ARTICHOKE - MILK THISTLE COMPLEX TABLETS Tablets

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Active ingredient:

DRY EXTRACT FROM FRESH CYNARA SCOLYMUS L. LEAVES (1:30-31) EXTRACTION SOLVENT:ETHANOL 65% V/V, DRY EXTRACT FROM SILYBUM MARIANUM L. GAERTN FRUITS (1:2.0-2.1) EXTRATION SOLVENT ETHANOL 58% V/V, DRY EXTRACT FROM FRESH DANDELION ROOT&HERB(TARAXACUM OFFICINALIS WEB) (1:17-18) EXTRACTION SOLVENT:ETHANOL 51%, DRY EXTRACT FROM PEUMUS BOLDUS MOLINA (1:10-11) EXTRACTION SOLVENT:ETHANOL 70% V/V

Available from:

Bioforce (UK) Ltd

INN (International Name):

DRY EXTRACT FROM FRESH CYNARA SCOLYMUS L. LEAVES (1:30-31) EXTRACTION SOLVENT:ETHANOL 65% V/V, DRY EXTRACT FROM SILYBUM MARIANUM

Pharmaceutical form:

Tablets

Prescription type:

Product not subject to medical prescription

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

2014-07-25

Patient Information leaflet

Read all of this leaflet carefully 
before you start taking this 
product because it contains 
important information for you.
Always take this product 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 after 1 week.
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What is in this leaflet
1.  What Artichoke-Milk Thistle 
Complex is and what it is used 
for
2.  What you need to know before 
you take Artichoke-Milk Thistle 
Complex 
3.  How to take Artichoke-Milk 
Thistle Complex 
4.  Possible side effects
5.  How to store Artichoke-Milk 
Thistle Complex 
6.  Contents of the pack and other 
information
1. What Artichoke-Milk 
Thistle Complex is and 
what it is used for
Artichoke-Milk Thistle Complex is a 
traditional herbal medicinal product 
containing the extracts of fresh 
Artichoke leaves, Milk Thistle fruit, 
fresh Dandelion root & herb and 
Boldo leaves.
It is used to relieve digestive 
discomfort such as:
  Indigestion
  Feelings of fullness
  Flatulence
This is exclusively based on long-
standing use.
Artichoke-Milk Thistle Complex is 
for use in adults.
2. What you need to 
know before you take 
Artichoke-Milk Thistle 
Complex 
Do not take Artichoke-Milk 
Thistle Complex 
  If you are 
allergic to:
  Any of the ingredients of this 
product (listed in section 6).
  Plants of the daisy 
(Asteraceae/Compositae) 
family. Artichoke, Milk Thistle 
and Dandelion are members 
of the daisy family.
  If you 
suffer 

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Artichoke-Milk Thistle Complex Tablets
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains:
- 4.6 mg (as dry extract) _Cynara scolymus _L. folium (Artichoke leaves) (1:30-31),
extraction solvent: ethanol 65% v/v
- 3.2 mg (as dry extract) _Silybum marianum _(L.) Gaertn. fructum (Milk Thistle fruit) (1: 2.0–2.1), extraction solvent:
ethanol 58% v/v
- 1.2 mg (as dry extract) _Taraxacum officinalis _Weber, radix cum herba (Dandelion root and herb) (1:17-18), extraction
solvent: ethanol 51% v/v
- 0.7 mg (as dry extract) _Peumus boldus _Molina, folium (Boldo leaves) (1:10-11),
extraction solvent: ethanol 70% v/v
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablets
Beige-coloured, round biconvex tablets
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Traditional herbal medicinal product for the symptomatic relief of digestive disorders such as indigestion, feelings of
fullness and flatulence exclusively based on long-standing use.
This product is indicated for use in adults.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
POSOLOGY
Adults (18 years and over): Take 1 tablet twice a day.
This product is not indicated in patients less than 18 years.
If the condition worsens or symptoms do not improve after 1 week a qualified healthcare professional e.g. doctor or
pharmacist should be consulted.
METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
For oral short-term use only.
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use in cases of known hypersensitivity to Artichoke, Dandelion, Boldo or Milk Thistle preparations or to any of
the excipients listed in section 6.1.
Do not use in cases of known hypersensitivity to plants of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family.
Do not use in cases of bile duct obstruction, cholangitis, liver disease,