Venoruton Gel 40 gr

Venoruton Gel is used in adults for the local treatment of

• Symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency, such as tissue swelling due to fluid retention in the legs, pain and heavy legs, also in connection with long flights [Note: The first choice for reducing the risk of a leg vein becoming blocked by a blood clot (thrombosis) is compression treatment ( putting on support stockings or bandages)].
• Pain after vein rupture (sclerotherapy).

Contraindications

Venoruton must not be used if you are allergic to oxerutin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).

interactions

Interactions with other drugs are not known.

Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
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 using this medicine.

As a precaution, Venoruton should not be used during the first 3 months of pregnancy unless you have consulted your doctor.

If you are breastfeeding, you must not apply this medicine to the breast as your baby may ingest it with the milk.

Breast-feeding women should consult a doctor before taking Venoruton.

application

Apply Venoruton gel to the affected area in the morning and evening and rub carefully towards the knee with increasing massage pressure from bottom to top until it is completely absorbed by the skin. If necessary, Venoruton gel can be applied under bandages or support stockings.

In the event of sudden vein inflammation (thrombophlebitis), please speak to your doctor. Venoruton gel may only be applied to phlebitis, but never rubbed in firmly.

The active substance of Venoruton gel is yellow. If the gel is applied in large amounts, yellow stains may appear on the laundry. Such stains can be completely removed by thoroughly soaking and then washing with a mild detergent.

Use in children and adolescents
There are no data available on use in children and adolescents. Therefore, it is not recommended to use Venoruton in children and adolescents.

side effects

Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders:
In rare cases, a hypersensitivity reaction of the skin has been observed, which disappears quickly after discontinuation of treatment.

composition

What Venoruton contains

• The active ingredient is: O-(beta-hydroxyethyl)-rutoside (= oxerutin). 1 g gel contains 20 mg O-(beta-hydroxyethyl)-rutoside (= oxerutin).
• The other ingredients are: carbomer, sodium hydroxide, edetate sodium, benzalkonium chloride, purified water.