Echinacea tincture, 50ml

Increase in nonspecific factors of the body's defense in uncomplicated acute infectious diseases and with a predisposition to frequent colds; in order to stimulate immunity in patients with uncomplicated acute infectious diseases (as an auxiliary treatment); prevention of ARVI and influenza; as an adjunct drug for long-term antibiotic therapy of chronic infectious diseases.

Recurrent infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract (rhinitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis) and urinary tract infections (preventive and concomitant therapy).

Adults and children over 12 years old, 20-30 drops 3 times a day before meals.

The duration of treatment is no more than 8 weeks without interruption.

Echinacea purpurea herb - 200 g.

Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) 40% - until 1 liter of tincture is obtained.

Hypersensitivity to Echinacea purpurea and other plants of the Compositae family (chamomile, arnica, daisy, marigolds, etc.), autoimmune diseases, tuberculosis, leukemia, systemic connective tissue diseases, atherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), HIV infection , children under 12 years of age, pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Carefully:

Chronic liver disease, alcoholism, traumatic brain injury, brain disease.

If you have one of the listed diseases, be sure to consult your doctor before taking the drug.

Pregnancy and lactation:

The drug is contraindicated during pregnancy and during breastfeeding.

Dosage form

Transparent liquid from greenish-yellow to yellowish-brown color.

During storage, the drug may become cloudy, fine sediment, flocculent sediment, sediment that does not break when shaken is allowed, and the formation of plaque on the walls of the vial.

Composition

Echinacea purpurea herb - 200 g.

Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) 40% - until 1 liter of tincture is obtained.

Pharmacodynamics

The drug has an immunostimulating and anti-inflammatory effect. Increases the phagocytic activity of neutrophils and macrophages, stimulates the production of interleukin-1; induces the transformation of B-lymphocytes into plasma cells, improves metabolic processes, especially in the liver and kidneys. Stimulates bone marrow hematopoiesis, as a result of which the number of leukocytes and cells of the reticuloendothelial system of the spleen increases.

Indications

Recurrent infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract (rhinitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis) and urinary tract infections (preventive and concomitant therapy).

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to Echinacea purpurea and other plants of the Compositae family (chamomile, arnica, daisy, marigolds, etc.), autoimmune diseases, tuberculosis, leukemia, systemic connective tissue diseases, atherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), HIV infection , children under 12 years of age, pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Carefully:

Chronic liver disease, alcoholism, traumatic brain injury, brain disease.

If you have one of the listed diseases, be sure to consult your doctor before taking the drug.

Pregnancy and lactation:

The drug is contraindicated during pregnancy and during breastfeeding.

Method of administration and dosage:

Adults and children over 12 years old, 20-30 drops 3 times a day before meals.

The duration of treatment is no more than 8 weeks without interruption.

Pregnancy and lactation:

The drug is contraindicated during pregnancy and during breastfeeding. Method of administration and dosage:

Special conditions:

For the purpose of prevention, you should not use the drug for more than 10 days.

In case of therapeutic use, the course of treatment with the drug is 2-3 weeks. If, against the background of treatment with the drug, symptoms of the disease persist for 10 days, you should consult a doctor.

When using the drug for more than 8 weeks (without interruption), leukopenia may develop.

Patients with atopic dermatitis have an increased risk of anaphylactic reactions. Patients with atopic dermatitis should consult a doctor before using the drug.

Patients with chronic liver diseases and patients suffering from alcoholism and receiving treatment should remember that the drug contains 40% ethyl alcohol.

The content of absolute ethyl alcohol when taking the drug inside is in the maximum single dose - 0.38 g, in the maximum daily dose - 1.14 g.

In case of turbidity or the appearance of sediment, the bottle must be shaken. Potential turbidity or sediment does not affect the quality of the product.

Influence on the ability to drive vehicles and other mechanisms:

When driving vehicles and engaging in other potentially hazardous activities that require increased concentration of attention and speed of psychomotor reactions, care must be taken, since the drug contains ethyl alcohol and can cause dizziness, and in high doses, increased excitability. If the patient experiences the above undesirable sensations, one should refrain from driving a car or operating machinery.

Drug interactions:

A decrease in the effectiveness of drugs that have an immunosuppressive effect is possible.

The drug should not be used within three days after the end of the course of treatment with cephalosporin derivatives (cefamandol, cefotetan, cefmenoxime, cefoperazone, moxalatam).

Overdose

If the recommended doses are exceeded or if the tincture is used for a long time, dose-dependent side effects may increase.

If symptoms of an overdose appear, you should stop using the drug and consult a doctor for immediate symptomatic and supportive therapy (in accordance with the patient's clinical condition).

Side effects

Allergic reactions: rash, urticaria, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, angioedema of the skin, Quincke's edema, bronchospasm with obstruction, asthma and anaphylactic shock.

On the part of the cardiovascular system: lowering blood pressure.

From the nervous system: dizziness; when using the drug in high doses, insomnia, increased excitability are possible.

From the gastrointestinal tract: when using the drug in high doses, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea are possible.

If any of the side effects indicated in the instructions are aggravated, or you notice any other side effects that are not indicated in the instructions, inform your doctor.

Impact on the ability to drive vehicles. Wed and fur .:

When driving vehicles and engaging in other potentially hazardous activities that require increased concentration of attention and speed of psychomotor reactions, care must be taken, since the drug contains ethyl alcohol and can cause dizziness, and in high doses, increased excitability. If the patient experiences the above undesirable sensations, one should refrain from driving a car or operating machinery.

Storage conditions:

In a dark place at a temperature not exceeding 25 ? C.

Out of the reach of children.

Shelf life:

3 years.

Do not use after the expiration date indicated on the package.

Terms of dispensing from pharmacies:

Without recipe