| Administration form: |
Drops for oral intake
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| Preparation group: |
Herbal preparation
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| Active ingredient: |
Expressed juice from fresh, blooming Echinacea purpurea
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| Composition: |
100 ml liquid dilution contains: Medically active substance: 75.6 ml expressed juice from fresh, blooming Echinacea purpureaherbs (1.5 - 2.5 : 1).
Other constituents: ethanol.
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| Indication: |
Support of treatment of recurrent infections of the respiratory and urinary tracts.
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| Characteristics: |
The origin of Echinacea purpura is North America, where its wound healing properties were preferred by the Indians. Echinacea preparations have an immunobiological effect on humans. Echinacea stimulates the production of the endogenic interferon and therefore considerably increases the defensive mechanism. Amongst others, they increase the number of leucocytes and splenocytes.
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| Application: |
Unless otherwise prescribed: Adults 3-4 x daily 55 drops (= 2.75 ml).
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| Side effects: |
Hypersensitivity reactions may occur in individual cases. It has been observed that remedies containing Echinacea purpurea can cause exanthema, pruritus or in rare cases facial swelling, difficult breathing, vertigo and drop in blood pressure. In this case, discontinue medication and treat symptomatically.
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| Contraindications: |
Echinacea expressed juices should not be taken if allergies to compositae are known. The remedy should not be used if progressive systemic diseases such as tuberculosis, leukemia or diseases similar to leukemia (leucosis), rheumatic diseases of the connective tissue (collagenosis), multiple sclerosis, diseases and/or infections caused by the AIDS or HIV virus, and other auto-immune diseases are known.
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| Adverse reactions: |
None known.
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| Interactions with other remedies: |
None known.
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| Precautions: |
As with all medications and due to the variations of clinical studies, professional medical advice should be sought prior to recommending this product to women during pregnancy or breastfeeding, as well as with children.
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| Advice: |
Patients suffering from alcoholism or liver diseases ahould be aware that Episcorit contains 22 Vol.% alcohol. The amount of alcohol per dose for adults is equivalent to approximately one teaspoon.
After opening, contents must be used within four weeks.
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| Warnings: |
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| Duration of treatment: |
Not longer than 8 weeks.
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| How supplied: |
The following dosage forms are available: 30 ml and 100 ml dropper bottle 1X.
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