Carsil 90 mg. 30 capsules

WHAT CARSIL AND WHAT IT IS USED
Carsil is a medicine that contains the active ingredient silymarin, isolated from the fruits of the milk thistle plant. Silymarin activated protein and phospholipid synthesis in damaged liver cells, stabilizes cell membranes, binds free radicals (antioxidant effect), thereby protecting from harmful influences liver cells and support their recovery.
Carsil be used in:
toxic liver damage;
conditions after hepatitis;
chronic hepatitis with non-viral origin;
fatty degeneration of the liver;
in a complex therapy of cirrhosis of the liver;
for the prevention of liver damage with prolonged intake of drugs, alcohol, chronic intoxication (including professional).
 
2 BEFORE YOU TAKE CARSIL
Do not use Carsil
if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to the active substance or to any of the ingredients of the drug;
in children under 12 years of age.
Take special care with Carsil
if you have a disease accompanied by hormonal disorders (endometriosis, uterine fibroids, breast cancer, ovary and uterus, prostate cancer) before starting treatment with Carsil is necessary to consult a specialist for a possible estrogenic effect of silymarin.
Taking other medicines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
Carsil may reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives and drugs that are used in hormone replacement therapy.
Can enhance the effects of drugs such as diazepam, alprazolam, ketoconazole, lovastatin, vinblastine when used concomitantly.
Pregnancy and lactation
Ask your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine.
During pregnancy and lactation Carsil can be used only for medical reasons and the benefit to the mother outweighs the risk of administration of the product to the fetus.
Driving and using machines
Carsil not adversely affect the ability to drive and use machines.
Important information about some of the ingredients of Carsil
This product contains the excipient wheat starch and can be dangerous for people with celiac disease (gluten enteropathy).
The composition of Carsil contains lactose. Is inappropriate in patients with lactase deficiency, galactosemia or glucose / galactose malabsorption.

3 HOW TO TAKE CARSIL
Always take Carsil exactly as your doctor has told you. If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
The capsules should be taken orally with sufficient fluid.
Adults and children over 12 years
Treatment of severe liver damage initiated at 1 capsule 3 times daily.
In less severe cases, and Medium dosage is 1 capsule 1-2 times daily.
For the prevention of chemical intoxication - 1-2 capsules daily.
The course of treatment continues for at least 3 months.
Children under the age of 12
There is insufficient clinical data for use in children.
If you take more than you should
Carsil If you take a dose higher than prescribed, consult your doctor.
If you forget to take Carsil
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as possible. If almost time for your next dose, take it as usual. Do not take a double dose to make up for the forgotten. Continue to take your medicine as prescribed.
If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

4 POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Like all medicines, Carsil can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Carsil well tolerated. Rarely in individual cases and individual sensitivity are possible side effects such as indigestion, diarrhea; in single cases - skin rash and itching; rarely possible strengthening of existing vestibular disorders (nausea, dizziness). Side effects were transient and resolved after discontinuation of the product.
If any of the side effects gets serious, or you notice other effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

5 STORAGE OF CARSIL
Store in the original package to protect from light and moisture.
Do not store above 25 ° C.
Keep out of reach of children!
Carsil not use after the expiry date stated on the carton. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.
 
6 FURTHER INFORMATION
Contents Carsil
Each capsule contains 163.6 to 225 mg dry extract of milk thistle fruits (Silybi mariani fructus extractumsiccum) (35-50: 1) Eq. 90 mg silymarin as silibinin (NRLS).
The other ingredients are lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, corn starch, povidone K25, polysorbate 80; silica colloidal anhydrous; mannitol, crospovidone, sodium hydrogencarbonate, magnesium stearate.
Carsil looks like and contents of pack
Hard gelatine capsules with a tan color.
Capsule: amorphous powder pale yellow to brownish color with a faint specific odor.
10 capsules in blister PVC / aluminum foil; 3 blisters in a carton with leaflet.