Description
Bromelain is a proteolytic enzyme that is used to treat digestive problems, soft tissue inflammation and oedema associated with trauma and surgery. It should be taken with care by patients with coagulation disorders or with severely impaired hepatic or renal function.
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
Proteolytic enzyme, anti-inflammatory.
INDICATIONS
1. Digestive problems
2. Soft tissue inflammation and oedema associated with trauma and surgery.
CONTRA INDICATIONS
None known
WARNINGS
Bromelain should be taken with care by patients with coagulation disorders or with severely impaired hepatic or renal function. Always consult your health professional if you are seriously ill.
INTERACTIONS
TETRACYCLINE ANTIBIOTICS: Concomitant therapy increases plasma and urine tetracycline levels.
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION
Insufficient reliable information; avoid using.
DOSAGE AND DIRECTIONS OF USE
Take two capsules three times per day. Take after meals as digestive aid, on an empty stomach as anti-inflammatory.
SIDE EFFECTS AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
Cases of nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea have been reported. Metrorrhagia and menorrhagia have occasionally occurred. Hypersensitivity reactions have also been reported which include skin reactions and asthma.
KNOWN SYMPTOMS OF OVERDOSE AND PARTICULARS OF ITS TREATMENT
None described.
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