TETRALYSAL®

Lymecycline

What is in this leaflet

This leaflet answers some common questions about TETRALYSAL. Please read this
leaflet carefully before you start taking the capsules. It does not contain all
the information available on this medicine. It does not take the place of
talking to your doctor or pharmacist.

All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of
you taking TETRALYSAL against the benefits it might have for you. If you have
concerns about using this medicine ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Keep this leaflet with your pack of TETRALYSAL. You may wish to read it again
later.

Before you use TETRALYSAL

When you must not use it

Do not use TETRALYSAL

• if you have an allergy to medicines containing other tetracyclines or any
  of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet;
• if you have kidney problems. Tell your doctor if you have a condition
  affecting your kidneys;
• to treat your child if he or she is younger than 8 years old;
• if you are pregnant or breast feeding.

Tell your doctor if you have or ever had any other health problems and if you
are already taking medicines.

What TETRALYSAL is used for and how it works.

TETRALYSAL contains an antibiotic used to treat certain infections such as
acne.

The active ingredient in TETRALYSAL is lymecycline which belongs to the group
of medicines called tetracyclines. These medicines work by killing or stopping
growth of bacteria which cause infections.

How to use TETRALYSAL.

Things you must do

• Follow carefully the instructions given to you by your doctor and
  pharmacist. They may differ from the instructions contained in this leaflet.
• The usual dose of Tetralysal is one capsule morning or night. However,
  depending on your condition and how you react to the medicine, your doctor may
  ask you to take a different dose.
• Tetralysal can be taken in the morning or at night, with or without food.
• For the treatment of acne, your doctor may ask you to take Tetralysal for
  at least 8 weeks. Continue to use even though there may not be an immediate
  effect. Medicines can take several weeks to show an effect.
• Tetralysal must only be used by the person it was prescribed for.

Unwanted effects

Tetralysal can cause the following unwanted effects : vomiting or feeling
like vomiting, upset stomach, sore tongue and difficulty swallowing, skin rash,
swelling of the lips and tongue, sore, itchy anus or vagina. Tell your doctor
immediately if you experience any of them or any other effects.

If you take too much TETRALYSAL

Immediately telephone your doctor or Poisons Information Centre on 0800
POISON or 0800 764 766.

Ingredients

TETRALYSAL contains lymecycline (equivalent to tetracycline 300mg per
capsule), magnesium stearate and levilite in hard gelatine capsules.

Storage conditions

Keep TETRALYSAL and all medicines out of reach of children.

Store TETRALYSAL below 30 degrees in a cool dry place and protected from
light.

Medicines should not be kept indefinitely. Return to a pharmacy any unused
medicine and any medicine past its expiry date as shown on its packaging.