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Dementia, brain disorders, dizziness, tinnitus, TEBONIN special 80 mg film-coated tablets
Areas of application:
- Performance disorders due to changes in the brain (dementia), such as:
- Poor concentration
- Memory disorders
- Circulatory disorders, especially in the arms and the legs (peripheral arterial disease)
- dizziness
- tinnitus (ringing in the ears), for supportive treatment Instructions for
- Performance disorders due to changes in the brain (dementia), such as:
- Poor concentration
- Memory disorders
- Circulatory disorders, especially in the arms and the legs (peripheral arterial disease)
- dizziness
- tinnitus (ringing in the ears), for supportive treatment Instructions for
use Dementia, brain disorders, dizziness, tinnitus, TEBONIN special :
The total dose should not be exceeded without consulting a doctor or pharmacist.
Type of application?
Take the medicine with liquid (e.g. 1 glass of water). when consuming, you should stand or sit upright.
Duration of use?
You should not use the medicine for more than 3 months without medical advice. General duration of treatment: 6-8 weeks, for tinnitus 3-6 months.
overdose?
An overdose can cause gastrointestinal problems, headaches and allergic skin reactions. If you suspect an overdose, contact a doctor immediately.
Forgot to take?
Continue taking it as normal (i.e. not double the amount) at the next prescribed time.
In general, pay attention to a conscientious dosage, especially for babies, small children and the elderly. If in doubt, ask your doctor or pharmacist about any effects or precautions.
A dosage prescribed by the doctor may deviate from the information on the package leaflet. Therefore, since the doctor adjusts them individually, you should use the medicine according to his instructions.
Mode of action Dementia, brain disorders, dizziness, tinnitus, TEBONIN special :
How does the ingredient in the drug work?
The ingredients come from the Ginkgo plant and act as a natural mixture. About the plant itself:
- Appearance: a stately, dioecious tree with characteristically fan-shaped, parallel-veined leaves that turn golden yellow in autumn; the female cones smell unpleasantly of butyric acid
- Occurrence: China, Japan, Korea
- Main ingredients: ginkgolides, bilobalide, flavonoids
- Plant parts and preparations used: mainly extracts of dried leaves
Ginkgo extracts improve the flow properties of the blood and promote cerebral circulation.
Contraindications:
What speaks against an application?
Always:
- Hypersensitivity to the ingredients
Under certain circumstances - talk to your doctor or pharmacist about this:
- Increased bleeding tendency
- Epilepsy
Which age group should be considered?
- Children and adolescents under the age of 18: The medicine should not normally be used in this age group.
What about pregnancy and lactation?
- Pregnancy: According to current knowledge, the drug should not be used.
- Breast-feeding: According to current knowledge, it is not recommended to use it. You may be to consider a weaning.
If you have been prescribed the drug despite a contraindication, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. The therapeutic benefit can be higher than the risk that the use entails in the event of a contraindication.
Side effects:
What side effects can occur?
Only side effects that have only occurred in exceptional cases so far are described for the drug.
If you notice any discomfort or changes during treatment, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
For the information at this point, side effects are primarily taken into account that occur in at least one in 1,000 patients treated.
Important Dementia, brain disorders, dizziness, tinnitus, TEBONIN special information:
What should you consider?
- Be careful if you are allergic to salicylic acid, eg in painkillers or as a plant ingredient!
- Be careful if you are allergic to St. John's wort and hawthorn!
- Be careful if you are allergic to parabens, e.g. preservatives (E number E 214 - E 219) or as plant ingredients!
- Be careful if you are allergic to phenol (e.g. pyrogallol, triclosan and vanillin)!
- Be careful if you are allergic to binding agents (e.g. carboxymethyl cellulose with the E number E 466)!
- Be careful if you are allergic to the solvent propylene glycol (E number E 477)!
- Be careful if you are allergic to the solvent polyethylene glycol (E number E 431)!
- Be careful if you are allergic to the preservative sorbic acid (E number E 200, E 201, E 202, E 203)!
- Be careful if you are allergic to talc!
- There may be medicines with which interactions occur. You should therefore generally tell your doctor or pharmacist about any other medicine you are already using before starting treatment with a new medicine. This also applies to medicines that you buy yourself, use only occasionally or have been using for some time.
For medicines: Read the leaflet on the risks and side effects and ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Tebonin ® special 80 mg film
-coated tablets Active ingredient: Ginkgo biloba leaf dry extract.
Areas of application:
For the treatment of symptoms of organic brain-related mental performance losses as part of an overall therapeutic concept with a decrease in acquired mental abilities (dementia syndrome) with the main symptoms: memory disorders, concentration disorders, depression, dizziness, ringing in the ears, headaches. Before treatment with ginkgo extract is started, it should be clarified whether the symptoms of the disease are not due to an underlying disease that is specifically to be treated.
For risks and side effects, read the leaflet and ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Status 03-2020.