Holland & Barrett Echinacea Cold and Flu Hard Capsules

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Active ingredient:

Echinacea root extract (as dry root) from echinacea root (echinacea purpurea l)

Available from:

Holland & Barrett International Limited

INN (International Name):

Echinacea root extract (as dry root) from echinacea root (echinacea purpurea l)

Dosage:

.

Pharmaceutical form:

Capsule, hard

Prescription type:

Product not subject to medical prescription

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

2014-01-17

Patient Information leaflet

PACKAGE LEAFLET: Information for the Patient
ECHINACEA COLD AND FLU HARD CAPSULES
_ECHINACEA PURPUREA_ ROOT EXTRACT
IMPORTANT NOTES
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
Please read this leaflet carefully before you take this traditional
herbal medicine because it contains important information for you
◆
Always take this traditional herbal medicine exactly as described
in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again
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Ask a healthcare professional eg a doctor or a pharmacist
if you need more information or advice
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If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet
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You must talk to a doctor if you feel worse or you do not feel
better after 10 days of taking this traditional herbal medicine
1 - WHAT THIS TRADITIONAL HERBAL
MEDICINE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
2 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU
TAKE THIS TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINE
3 - HOW TO TAKE THIS TRADITIONAL HERBAL
MEDICINE
Holland & Barrett Echinacea Cold and Flu Hard Capsules is a
traditional herbal medicinal product used to relieve common
cold and flu-like symptoms in adults and adolescents over 12
years. This is exclusively based upon long-standing use.
Do not take this traditional herbal medicine if you:
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Are allergic to Echinacea or traditional herbal medicines from
the same plant family (Asteracaea/Compositae) such as daisies,
marigolds or artichokes, or to any of the other
ingredients in
this traditional herbal medicine (listed in section 6 of this leaflet)
◆
Suffer from Sarcoidosis (a connective tissue disorder which
causes the formation of clumps of cells, mainly in the lymph
nodes, lungs and liver)
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Are having treatment that reduces your natural response to
infection (eg chemotherapy or radiotherapy)
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Suffer from autoimmune conditions such as inflammation of
the connective tissue (collagenosis) or multiple sclerosis
◆
Suffer from conditions which decrease your resistance to
infection (eg HIV or

Summary of Product characteristics

Health Products Regulatory Authority
03 May 2019
CRN008LSX
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Holland & Barrett Echinacea Cold and Flu Hard Capsules
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each hard capsule contains 140mg of extract (as dry extract) from
_Echinacea purpurea_ root (equivalent to 838 mg –1117 mg of
_Echinacea purpurea_ (L.) Moench (purple coneflower), root).
Extraction solvent: Ethanol 75% v/v.
For full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Hard Capsule (Capsules)
Two piece clear hard capsules with grey/brown fill.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
A traditional herbal medicinal product used to relieve common cold and
flu-like symptoms in adults and adolescents over 12
years, exclusively based upon long-standing use.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
For oral short-term use only.
_ADULTS, OLDER PEOPLE AND ADOLESCENTS OVER 12 YEARS:_
Take one capsule 2 times daily. Swallow the whole capsule with water.
Start at the first sign of a common cold.
Do not exceed the stated dose.
DURATION OF USE:
Do not use this product for more than 10 days.
The use in children below 12 years of age is not recommended (see 4.4
Special warnings and precautions for use).
If symptoms worsen or persist for more than 10 days, or if new
symptoms develop, or if high fever occurs whilst taking this
product, a doctor or pharmacist should be consulted.
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use in cases of known hypersensitivity to _Echinacea purpurea_
root, to plants of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family or to
any of the excipients listed in section 6.1.
Because of their immune-modulatory activity, Echinacea extracts must
not be used in cases of progressive systemic disorders
(Tuberculosis sarcoidosis), autoimmune diseases (e.g. collagenosis,
multiple sclerosis), immunodeficiencies (e.g. HIV infection,
AIDS), immunosuppression (e.g. oncological cytostatic therapy, history
of organ or bone marrow transplant) and diseases of
the white blood cell sy