• 200 mg eucalyptus oil

• gelatin polysuccinate
• Glycerol 85%

Eucalyptus oil, ASPECTON Eukaps 200 mg soft capsules indication

• The preparation is a herbal medicine for colds of the respiratory tract.
• It is used to improve the symptoms of colds in the respiratory tract with viscous mucus.
• If you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 3 days, contact your doctor.

Eucalyptus oil, ASPECTON Eukaps 200 mg soft capsules dosage

• Always take this medicine exactly as described or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
• The recommended dose is
  • Adults and adolescents from 12 years of age
    • Single dose: 1 soft capsule (equivalent to 200 mg eucalyptus oil)
    • Total daily dose: 2 to 3 soft capsules (equivalent to 400 - 600 mg eucalyptus oil)
  • Adults and adolescents from the age of 12 take 1 capsule 2 - 3 times a day.
• Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect of the capsules is too strong or too weak.

• duration of use
  • If you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 3 days, contact your doctor.

• If you take more than you should
  • When taking the drug, stick to the maximum amount specified in the dosage instructions or to the dosage prescribed by the doctor. If you accidentally take one or two more softgels than you should, there are usually no adverse consequences. However, ingestion of significantly higher amounts can cause significant symptoms (e.g. vomiting, abdominal pain, drowsiness, shortness of breath). In this case, contact your doctor, even if you have not yet experienced any symptoms. This is especially true if a small child has swallowed large amounts. In case of overdose, do not drink milk or alcoholic beverages. These drinks can increase the absorption of the active substances in the medicine into the blood.

• If you forget to take a dose
  • Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
  • If you forget to take a softgel at the scheduled time, take the next softgel at the next scheduled time. You can also make up for the missed dose if there are still a few hours between this and the next planned dose.

• If you stop taking it
  • Treatment with the drug can be interrupted or resumed at any time without taking any special measures.

• If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Eucalyptus oil, ASPECTON Eukaps 200 mg soft capsules way

• Please take the medicine with meals and plenty of liquid (e.g. half a glass of water).

side effects

• Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
• If you are affected by any of the side effects listed below, stop taking the medicine and contact your doctor immediately.
• Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract:
  • nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
• General disorders and administration site conditions:
  • hypersensitivity reactions.
• The frequency of side effects is not known.
• If side effects occur, the preparation should first be discontinued and, if necessary, a doctor should be consulted.
• If you notice swelling in the face, mouth and/or throat or allergic reactions in the respiratory tract, acute shortness of breath, you should consult a doctor immediately.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects that are not specified.

Eucalyptus oil, ASPECTON Eukaps 200 mg soft capsules interactions

• Taking with other medicines
  • Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using, have recently taken/used or might take/use any other medicines.
  • When taken at the same time, medicines can influence each other's effects. Eucalyptus oil and its main ingredient cineole stimulate the enzyme system in the liver that breaks down foreign substances. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the effect of other medicines is weakened and/or shortened as a result. Cineole, the main component of eucalyptus oil, is known to have such effects on antiepileptics, sleeping pills and painkillers (barbiturates, pyrazolones).
  • Studies on possible drug interactions are not available. Therapy controls must therefore be carried out if this preparation is taken with other medicines at the same time.

Contraindications

• The drug must not be taken
  • if you are allergic to eucalyptus oil (cineole, alpha-pinene) or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
  • in inflammatory diseases in the gastrointestinal area
  • in inflammatory diseases in the area of ​​the bile ducts
  • in severe liver disease
  • of infants and toddlers up to 2 years
  • in bronchial asthma, whooping cough, pseudocroup or other diseases of the airways that are associated with pronounced hypersensitivity of the airways.

pregnancy and breast feeding period

• If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
• There are no adequate studies on the use of this medicine during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Therefore, do not take it if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Eucalyptus oil/cineole passes into breast milk.

patient notes

• Warnings and Precautions
  • Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
  • If symptoms persist for more than three days or worsen, if you have shortness of breath, fever or purulent or bloody sputum, you should consult a doctor.
• children
  • In children between the ages of 2 and 12 there are no adequate studies. Therefore, you should not use the medicine in children in this age group.
  • In infants and young children, isolated cases of respiratory arrest due to glottal spasm after inhalation of eucalyptus oil have been reported.

• Ability to drive and use machines
  • No special precautions need to be taken.