopril) and angiotensin receptor blockers (e.g. losartan, candesartan, eprosartan, irbesartan, olmesartan, telmisartan, valsartan) or angina (calcium channel blockers).
• medicines to empty the bladder (diuretics).
• certain medicines for mental disorders (lithium).
• any other medicines that could make you dehydrated or alter the salt levels (potassium, sodium, phosphate or water) in your body, known as your electrolyte balance.
• certain medicines for cleaning the bowel (sodium phosphates).
• medicines that alter the rhythm of your heart (prolong the QT interval); such as amiodarone, arsenic trioxide, astemizole, azithromycin, erythromycin, clarithromycin, chlorpromazine, cisapride, citalopram, domperidone, terfenadine, procainamide.
• non–steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin or ibuprofen.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

As the main ingredients contained in Cleen Ready-to-Use Enema may pass into breast milk, it is advised that breast milk is expressed and discarded for at least 24 hours after receiving the Cleen Ready-to-Use Enema.

Driving and using machines

Whilst there are no direct effects of Cleen Ready-to-Use Enema on your ability to drive or use machinery, you should remain near toilet facilities after using this medicine.

Cleen Ready-to-Use Enema contains benzalkonium chloride which is an irritant and may cause skin reactions.

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Cleen Ready-to-Use Enema may very rarely (one out of 10,000 people) cause:

• Hypersensitivity: allergic reactions (with or without rash).

• Dehydration.

• Muscle twitches and spasms due to changes in the amounts of salts (electrolytes) in the blood.

• Abdominal pain or bloating (distension).

• Gastrointestinal pain.

• Nausea or vomiting.

• Anal itching, stinging, pain or discomfort.

• Blisters.

• Diarrhoea.

• Chills.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the 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.

Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

This product is for self-use. If you are elderly or unable to use Cleen Ready-to-Use Enema by yourself, you may need the help of a carer or healthcare professional to follow these instructions.

The recommended dose is one bottle (118ml delivered dose) no more than once daily or as directed by your doctor.

as directed by your doctor.

For rectal use only.

Unless directed by your doctor, Cleen Ready-to-Use Enema should not be used for more than one

week. Administration of more than one enema in a 24 hour period can be harmful.

1. Wash your hands before handling this product and if possible use disposable gloves.

2. Lie on your left side with both knees bent and your arms at rest in front of you.

3. Remove the orange protective shield. Pull the shield gently while holding the bottle upright and grasping the grooved bottle cap with your fingers.

4. With a steady pressure, gently insert the enema Comfortip into the rectum with the tip pointing towards your navel.

5. Squeeze the bottle until nearly all the liquid has been emptied.

Note: It is not necessary to empty the unit completely. The bottle contains more than the amount of liquid needed for effective use, so a small residue will remain.

6. Gently remove the nozzle from your rectum. It is normal to experience some leakage of the enema liquid

7. Remain in the same position (Fig. 1, above) until the urge to evacuate your bowels is strong - usually within 2 to 5 minutes.

8. Return the used enema to the carton for disposal and wash your hands.

If rectal bleeding is noticed, administration must be discontinued immediately and you must contact a doctor immediately.

Be prepared to expect frequent loose bowel movements within 5 minutes of taking a dose of Cleen Ready-to-Use Enema. This is normal and shows that the medicine is working. If you have not had a bowel movement within this time, consult your doctor. Do not use any more Cleen Ready to-Use Enema unless instructed to do so by your doctor. Remain near a toilet until the effects have worn off.

Drink plenty of clear fluids e.g. water, clear soups, herbal tea, black tea or black coffee or diluted cordials/fruit juice without pulp (but not red or purple coloured juices) to avoid dehydration. In general you should drink 250ml (a small tumbler-sized glass) every hour until the effect of the Cleen Ready-to-Use Enema has worn off. After this, drink clear fluids, preferably water, to satisfy your thirst until after your hospital procedure, or as directed by your doctor.

If you use more Cleen Ready-to-Use Enema than you should, or if you accidentally ingest (drink) the medicine, talk to a doctor or pharmacist immediately. If you use more Cleen Ready-toUse Enema than you should, you may feel dehydrated, be thirsty or have muscular rigidity. If possible take your bottle or the carton with you to show the doctor or pharmacist.

Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

Do not use this medicine after the expiry date, which is stated on the packaging. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month. Do not store above 25ºC.

Do not refrigerate.

Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.

Active substances: Each 118ml dose delivers the equivalent of 21.4g (18.1% w/v) Sodium Dihydrogen Phosphate Dihydrate and 9.4g (8.0% w/v) Disodium phosphate Dodecahydrate.

Contains 4.4g sodium per delivered dose. The other ingredients (excipients) are Benzalkonium Chloride, Disodium Edetate, Purified Water.

The nozzle lubricant is white soft paraffin.

Contains 80mg benzalkonium chloride per delivered dose.