Indications:
Essentiale Forte contains essential phospholipids extracted from soybeans. This medicine is indicated for adults, adolescents and children over 12 years of age, to relieve symptoms such as loss of appetite and a feeling of pressure in the upper right abdomen, caused by damage to the liver by harmful substances or malnutrition (toxico-nutritional damage to the liver) and in chronic inflammation of the liver (hepatitis).
If after 30 days you do not feel better or you feel worse, you should consult a doctor.
Contraindications:
Do not take Essentiale Forte:
- if you are allergic to soya bean preparations or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
Precautions:
Before taking Essentiale Forte, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility:
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to become pregnant, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
Soybean preparations are widely used in human nutrition and so far there is no evidence to suggest any risk when used during pregnancy and breast-feeding.
As clinical trial data are insufficient, the use of Essentiale Forte during pregnancy and breast-feeding is not recommended.
Driving and using machines:
This medicine does not affect the ability to drive or use machines.
Method of administration:
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Age and/or body weight:
Daily dose:
Children over 12 years of age (approximately 43 kg)
Adolescents and adults 2 capsules (600 mg of soybean phospholipids) 2 capsules 3 times a day (1800 mg of soybean phospholipids).
Essentiale Forte capsules are swallowed whole, during meals, with a sufficient amount of liquid (preferably a glass of water, 200 ml).
Composition:
- Bioactive substance: essential phospholipids extracted from soybean seeds, containing 76% (3-sn-phosphatidyl) choline (extractant: ethanol 96% (v/v)), 300 mg.
- The other ingredients are: solid fat (Witepsol W35), refined soybean oil, DL-α-tocopherol, hydrogenated castor oil, solid fat (Witepsol S55), ethanol 96%, ethylvanillin, 4-methoxyacetophenone, gelatin, purified water, titanium dioxide (E171), yellow iron oxide (E172), black iron oxide (E172), red iron oxide (E172), sodium lauryl sulfate.
Presentation:
90 capsule