Description
Pascoe Neurapas Balance 100 Tablets:
To promote a healthy, balanced mood.
Ingredients:
Each film-coated Tablet Contains: | |
St. John`s wort extract (4.6-6.5:1) | 60 mg |
valerian root extract (3.8-5.6:1) | 28 mg |
passion flower extract (6.25-7.1:1) | 32 mg |
Non Medicinal Ingredients: Croscarmellose Sodium, Eudragit-E, Glucose, Liquid, Glycerol, Indigo carmine, Lactose Monohydrate, Macrogol, Magnesium Stearate, Maltodextrin, Povidone, Silica, Talc, Titanium dioxide.
Dosage and administration: Adults, children (≥ 12 years): 2 tablets 2-3 times daily. Children (6-11 years): 1 tablet 1-3 times daily. Tablets should be swallowed whole with a little water.
Cautions: Do not exceed the recommended dose. If you are light-skinned or photosensitive person, please pay attention to the side effects. Persons using this product should avoid excessive sunbathing or the use of sunbeds or solariums. Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms are not improved after 4 to 6 weeks. Consumption with alcohol, other drugs or natural health products with sedative properties is not recommended. Consult a health care practitioner if sleeplessness persists continuously for more than 3 weeks (chronic insomnia). Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen or if you experience sleep disturbances. Exercise caution if operating heavy machinery or driving a motor vehicle or participating in activities requiring mental alertness within 2 hours of consumption. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are taking anti-anxiety, anti seizure products, antihistamines, bronchodilators, muscle relaxants, opiates.
Interactions: Medicines containing St. John's Wort have been observed to interact with the followings reducing their effects: Oral anticoagulants (blood thinning medicines), immune suppressants, products for heart failure, drugs for the treatment of HIV infections and AIDS, protease inhibitors , non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors , mood stabilizers, antibodies, products for treatment of heart rhythm disorders, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, cluster headaches, heart muscle disease, cholesterol lowering products, anti depressants, and Hormonal birth control pills. Patients taking NEURAPAS balance together with a products mentioned above should ask their doctor for advice. Patients taking this medicine together with certain antidepressants which inhibit serotonin re-uptake, may experience more pronounced serotonergic effects (such as nausea, vomiting, anxiety, restlessness, confusion). Patients taking this NEURAPAS together with other products that increase the skin's sensitivity to light may experience increased injury from light exposure.
Contra-Indications: Do not use if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to St. John's Wort, Passion flower, Valerian or any of the non-medical ingredients, if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, if you are taking any of the medicines mentioned under interactions, prior to consulting your doctor, if your skin is hypersensitive to light or if you are undergoing phototherapy or any photodiagnostic procedures, in children under 6 years of age, if you are taking contraceptive medications.
Known Adverse Reactions/ Side Effects: Use of St. John's Wort Herb extract may, especially in fair-skinned individuals, lead to increased sensitivity to sunlight (photosensitization) and therefore produce sunburn-like reactions of skin areas exposed to intense sunlight. There have been rare reports of gastrointestinal symptoms, allergic reactions, fatigue or restlessness. If you experience any side effects, please make sure to inform your health care practitioner. Some people may experience headaches.