TROXEVASIN gel 2% 100g
TROXEVAZINE GEL 100 gr.
LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
TROXEVAZINE 2% gel
TROXEVASIN 2% gel
troxerutin
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
If you need further information or advice, ask your pharmacist.
If you get any side effects, tell your doctor or pharmacist. This also includes any possible side effects not described in this leaflet.
If after 6-7 days you do not feel better or your condition worsens, you should seek medical help.
In this leaflet:
1. What Troxevasin is and what it is used for
2. Before using Troxevasin
3. How to use Troxevasin
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Troxevasin
6. Contents of the package and additional information
1. What Troxevasin is and what it is used for
The active substance in the medicinal product Troxevasin is troxerutin. Troxerutin strengthens the walls of blood vessels (capillaries). It is used to relieve edema and symptoms associated with chronic venous insufficiency (fatigue, heaviness, swelling, pain and stiffness, numbness and tingling in the legs, pain after sclerotherapy or prolonged travel), as well as to relieve pain and edema of traumatic origin such as a sprain or muscle injury.
2. What you need to know before you use Troxevasin
Do not use Troxevasin:
if you are allergic to the active substance or to any of the other ingredients of Troxevasin listed in point 6.
Warnings and precautions
Troxevasin gel should not be applied to mucous membranes, open wounds and eczema.
Other medicines and Troxevasin
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. There are no data on drug interactions.
Troxevasin with food, drink and alcohol
There are no restrictions on the application of the product and the intake of food and drink.
Pregnancy, lactation 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 using this medicine. There are no data on adverse effects on the fetus and newborn when using the product.
Driving and using machines
It does not affect the ability to drive and operate machinery.
Troxevasin contains benzalkonium chloride
Benzalkonium chloride is an irritant and may cause skin reactions.
3. How to use Troxevasin
Always use Troxevasin exactly as described in this leaflet. If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
It is applied externally, twice a day. The gel is rubbed in with light massaging movements until completely absorbed. If necessary, it can also be applied under a tight or elastic bandage. In more severe cases, combined therapy with Troxevasin capsules is recommended.
If you have taken more than the required dose of Troxevasin
In case of accidental ingestion of large quantities, it is necessary to apply general measures for removal from the body (vomiting agents) and symptomatic treatment is applied.
If you forget to use Troxevasin
If you missed a smear, apply the product at the time of the next regular intake without increasing the dose.
If you have any further questions related to the use of this product, please ask your doctor or pharmacist.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
After application of Troxevasin gel, skin irritation reactions - redness, itching, skin rashes - are very rarely observed. They pass quickly after stopping treatment.
If any of the side effects become serious or you notice other side effects not described in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
5. How to store Troxevasin
Keep out of the reach of children.
At a temperature below 25 °C. Do not freeze!
Do not use Troxevasin after the expiration date stated on the package. The expiration date corresponds to the last day of the specified month.
Shelf life after first opening the package: 6 months.
Do not dispose of medicines down the drain or in the household waste container. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
6. Contents of the package and additional information
The active substance in 1 g of gel is troxerutin 20 mg.
The other ingredients are: carbomer, disodium edetate, benzalkonium chloride, trolamine, purified water.
What Troxevasin looks like and contents of the pack
Yellow or pale brown uniform gel mass.
100 g each of Troxevasin 2% gel in an aluminum membrane tube closed with a screw cap. 20 g, 40 g or 100 g of Troxevasin 2% gel in a laminated membrane tube closed with a screw cap.
One tube in a cardboard box.
Marketing Authorization Holder:
Actavis EAD, Bulgaria.
Manufacturer:
"Balkanpharma Troyan" AD, Bulgaria.
