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Package Leaflet: Information for the User
Fabroven 150 mg/150 mg/100 mg Hard Capsules
Dry extract of ruscus, hesperidin methyl chalcone, ascorbic acid
Read the entire package leaflet carefully before starting to take this medicine, as it contains important information for you.
Contents of the Package Leaflet
Fabroven is a combination of 3 components: ruscus extract, hesperidin methyl chalcone, and ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
Fabroven belongs to the group of medicines called capillary protectors (cardiovascular system).
This medicine is a venotonic agent and a vascular protective agent (increases venous tone and capillary resistance, and decreases vascular permeability).
This medicine is indicated in adults for:
Short-term relief (for 2-3 months) of edema and symptoms related to chronic venous insufficiency.
Do not take Fabroven
Warnings and precautions
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting to take Fabroven.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) may affect laboratory test results, such as glucose determination in blood, bilirubin, transaminase activity, lactate, and others.
Children and adolescents
This medicine is not indicated in children and adolescents.
Other medicines and Fabroven
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines.
Fabroven contains ascorbic acid and may be used with caution with deferoxamine and deferiprone (in particular, medicines used in diseases caused by excess iron or aluminum).
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and fertility
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, consult your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine.
As a precaution, it is recommended to avoid using Fabroven during pregnancy and it should not be used during breastfeeding.
Driving and using machines
Not applicable.
Fabroven contains Yellow Orange FCF (E-110).
May cause allergic reactions.
Follow exactly the administration instructions of this medicine indicated by your doctor. In case of doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.
Adults:
The recommended dosage is 2 to 3 hard capsules per day.
The duration of treatment is 2 to 3 months.
This medicine is administered orally.
The hard capsules should be taken whole with a glass of water.
If you take more Fabroven than you should
Consult your doctor or pharmacist immediately
High doses of ascorbic acid (vitamin C, active ingredient of Fabroven) may lead to hemolytic anemia (reduction of red blood cells) in patients with G6PD deficiency (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase).
May cause oxalate kidney stones (kidney stones due to calcium oxalate crystals) from more than 1 g daily of ascorbic acid.
In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult your doctor or pharmacist immediately or call the Toxicology Information Service, phone: 91 562 04 20, indicating the medicine and the amount ingested.
If you forget to take Fabroven
Do not take a double dose to make up for forgotten doses.
If you have any other questions about the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The side effects that may occur are:
Diarrhea, sometimes severe, rapidly reversible when treatment is discontinued (see section 2. Warnings and precautions)
Abdominal pain
Insomnia (difficulty sleeping)
Dyspepsia (functional digestive disorder)
Nausea
Erythema (redness of the skin)
Pruritus (itching)
Muscle spasms
Pain in the limbs (in hands and/or feet)
Nervousness
Dizziness
Peripheral cooling (coldness in hands and/or feet)
Pain in the veins (sensitive veins)
Gastrointestinal disorders
Aphthous stomatitis (inflammation of the oral cavity with vesicles)
Increased alanine aminotransferase (increased liver parameter)
Gastric pain.
Maculopapular rash (redness of the skin) and urticaria (hives associated with itching).
Colitis (inflammation of the colon) reversible after treatment discontinuation.
Interference with laboratory tests due to ascorbic acid
Other side effects in children and adolescents
Not applicable.
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 Medicines and Health Products Agency's website: https://www.notificaram.es. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not store above 25°C.
Store in the original packaging to protect from moisture.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the packaging after 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 packaging and any unused medicines in the pharmacy's SIGRE collection point. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and any unused medicines. This will help protect the environment.
Composition of Fabroven
*(see section 2: Fabroven contains Yellow Orange FCF (E-110).
Appearance and packaging of the product
This medicine is presented in the form of yellow and orange hard capsules.
Format of 60 hard capsules. PVC/Polyethylene/Polyvinylidene Chloride/Aluminum blister pack.
Marketing authorization holder
PIERRE FABRE IBÉRICA, S.A.
C/ Ramón Trias Fargas, 7-11
08005 Barcelona (Spain)
Manufacturer
PIERRE FABRE MÉDICAMENT PRODUCTION
Site PROGIPHARM
Rue du Lycée
45500 GIEN (France)
Date of the last revision of this package leaflet: November 2023
"Detailed and updated information on this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) https://www.aemps.gob.es"
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