Kelemata Tea 16 mg Senna Leaves Plant Laxative 40 Coated Tablets

WARNINGS
The abuse of laxatives can cause persistent diarrhea with consequent loss of water, mineral salts and other essential nutritional factors. case of simultaneous treatment with glycosidicardiacs, diuretics or corticosteroids. The abuse of laxatives, especially contact laxatives (stimulant laxatives) can cause addiction (and, therefore, possible need to gradually increase the dosage), chronic constipation and loss of normal intestinal functions (intestinal atony). In children under the age of 12 the medicine can 'be used only after consulting your doctor. The treatment of chronic or recurrent constipation always requires the intervention of the doctor for the diagnosis, the prescription of drugs and the surveillance during the course of therapy. Consult your doctor when the need for the laxative derives from a sudden change in the previous intestinal habits (frequency and characteristics of bowel movements) that lasted for more than two weeks or when the use of the laxative fails to produce effects. It is also advisable for elderly or poor health subjects to consult their doctor before using the medicine.
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTIC CATEGORY
Contact laxatives.
STORAGE
Store the product in a cool and dry place.
CONTRAINDICATIONS / SECONDARY EFFECT
Hypersensitivity 'to the active substance or to any of the excipients. Laxatives are contraindicated in subjects with acute abdominal pain or of unknown origin, nausea or vomiting, intestinal obstruction or stenosis, rectal bleeding of unknown origin, severe dehydration. Generally contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation. Contraindicated in children younger 'less than 10 years.
NAME
KELEMATA HERBAL TEA tablets
EXCIPIENTS
Compound dry extract, sucrose, silica, magnesium stearate, corn starch, titanium dioxide, gum arabic, talc, iron oxide.
SIDE EFFECTS
Occasionally: isolated cramping pains or abdominal colic, more frequent in cases of severe constipation. With the use of the product, the urine sometimes turns slightly yellow-brown or red. This coloration is simply due to the presence of senna components in the urine and is not clinically significant.
PREGNANCY AND BREASTFEEDING
There are no adequate and well-controlled studies on the use of the medicinal product in pregnancy or breastfeeding. Therefore the medicine should be used only in case of need, under the direct supervision of the doctor, after evaluating the expected benefit for the mother in relation to the possible risk for the fetus or infant.
INDICATIONS
Short-term treatment of occasional constipation.
INTERACTIONS
Laxatives can reduce the time spent in the intestine, and therefore, the absorption, of other drugs administered simultaneously orally. Therefore, avoid ingesting laxatives and other drugs at the same time: after taking a medicine, leave an interval of at least two hours before taking the laxative. Milk or antacids can change the effect of the medicine; allow an interval of at least one hour to elapse before taking the laxative.
DOSAGE
Swallow 2-3 coated tablets with water. The correct dose is the minimum sufficient to produce an easy evacuation of soft stools. It is advisable to initially use the minimum doses provided. When necessary, the dose can be increased, but without ever exceeding the maximum indicated. Take preferably in the evening. Laxatives should be used as infrequently as possible and for no more than seven days. Use for longer periods of time requires a doctor's prescription after adequate evaluation of the individual case. Ingest together with an adequate quantity of water (a large glass). A diet rich in liquids favors the effect of the medicine.
ACTIVE PRINCIPLES
Each 190 mg coated tablet contains: senna hydroalcoholic dry extract 16.00 mg (tit. 45% in sennosides).