Echinaforce tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Echinacea

Available from:

A.Vogel UK Ltd

ATC code:

n/a

INN (International Name):

Echinacea

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Never Valid To Prescribe As A VMP

Product summary:

BNF: ; GTIN: 7610313304561 7610313303557

Patient Information leaflet

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Information
Patient Information Leaflet
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Important things you need
to know
This product is used to relieve
the symptoms of cold and flu.
Don't take this product if
you are allergic to any of the
ingredients: see section 6.
Before you take this product:
read section 2.
Dosage instructions: see
section 3.
Talk to your doctor if your
symptoms worsen or do not
improve within 10 days.
Side effects can rarely occur
when using this product: see
section 4.
Now read the rest of this leaflet
carefully. Keep this leaflet. You may
need to read it again.
1. What this product
is for
Echinaforce Chewable is a
traditional herbal medicinal
product used to relieve the
symptoms of:
Cold
Flu
This is based on traditional use only.
3. How to take this
product
Adults, the elderly and children
over 12 years: Chew 2 tablets two
to three times daily.
Not for use in children under 12.
Start taking this product at the first
signs of a cold.
For oral use only. Do not take more
than the recommended dose.
Do not take this product for a cold or
flu for more than 10 days.
If you take too much
If you take too much and feel
ill, talk to your doctor. Taking too
much is unlikely to be harmful.
If you forget to take this
product
Don't worry about the missed dose.
Take the next dose as usual.
2. Before you take
this product
Do not take this product
If you are allergic to
Echinacea_ _or plants of_ _
the daisy (Asteraceae/
Compositae) family.
Echinacea is a member of
the daisy family.
If you have a tendency to allergies
such as hives, allergic eczema or
asthma consult your doctor before
use. This product may not be
suitable for you.
If you are pregnant or breast-
feeding.
If you are having treatment
to reduce the response
of your immune system
(immunosuppression) e.g.
chemotherapy, radiotherapy.
If you are taking ciclosporin
or methotrexate, or any other
immunosuppressant medicine.
If you have had an organ or bone
marrow transplant.
Do's & Don'ts
If you suffer from
TB (the infection
tuberculosis)
Sarcoidosis (a connective
tissue d

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Echinaforce Forte Cold & Flu Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
One tablet contains 1,140 mg of extract (as dry extract) from fresh
_Echinacea _
_purpurea _(L.) Moench herb (1:12) and 60 mg of extract (as dry
extract) from fresh
_Echinacea purpurea_ (L.) Moench root (1:11).
Extraction solvent: Ethanol 65% v/v
Excipients:
One tablet contains 683.4 mg lactose monohydrate and 7.5 mg of soya
polysaccharide.
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet.
Greenish, round-shaped, bi-convex, bevelled tablet
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
A traditional herbal medicinal product used to relieve the symptoms of
the common
cold and influenza type infections based on traditional use only.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
For oral administration
Adults, elderly and children over 12 years:
1 tablet two to three times daily
This tablet formulation is not intended for children below 12 years.
Start at first signs of common cold. Do not use the product for more
than 10 days.
If symptoms worsen during the use of the product or persist for more
than 10 days, a
doctor or qualified healthcare practitioner should be consulted.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Hypersensitivity
to
the
active
substance
or
to
plants
of
the
Asteraceae
(Compositae) family.
Because of its immunostimulating activity, Echinacea must not be used
in
cases
of
progressive
systemic
disorders
(tuberculosis,
sarcoidosis),
autoimmune
diseases
(e.g.:
collagenoses,
multiple
sclerosis),
immunodeficiences
(e.g.:HIV
infection;
AIDS),
immunosuppression
(e.g.:
oncological cytostatic therapy; history of organ or bone marrow
transplant),
diseases of the white blood cell system (e.g.: agranulocytosis,
leukemias) and
allergic diathesis (e.g.: urticaria, atopic dermatitis, asthma).
This product contains lactose. Patients with rare hereditary problems
of galactose
intolerance, the Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose
malabsorption should
not tak