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Fructines NF 30 tabl

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Indications:

Symptomatic treatment of constipation.
Laxativa Like all other Fructines should not be taken continuously for long periods.

Composition:

Tablets
Picosulfas Sodium 5 mg - ACAC. Gummi - Talc. - Magnes. stearas - Silic. colloid. andhydr. - Mandarin. aetheroleum - Aurant. cort. aetheroleum - Sacchar. - Orange Yellow S (E110) pro tabletta una compressa.
Oral drops
Picosulfas 7.5 mg Sodium - Methyl. parahydroxybenzoas - Sorbitol. - Aqua purificata q.s. ad 1 ml.
(1 ml = 15 drops).

Dosage and use:

Tablets
Draining, preferably at night before bed. - Adults: 1 to 2 tablets. - Children over three years old: ¼ to ½ of a tablet (1.25 to 2.5 mg).
Oral drops
Preferably at night for bedtime in half glass of water. - Adults: 5 to 20 drops (2.5 to 10 mg). - Children: 2 to 5 drops (1 to 2.5 mg).
Laxativa Like all other Fructines should not be taken continuously for long periods.
Chronic constipation should If possible, be treated by dietary and lifestyle habits.

This is a medicine, no prolonged use without medical advice, keep away from children, reading the package insert. Ask your doctor or pharmacist. In case of side effects, contact your doctor.

Contraindications:

Small children, the lack of the essential enzymes in the faeces.
Inflammatory diseases of the abdominal organs, abdominal pain of unknown origin, intestinal obstruction, irritation of the colon.
Diabetes, since the tablets contain 900 mg of sugar. The drops contain no sugar.
Persons treated with antibiotics; (antibiotics can destroy the intestinal flora and Fructines inactivating).
Relative contraindications: congestive heart failure, renal failure and advanced age.

Special precautions:

Like all other laxativa, prolonged use of the product should be avoided.
In elderly patients and in patients with congestive heart failure or renal impairment caution is required.

Pregnancy and lactation:

Although animal experiments have shown that sodium pico sulphate in the species tested exercises no teratogenic effects, the use of Fructines in pregnant women during the first three months of pregnancy is not recommended.
Although no reliable evidence that sodium pico sulphate in breast milk, the use of the product during lactation is not recommended.

Side effects:

Prolonged use of sodium pico sulphate can lead to: - abdominal cramps and diarrhea, which is sometimes, especially in elderly patients, associated with dehydration and hypokalemia, muscle weakness and weight loss - histological lesions of the plexus myentericus and disturbances in bowel movement.

Overdose:

Symptoms: abdominal cramps and diarrhea, which is associated with electrolyte disturbances (especially hypokalaemia) if fluid loss is pronounced.
Treatment: - immediate cessation of treatment - correction of the disturbances in the water and electrolyte balance by administration of potassium salts - possibly administration of a spasmolyticum.

Interactions:

Because the risk of hypokalemia is the combination of the laxativum with antiarrhythmics, diuretics, digitalis and corticosteroids is not recommended.