Lanes Modern Herbals Laxative Tablets

Country: Malta

Language: English

Source: Medicines Authority

Active ingredient:

CASCARA, CASSIA SENNA, ALOIN

Available from:

G. R. Lane Health Products Limited Sisson Road, Gloucester, GL2 0GR, United Kingdom

ATC code:

A06AB

INN (International Name):

CASCARA 130 mg CASSIA SENNA 32 mg ALOIN 10 mg

Pharmaceutical form:

COATED TABLET

Composition:

CASCARA 130 mg CASSIA SENNA 32 mg ALOIN 10 mg

Prescription type:

OTC

Therapeutic area:

DRUGS FOR CONSTIPATION

Authorization status:

Withdrawn

Authorization date:

2005-12-23

Patient Information leaflet

6. FURTHER INFORMATION
What Lanes Modern Herbals Laxative Tablets contain
The active substances per tablet are:
Senna Leaf (_Cassia senna_ L. folium)
.................................32mg
Extract
(as
dry
extract)
from
Cascara
bark
(_Rhamnus purshianus_ D.C.), Extraction
solvent: water
.........................................................................130mg
Aloin...................................................................................................
10mg
The other ingredients are:
Core: Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Stearate, Pregelatinised
Maize
Starch,
Silicon
Dioxide,
Sodium
Starch
Glycolate,
Stearic Acid.
Coating: Acacia, Calcium Carbonate, Carnauba Wax, Ethyl
Acetate, Hydrochloric Acid, Iron Oxide, Polyvinyl Acetate
Phthalate,
Sodium
Propyl
Parahydroxybenzoate
(E217),
Sodium
Methyl
Parahydroxybenzoate
(E219),
Sucrose,
Stearic Acid, Talc, Titanium Dioxide, Yellow Beeswax.
What Lanes Modern Herbals Laxative Tablets look like and
contents of the pack
Lanes Modern Herbals Laxative Tablets are brown, circular,
coated tablets. They are available in blister packs containing
14 tablets.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
G. R. Lane Health Products Limited,
Sisson Road,
Gloucester,
GL2 0GR,
United Kingdom.
Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
This leaflet was last approved November 2009
573030

_LAXATIVE TABLETS_
HERBALS
M O D E R N
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
This
medicine
is
available
without
prescription.
However,
you
still
need
to
take
Lanes
Modern
Herbals
Laxative
Tablets
carefully
to
get
the
best
results from them.
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more information
or advice.
• You must contact a doctor if your symptoms worsen or
do not improve after 7 days.
• If any of the side effects become serious, or if you notice
any side effect not listed in this leaflet, please tell your
doctor or pharmacist.
In this leaflet:
1. What Lanes Modern H

Summary of Product characteristics

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Lanes Modern Herbals Laxative Coated Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Ingredients
mg/tablet
Senna leaf (_Cassia senna _L. folium)
32
Aloin
10
Extract (as dry extract) from Cascara bark
(_Rhamnus purshianus _D.C. (_Frangula purshiana _
(D.C.) A Gray ex J.C. Cooper),
Extraction solvent: water
130
Excipients: Sucrose (92mg/tablet), sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoate
E217 and sodium
methyl parahydroxybenzoate E219.
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Coated tablet.
Brown circular biconvex sugar coated tablet.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
For the relief of temporary constipation.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
For oral use.
Adults and children aged 12 and over: Swallow 1 or 2 tablets with
water at night.
Not recommended for children under 12 years old.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Children under 12 years old.
Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients.
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Cases of intestinal obstructions and stenosis, atony, appendicitis,
inflammatory colon
diseases (e.g. Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis), abdominal pain
of unknown origin, severe
dehydration state with water and electrolyte depletion.
Patients
with
rare
hereditary
problems
of
fructose
intolerance,
glucose-galactose
malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take this
medicine.
4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
This product contains sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E217) and
sodium methyl
parahydroxybenzoate (E219) and should not be used by patients who are
allergic to these
ingredients.
Patients taking cardiac glycosides, antiarrhythmic medicinal products,
medicinal products
inducing QT-prolongation, diuretics, corticosteroids or liquorice
root, have to consult a
doctor before taking senna leaves or cascara concomitantly.
Like all laxatives, senna leaves should not be taken by patients
suffering from faecal
impaction and undiagnosed, acute or p