easypharm Easystop 100 mg Heart 10 Capsules

easystop is a medicine for the symptomatic treatment of diarrheal diseases.
easystop is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of acute diarrhea in adults
over 18 years of age if the cause of the diarrhea cannot be treated. easystop can be
taken in addition to a causal therapy.

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

Contraindications

easystop must not be taken

• if you are allergic to racecadotril or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• if you suffer from diarrhea accompanied by fever and/or bloody or slimy (purulent) stools. The cause of the diarrhea may be an invasive bacterial infection or other serious medical condition that needs to be treated by your doctor.
• if you have diarrhea caused by taking antibiotics.
• if you have experienced swelling of the tongue, face, lips, eyelids and subcutaneous tissue (angioedema) during treatment with ACE inhibitors (e.g. captopril, enalapril, lisinopril, perindopril, ramipril) (see also Chapter 4 “Side effects possible").

interactions

Other medicines and easystop Tell
your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using, have recently taken/used or might take/use other medicines.
Certain drugs used to treat high blood pressure, so-called ACE inhibitors (e.g. captopril, enalapril, lisinopril, perindopril, ramipril) are known to cause allergic, painful swelling of the skin and mucous membranes, especially in the facial area (angioedema). This risk could be increased if easystop is used for acute diarrhea at the same time.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Due to a lack of data, easystop is not recommended if you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant, planning to have a baby or are breast-feeding.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

application

Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as
your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist
if you are not sure.

To take.
The recommended dose is:
Take one capsule whole with a glass of water, preferably before a main meal, 3 times a day.
Begin therapy on the first day of treatment regardless of the time of day.

Treatment should be continued until 2 formed stools appear. The maximum duration of treatment is 3 days. Long-term treatment with easystop is not recommended.
Dose adjustment is not necessary in elderly patients.

Duration of treatment:
Do not take easystop for more than 3 days without medical advice.

Diet
To compensate for the loss of fluid caused by diarrhea, this medicine should be taken with sufficient fluid and salts (electrolytes). Fluid and salt replacement is best accomplished with a so-called oral rehydration solution (please consult your doctor or pharmacist if unsure).

side effects

You should stop taking easystop and seek medical advice immediately if
signs of angioedema appear, such as:

• swelling of the face, tongue or throat
• difficulty swallowing
• hives and difficulty breathing

The most common side effect is headache (may affect up to 1 in 10 people).
The side effects listed below have been reported uncommonly (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): Rash and erythema (reddening of the skin).

Other side effects with an unknown frequency (cannot be estimated from the available data) are: pink lesions on the arms, legs and mouth (erythema multiforme), swelling of the tongue, face, lips, eyelids and subcutaneous tissue (angioedema), hives (urticaria) , inflammation of the subcutaneous fatty tissue with nodule formation (erythema nodosum), papular rash (hard and nodular rash with small sores), prurigo (itchy skin damage) and pruritus (general itching), toxic rash.

composition

The active substance is racecadotril. Each capsule contains 100 mg racecadotril.

The other ingredients are lactose monohydrate, pregelatinized maize starch, magnesium stearate, colloidal anhydrous hydrophobic silica, gelatin, yellow iron oxide (E172), titanium dioxide (E171) and purified water.