Traditional plant-based medicine used in adults and adolescents over 12 years of age as a supplement in weight control diets to facilitate the removal of fluids from the body, in overweight people, based exclusively on their traditional use.
You should see a doctor if it gets worse or if it does not improve after 1 month.
1. What is CAMILINA ARKOPHARMA and what it is used for
Traditional plant-based medicine used in adults and adolescents over 12 years of age as a supplement in weight control diets to facilitate the removal of fluids from the body, in overweight people, based exclusively on their traditional use.
You should see a doctor if it gets worse or if it does not improve after 1 month.
2. What you need to know before you start taking CAMILINA ARKOPHARMA
Do not take CAMILINA ARKOPHARMA
If you are allergic to the active substance or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
If you have liver failure
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before taking CAMILINA ARKOPHARMA. It is recommended to use this medicine as a supplement to dietary measures, in overweight people with a Body Mass Index (BMI) between 25-29.9. BMI is a way of knowing if you have a healthy weight or if you are overweight considering your height.
It is not recommended in case of edema associated with heart or kidney failure.
Children
This medicine is not recommended for children under 12 years of age.
Taking CAMILINA ARKOPHARMA with other medicines
Tell your pharmacist or doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
Take CAMILINA ARKOPHARMA with food and drink
Food and beverages have no influence on the effect of the medicine.
Pregnancy and lactation
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or intend to become pregnant, talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using this medicine. No studies have been conducted to establish the safety of use of this medicine during pregnancy or lactation, so administration is not recommended in these circumstances.
Driving and using machines
There has been no effect on the ability to drive and the use of machines.
3. How to take CAMILINA ARKOPHARMA
Always take the medicine exactly as shown in this leaflet or as instructed by your pharmacist or doctor. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist or doctor.
The recommended dose is:
Adults and adolescents over 12 years old: take 3 capsules at breakfast and 3 capsules in the meal with a glass of water.
This medicine is used orally.
For its caffeine content it is not recommended to be administration at night.
Use for a period of 6 to 8 weeks, as needed.
If your symptoms get worse or don't improve after 1 month of treatment, you should consult a healthcare professional.
Use in children
This medicine is not recommended for children under 12 years of age.
If you take more CAMILINA ARKOPHARMA than you should
No cases of overdose have been reported with CAMILINA ARKOPHARMA.
In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult your pharmacist or doctor immediately or call the Toxicological Information Service, telephone 91 562 04 20, indicating the product and the amount ingested.
If you forgot to take CAMILINA ARKOPHARMA
In case of forgetting a dose, take the medicine as soon as possible by continuing the treatment as prescribed. However, if the next dose is near, it is best not to take the missed dose and wait for the next dose. Do not take a double dose to make up for forgotten doses.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them.
Due to caffeine content it can increase nervousness, make sleep difficult or vary hypertension levels.
Communication of side effects:
If you experience any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist, even if they are possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also communicate them directly through the Spanish Pharmacovigilance System for Medicinal Products for Human Use: https://www.notificaram.es.
By reporting side effects you can help provide more information about the safety of this medicine.
5. Conservation of CAMILINA ARKOPHARMA
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not store above 30oC.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after the abbreviation EXP? The expiration date is the last day of the specified month.
Medicines should not be flushed down drains or into trash. Deposit uns needed packaging and medicines at the SIGRE Point at the pharmacy. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist how to get rid of medicines you don't need. In this way, it will help protect the environment.
6. Packaging contents and additional information
Each capsule contains as an active substance: 300 mg of cryomolited leaves of Camellia sinensis L. (Green Tea).
The other ingredients are excipients: gelatin (capsule cover).
Product appearance and packaging contents:
There are 3 presentations in bottles containing 50, 100 and 200 capsules.
Marketing authorisation holder and manufacturing manager:
Holder
Arkopharma LABORATORIOS, S.A.U.
C/ Amaltea, 9
28045 MADRID
Responsible for manufacturing
Arkopharma
LABORATOIRES PHARMACEUTIQUES
BP 28 ¿ 06511 CARROS Cedex - FRANCE
Date of last revision of this leaflet: September 2016
Detailed and up-to-date information on this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Medicines and Healthcare Products Agency (AEMPS) http://www.aemps.gob.es/