Vitaminum E Hasco

Leaflet included in the packaging: patient information

Vitaminum E Hasco

300 mg/ml, oral drops, solution
(int-rac- α - Tocopheryl acetate)
You should carefully read the contents of the leaflet before using the medicine, as it contains
important information for the patient.
This medicine should always be used exactly as described in the patient leaflet or as directed by a doctor
or pharmacist.

• You should keep this leaflet, so you can read it again if you need to.
• If you need advice or additional information, you should consult a pharmacist.
• If the patient experiences any side effects, including any possible side effects not listed in the leaflet, they should inform their doctor or pharmacist. See section 4.
• If there is no improvement or the patient feels worse, they should contact their doctor.

Table of contents of the leaflet:

• 1. What is Vitaminum E Hasco and what is it used for
• 2. Important information before using Vitaminum E Hasco
• 3. How to use Vitaminum E Hasco
• 4. Possible side effects
• 5. How to store Vitaminum E Hasco
• 6. Contents of the packaging and other information

1. What is Vitaminum E Hasco and what is it used for

Vitamin E is one of the essential nutrients, but its role is not yet fully understood. Together with catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and selenium, it is part of the system that protects cells from the effects of oxygen free radicals. It protects polyunsaturated fatty acids in membranes and other cell structures, stabilizes cell membranes and cell organelles, and prevents hemolysis of red blood cells.
Protection against oxidative damage appears to be important in the development and functioning of the nervous and muscular systems.
Vitamin E may also act as a cofactor in certain enzyme systems. It participates in glucose oxidation and glycogenolysis. It is involved in lipid metabolism: prostaglandins and cholesterol.
Epidemiological studies indicate a link between daily vitamin E intake and the risk of coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and other diseases whose pathogenesis is associated with oxidative stress. Vitamin E reduces the aggregatory activity of platelets.
The medicine is used to treat and prevent vitamin E deficiency caused by prolonged improper nutrition and metabolic disorders (e.g., hereditary lipid metabolism disorders: abetalipoproteinemia, malabsorption syndrome, cystic fibrosis).
It supports the treatment of myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, and its secondary prevention, as well as all diseases whose etiology is associated with oxidative stress.

2. Important information before using Vitaminum E Hasco

When not to use Vitaminum E Hasco

• if the patient is allergic to the active substance (vitamin E) or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6);
• in case of vitamin K deficiency.

Warnings and precautions

Particular caution should be exercised when using Vitaminum E Hascoin patients taking oral anticoagulant drugs (e.g., dicumarol, warfarin) or estrogens (e.g., oral contraceptives) at the same time.

Vitaminum E Hasco and other medicines

The patient should inform their doctor or pharmacist about all medicines they are currently taking or have recently taken, as well as any medicines they plan to take.
Vitamin E may act antagonistically to vitamin K, especially in patients treated with oral anticoagulant drugs or estrogens. The use of other agents with antioxidant effects (vitamin C, selenium, ubiquinone, sulfur-containing amino acids) may alleviate some symptoms of vitamin E deficiency. The simultaneous use of iron preparations weakens the effect of vitamin E, so a few hours' interval should be maintained between taking these medicines.
Vitamin E may reduce the need for insulin and digitalis glycosides and increase the absorption, utilization, and storage of vitamin A.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

If the patient is pregnant or breastfeeding, thinks they may be pregnant, or plans to have a child, they should consult their doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine.
The medicine can be used in pregnant women only on a doctor's prescription.
The medicine can be used in breastfeeding women only on a doctor's prescription.

Driving and operating machinery

The medicine has no effect on the ability to drive vehicles and operate machinery.
Vitaminum E Hasco containspeanut oil (oil from peanuts).
If the patient is allergic to peanuts or soy, they should not use this medicine.

3. How to use Vitaminum E Hasco

This medicine should always be used exactly as described in the patient leaflet or as directed by a doctor
or pharmacist. In case of doubt, the patient should consult their doctor or pharmacist.
Oral administration.
Recommended dose
Unless otherwise directed by a doctor, the following doses are usually used:
prophylactically:

• newborns, infants, and children up to 6 years: 10 mg (1 drop) per day;
• children from 7 to 15 years: 20 mg (2 drops) per day;
• adolescents and adults: 30 mg (3 drops) per day. therapeutically:
• cystic fibrosis
• newborns and infants (up to 1 year of life): 50 mg (5 drops) per day;
• children over 1 year of life: 100 mg (10 drops) per day;
• adolescents and adults: 100 to 200 mg (10 to 20 drops) per day;
• abetalipoproteinemia
• children and adults: 50 to 100 mg/kg body weight (5 to 10 drops/kg body weight) per day.

Infants and young children can be given the medicine undiluted or mixed with a drink.
In case ofoverdose, if the effect of Vitaminum E Hasco is too strong or too weak, the patient should
consult their doctor.
Due to the risk of overdose, the medicine should not be administered directly from the bottle to the patient's mouth.

Using a higher dose of Vitaminum E Hasco than recommended

In case of taking a higher dose of the medicine than recommended, the patient should immediately consult their doctor or pharmacist.
Doses many times higher than recommended, used for a long time, may cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, and other gastrointestinal disorders, as well as fatigue, weakness, blurred vision, headaches, rash, disorders of sex gland function, and decreased thyroid hormone levels in the blood.

Missing a dose of Vitaminum E Hasco

The patient should not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose.
In case of any further doubts related to the use of this medicine, the patient should consult their doctor or pharmacist.

4. Possible side effects

Like all medicines, Vitaminum E Hasco can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Vitamin E is generally well-tolerated. In adults, after long-term use of doses many times higher than recommended, fatigue, weakness, headaches, gastrointestinal disorders, and rash may occur.
In some patients, during the use of Vitaminum E Hasco, other side effects may occur.

Reporting side effects

If side effects occur, including any possible side effects not listed in the leaflet, the patient should inform their doctor or pharmacist. Side effects can be reported directly to the Department of Post-Marketing Surveillance of the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices, and Biocidal Products
Aleje Jerozolimskie 181C, 02-222 Warsaw,
phone: +48 22 49 21 301, fax: +48 22 49 21 309,
e-mail: ndl@urpl.gov.pl.
Thanks to the reporting of side effects, more information can be collected on the safety of the medicine.

5. How to store Vitaminum E Hasco

Store at a temperature below 25°C.
The medicine should be stored out of sight and reach of children.
The medicine should not be used after the expiry date stated on the packaging. The expiry date refers to the last day of the specified month.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste containers. The patient should ask their pharmacist how to dispose of medicines that are no longer needed. This will help protect the environment.

6. Contents of the packaging and other information

What Vitaminum E Hasco contains

• The active substance of the medicine is vitamin E. 1 ml of the medicine (about 30 drops) contains 300 mg of all-rac-α-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E). 1 drop of the medicine contains about 10 mg of all-rac-α-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E).
• The other excipient is purified peanut oil.

What Vitaminum E Hasco looks like and what the packaging contains

Vitaminum E Hasco is a clear (slightly opalescent) yellow oily solution with a characteristic odor.
One packaging contains 10 ml of the solution.

Marketing authorization holder and manufacturer

“PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO PRODUKCJI FARMACEUTYCZNEJ HASCO-LEK” S.A.
51-131 Wrocław, ul. Żmigrodzka 242 E
Information about the medicine
phone: +48 (22) 742 00 22
email: informacjaoleku@hasco-lek.pl

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