What A.Vogel Echinaforce Echinacea – 120 Tablets is and What it is used for?
A.Vogel Echinaforce Echinacea – 120 Tablets are a herbal remedy for cold and flu symptoms, containing a traditionally used ingredient to support your immune system. If you’re looking for a natural remedy for cold and flu symptoms, Echinaforce could be the perfect herbal remedy for you.
This is exclusively based on long-standing use.
Echinaforce Forte is for use in adults and adolescents over 12 years of age.
What you need to know before you take echinaforce forte
Do not take Echinaforce Forte
- If you are under 12 years of age
- If you are allergic to
- Echinacea or plants of the daisy (Asteraceae/Compositae) family. Echinacea is a member of the daisy family.
- Peanut or soya. This product contains soya polysaccharide.
- Any of the other ingredients of this product
- If you suffer from
- TB (the infection tuberculosis)
- Sarcoidosis (a connective tissue disorder which causes the formation of clumps of cells, mainly in the lymph nodes, lungs and liver)
- An autoimmune disease such as collagenoses (inflammation of the connective tissue) or multiple sclerosis
- HIV, AIDS or any other condition which decreases your resistance to infection
- A disorder which affects your white blood cells such as agranulocytosis (low white blood cell count due to bone marrow disorders) or leukemia (blood cell cancer)
- If you are having treatment to reduce the response of your immune system (immunosuppression) e.g. chemotherapy, radiotherapy
- If you have had an organ or bone marrow transplant
Always take this product exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor, or pharmacist or nurse has told you. Check with your doctor, pharmacist or nurse if you are not sure.
Recommended dose Adults, older people and adolescents over 12 years:
Take 1 tablet two to three times daily.
Start taking this product at the first signs of a cold.
For oral short-term use only. Do not take more than the recommended dose.
If you take more Echinaforce than you should
- If you take too much and feel ill, talk to your doctor.
If you forget to take Echinaforce
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- Do not worry about a missed dose, take the next dose as usual.
- Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
If you have any further questions on the use of this product ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
Each tablet contains:
- 17.7 mg of dry extract from Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench herb (equivalent to 300-600 mg of fresh Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench herb) (Purple Coneflower herb).
Extraction solvent: Ethanol 65% V/V.
- 0.9 mg of dry extract from Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench root (equivalent to 17-29mg of fresh Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench root) (Purple Coneflower root).
Extraction solvent: Ethanol 65% V/V.
The other ingredients used for the tablet are lactose, pregelatinised starch, magnesium stearate and soya polysaccharide.
Like all products, this product can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Allergic reactions
If you already suffer from allergies you may be more likely to get them. Allergic reactions which may occur are:
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- skin rash
- Red, itchy skin (hives)
- Swelling of the face or skin due to fluid (angioedema)
- Blistering of the skin, mouth, eyes or groin (Stevens-Johnson syndrome)
- Difficulty in breathing
- Asthma or anaphylactic shock (a life-threatening allergic reaction)
Stop taking this product immediately if any of these occur. Seek medical advice and take this leaflet with you.
Other effects
You may find that when you take Echinaforce Forte you feel tingling, irritation or numbness in your mouth. This is due to the presence of alkylamides which are a natural part of the plant extracts in Echinaforce Forte.
There have been isolated reports suggesting an association between Echinacea products and
autoimmune diseases such as:
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- Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord (Multiple sclerosis)
- Painful lumps on the shins (erythema nodosum)
- Low blood platelet count
- Destruction of blood cells by antibodies (Evans Syndrome)
- Dryness in the mouth and eyes with kidney dysfunction (Sjögren Syndrome)
This product is typically dispatched within 1-2 working days from date of order
Please note that we do not operate at the weekends. Orders placed after 2pm Friday will not get processed until the following Monday morning.
Standard Delivery
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