Patient Information Leaflet

DESTOLIT 150 mg TABLETS

Please read this leaflet carefully before you start to take your medicine. If you have any questions or are not sure about anything ask your doctor or pharmacist.

What is your medicine?

The name of your tablets is DESTOLIT. Each tablet contains 150 mg of ursodeoxycholic acid.

The tablets also contain lactose, pregelatinised maize starch, acacia gum, talc, magnesium stearate and purified water.

Each pack contains 60 tablets. The tablets are white.

What you should know about Destolit Tablets

Destolit contains ursodeoxycholic acid, which is one of a group of medicines used to dissolve gallstones.

What are Destolit tablets for?

Destolit tablets are used to dissolve gallstones. Not all gallstones are suitable for treatment with Destolit, but your doctor has decided that your condition may be treated this way. Ursodeoxycholic acid is a chemical present naturally in the body where it helps control the amount of cholesterol in the blood. The tablets help dissolve gallstones that are made mainly of cholesterol.

Before taking your tablets

Do not use Destolit if you know you are allergic to any of the ingredients of the tablet.

Tell your doctor if:-

• You are or may be pregnant or are breast feeding
• you have a stomach or duodenal ulcer
• you have had bowel surgery (ileal resection) or regional ileitis
• you have a problem with your bowel
• you have a problem with your gall bladder
• you have any liver disease

You should tell your doctor if you are taking hormone replacement therapy, a contraceptive pill, cholestyramine, antacids, ciclosporin or a medicine to lower blood cholesterol.

Taking your tablets

Your doctor or pharmacist will tell you how many tablets to take.

 

The usual adult dose is between 3 and 4 tablets.

Destolit tablets are usually taken twice a day. They are usually taken with water after meals with one of the doses always after your evening meal.

The medicine will work best if taken together with a low cholesterol and calorie controlled diet. You should discuss this with your doctor.

You will not normally take the tablets for more than two years and your doctor will give you regular check-ups.

If you accidentally take too many tablets it is unlikely that you will notice any problems but you should tell your doctor.

If you forget to take your tablets, take them as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for the next dose then take only that dose and do not take extra to make up for the missed tablet.

After taking your tablets

Destolit tablets may not suit everyone and some people may develop problems. These include feeling sick, vomiting and itchy skin. Very rarely people get diarrhoea. If you notice any other unusual effects tell your doctor straight away.

Storing your medicine

Do not use your tablets after the expiry date shown on the box.

Keep your medicine in a safe place where children cannot reach it. Your medicine could harm them.

Remember this medicine is for you. Only a doctor can prescribe it for you. Never give it to others, it may harm them even if their symptoms are the same as yours.

If your doctor decides to stop your treatment return any left over medicine to the pharmacist. Only keep it if the doctor tells you to.