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Tsumura-Kampo Kikyoto-Trochisci

Category 2 OTC medicines

PRODUCT INFORMATION

INDICATIONS

Following symptoms in persons who have swollen and sore throat, and sometimes experience coughing. This medicine can be applied to everyone regardless of physical strength: Tonsillitis and peritonsillitis.

INGREDIENTS

6 tablets (6600 mg) of this medicine contain 625 mg of Kikyoto extract of the following mixed crude drugs;

JP Glycyrrhiza 1.5 g
JP Platycodon Root 1.0 g

(JP: The Japanese Pharmacopoeia)
Inactive ingredients: JP Gum Arabic Powder, JP Magnesium Stearate, JP Purified Sucrose, JP Dextrin, JP Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Erythritol, Calcium Silicate, Hydrogenated Maltose Starch Syrup Powder, Flavor.

DOSAGE

Take the following dosages before or between meals. Put each troche in your mouth, allow it to dissolve slowly and then swallow it.

Age One dosage Daily dosage
15 years and over 2 tablets 3 times a day
5-14 years 1 tablet
Less than 5 years Do not use

[Cautions]
1. This medication should be given to children only under adult supervision.
2. Do not crunch or swallow the troche.
[How to remove a troche]
Firmly push the bulging portion of the PTP (Push Through Pack) sheet containing the troche with the tip of one finger and break the aluminum film on the rear side. Remove the troche. (Be careful to avoid swallowing a piece of the packaging sheet by mistake, doing so may injure the esophageal mucosa.)

PRECAUTIONS FOR HANDLING

PRECAUTIONS FOR STRAGE AND HANDLING

  1. Store in a cool, dry place free from direct sunlight.

  2. Keep all medication out of the reach of children.

  3. Do not transfer this medicine to a different container (It may be misused or the quality may deteriorate).

  4. Since the medicine contains crude drugs, the granules color may vary for individual products, however this has no influence on the efficacy of this medicine.

  5. Do not take this medicine after the expiration date.

CAUTION FOR USE

Who should seek consultation

  1. The following persons should consult a physician, pharmacist, or registered distributor before taking this medicine.

    1. Persons undergoing medical treatment from a physician.
    2. Pregnant women or women suspected of being pregnant.
    3. Persons with weak stomach and intestine who have a tendency to diarrhea.
    4. Elderly persons.
    5. Persons who have experienced rash, redness, itching, etc. due to medicines or something.
    6. Persons with the following symptoms: edema.
    7. Persons diagnosed as having the following: hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease.

  2. The following symptoms may be adverse reactions to this medication. If any of these symptoms occur, stop taking this medicine immediately and consult a physician, pharmacist, or registered distributor. Take the instruction leaflet with you.

    Related areas Symptoms
    Gastrointestinal system

    Loss of appetite, gastric distress.

    In very rare cases the following serious symptoms may occur. In this case, consult a physician immediately.

    Symptoms' name Symptoms
    Pseudoaldosteronism, myopathy

    In addition to listlessness, stretched feeling, and stiffness of hands and feet, feeling of weakness and muscular pain will appear and gradually worsen.

  3. Stop taking this medicine and consult a physician, pharmacist or registered distributor if symptoms do not improve after taking this medicine for 5 to 6 times. Take this leaflet with you.

  4. If you take this medicine regularly for a long periods, consult a physician, pharmacist or registered distributor.

Production of this product has been approved for domestic sales in accordance with the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law of Japan.