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Package Leaflet: Information for the User
ARKOPHARMA ECHINACEA Hard Capsules
Echinacea purpurea(L.) Moench
Read the package leaflet carefully before starting to take this medicine because it contains important information for you.
Follow the administration instructions of the medicine contained in this package leaflet or as indicated by your doctor or pharmacist.
Contents of the Package Leaflet:
1. What ARKOPHARMA ECHINACEAis and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before taking ARKOPHARMA ECHINACEA
3. How to take ARKOPHARMA ECHINACEA
4. Possible side effects
5. Storage of ARKOPHARMA ECHINACEA
6. Package contents and additional information
Traditional herbal medicinal product for the supportive treatment of the common cold, based exclusively on its traditional use.
Do not take ARKOPHARMA ECHINACEA
If you are allergic to the active ingredient or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
It is contraindicated in cases of progressive systemic diseases such as tuberculosis, immune system diseases, collagenosis, multiple sclerosis, AIDS, HIV infections, and other immune system diseases.
Warnings and precautions
If your symptoms worsen or a high fever appears during treatment, consult your doctor.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting to take ARKOPHARMA ECHINACEA.
Taking ARKOPHARMA ECHINACEA with other medicines
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines.
Taking ARKOPHARMA ECHINACEA with food and drinks
Food and meals do not affect the effect of the medicine.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant or breastfeeding women, so its administration is not recommended.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you might be pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, consult your pharmacist or doctor before using this medicine.
Driving and using machines
No effects on the ability to drive and use machines have been reported.
Follow these administration instructions of the medicine contained in this package leaflet or as indicated by your pharmacist or doctor. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist or doctor.
The recommended dose is:
For adults and adolescents over 12 years: take 2 capsules at breakfast, 2 capsules at lunch, and 2 capsules at dinner with a glass of water.
This medicine is for oral use.
If after 10 days of treatment your symptoms persist, consult your doctor or a healthcare professional.
Use in children
It is not recommended to administer to children under 12 years.
If you take more ARKOPHARMA ECHINACEA than you should
No cases of overdose with this medicine have been reported.
In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult your doctor, pharmacist, or call the Toxicology Information Service, phone 91-562 04 20, indicating the medicine and the amount ingested.
If you forget to take ARKOPHARMA ECHINACEA
In case of forgetting a dose, take the medicine as soon as possible, continuing the treatment as prescribed. However, if the next dose is near, it is better not to take the missed dose and wait for the next one. Do not take a double dose to make up for the missed doses.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Rarely, skin allergic reactions may appear. The frequency is unknown.
Reporting of side effects:
If you experience any side effects, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if they are possible side effects not listed in this package leaflet. You can also report them directly through the Spanish Pharmacovigilance System for Human Use Medicines: https://www.notificaram.es. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
Keep out of sight and reach of children.
Do not store above 30°C.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the package, after the abbreviation "EXP". The expiry date is the last day of the month indicated.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Place the packages and medicines you no longer need in the SIGRE collection point at the pharmacy. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of packages and medicines you no longer need. This will help protect the environment.
Composition of ARKOPHARMA ECHINACEA
Each capsule contains as active ingredient: 250 mg of cryomilled roots of Echinacea purpurea(L.) Moench (Echinacea).
The other ingredients are the excipients: gelatin (capsule shell).
Appearance of the product and package contents
There are 3 presentations in bottles containing 50, 100, and 200 capsules.
Marketing authorization holder and manufacturer
HOLDER:
Arkopharma LABORATORIOS, S.A.U.
C/ Amaltea, 9
28045 MADRID
MANUFACTURER:
ARKOPHARMA
LABORATOIRES PHARMACEUTIQUES
BP 28 – 06511 CARROS Cedex – France
Date of the last revision of this package leaflet: September 2016
Detailed and updated information on this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) http://www.aemps.gob.es/
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