How to Use Colief^® Infant Drops

Colief^® may be used for all babies whether breast-fed or formula-fed, and is safe from birth.

Breast Feeding:
* Try expressing a few tablespoons of breast milk into a small sterilised container
* Add 4 drops of Colief^® Infant Drops
* Give this to your baby on a sterilised plastic teaspoon
* Continue breastfeeding as normal

Using Colief^® with Infant Formula:
* Make-up your baby's feed carefully according to the manufacturer's instructions
* Add 4 drops of Colief^® Infant Drops to formula that is warm, not hot
* Shake the feed occasionally, and feed the baby after half an hour having checked that the bottle is at the correct temperature
*Discard any unused feed

If you need to make-up your baby's feed in advance:
* Follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully
* Add 2 drops of Colief^® Infant Drops to warm milk and store in the refrigerator for 4 hours
Warm to feeding temperature

Using Ready-to-Feed Formula:
*Warm the feed and add 4 drops of Colief^® Infant Drops
*Wait for half an hour, shaking occasionally, before feeding the baby
*Discard any unused feed

Ingredients: Glycerol, Water, Lactase Enzyme
7 ml

Important Information
1. The active ingredient in Colief^® is lactase, an enzyme which occurs naturally within the body. The addition of Colief^® Infant Drops to a baby's milk merely compensates for a possible lactase deficiency in the infant's digestive system. Colief^® Infant Drops added to the baby's usual milk greatly reduce the level of lactose by breaking this down into glucose and galactose, before the baby is fed.

Studies have shown that the hours of crying may be greatly reduced when baby's usual milk is treated with Colief^®.

2. Read and follow the instructions in-pack carefully. Add Colief^® Infant Drops to your baby's milk - do not give the drops to your baby directly. Always follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully when making-up formula milk.

3. Colief^® is an enzyme and is destroyed by heat. It works best in milk that is warm (not hot or cold).

4. Once opened, keep Colief^® refrigerated but do not allow to freeze. Discard three weeks after opening and do not use after the Best-Before date stated on the pack.

5. Colief^® is available from Boots, Moss and Lloyds pharmacies, plus most major Supermarket pharmacies, priced £9.99. Most independent pharmacies in the UK also sell Colief^®.

6. Colief^® is approved by the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances for prescription by doctors on the NHS.

7. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS REGARDING YOUR BABY'S HEALTH, YOU SHOULD SEEK URGENT PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE.