• 250 mg charcoal, medicinal

• maltodextrin
• Hyprolose, low-substituted
• Povidone K25
• Iron(II,III) oxide
• magnesium stearate

Food poisoning, active COAL tablets, charcoal medicine indication

• For diarrhea and food poisoning
• application areas
  • For diarrhea and poisoning from food, heavy metals and drugs. The preparation is not to be used in case of poisoning by plant protection agents.

Food poisoning, active COAL tablets, charcoal medicine dosage

• Unless otherwise directed, adults with diarrhea should take 2 to 4 tablets broken up in plenty of liquid 3 to 4 times a day, children half.
• In the case of poisoning, the dose can be increased without hesitation to up to 50 tablets, which are mixed in liquid to form a paste. In this case, it is also recommended to take a saline laxative such as sodium sulfate 30 to 60 minutes later.

• duration of use
  • In case of diarrhea until normalization of bowel movements.
  • If the treatment is unsuccessful after 3 days, a doctor should be consulted.

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

Food poisoning, active COAL tablets, charcoal medicine way

• Disintegrate tablets in plenty of liquid before taking

side effects

• There are no known side effects when taking medicinal charcoal for diarrhea in the recommended doses.
• After very high doses, such as those taken in the case of poisoning, constipation and intestinal obstruction (mechanical ileus) can occur in individual cases, which can be prevented by administering saline laxatives (e.g. sodium sulphate).
• Since medicinal charcoal is excreted unchanged, the stool turns black after taking the drug.
• Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if any of the listed side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects that are not listed.

Food poisoning, active COAL tablets, charcoal medicine interactions

• Interactions with other agents
  • The preparation should not be taken directly with other medicines, since their effectiveness can be reduced.

Contraindications

• When should you not take the medicine?
  • The preparation must not be taken in case of feverish diarrhea (diarrhoea).

pregnancy and breast feeding period

• There are no restrictions on the use of the drug during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

patient Food poisoning, active COAL tablets, charcoal medicine notes

• Precautions for use
  • If you suspect poisoning, inform a doctor or the emergency services immediately!
  • Different toxins and drugs require different or additional measures.
  • Medicinal charcoal is not effective in poisoning with organic and inorganic salts and solvents, for example lithium, thallium, cyanide (hydrocyanic acid), iron salts, methanol, ethanol and ethylene glycol (for example in antifreeze). Other measures for poison elimination (e.g. gastric lavage) are indicated here.
  • Important poisons for which medicinal charcoal is ineffective and suitable oral therapy is known are listed below:
    • cyanide
      • Specific antidote (antidote): 4-dimethylaminophenol
    • iron compounds
      • Specific Antidote (Antidote): Deferoxamine (Desferrioxamine)
    • lithium
      • Specific antidote (antidote): calcium polystyrene sulfonate
    • methanol
      • Specific antidote (antidote): ethanol
    • ethylene glycol
      • Specific antidote (antidote): ethanol
  • In many cases of poisoning, a specific antidote must be administered in addition to medicinal charcoal (e.g. acetylcysteine ​​in the case of paracetamol poisoning).

• Driving and using machines
  • There are no special precautions required.