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Canephron forte is a traditional herbal medicinal product
- for supportive treatment and to supplement specific measures for mild complaints (such as frequent urination, burning during urination and frequent urge to urinate) in the context of inflammatory diseases of the draining urinary tract,
- for flushing the urinary tract to reduce the deposition of kidney gravel.

How is it applied?

What is Canephron forte and what is it used for?

Canephron forte is a traditional herbal medicinal product
- for supportive treatment and to supplement specific measures in mild complaints (such as frequent burning during urination and frequent urination).It is a traditional herbal medicinal product
- for the supportive treatment and supplementation of specific measures in the case of mild complaints (such as frequent urination, burning during urination and frequent urge to urinate) in the context of inflammatory diseases of the draining urinary tract,
- for flushing the urinary tract to reduce the deposition of kidney gravel.

The medicinal product is a traditional herbal medicinal product registered exclusively on the basis of long-standing use for the above-mentioned indications.
The user should consult a doctor or qualified healthcare professional if the symptoms persist when using the medicinal product or if side effects not mentioned in the package leaflet occur.

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What should you pay attention to before taking it?

What should you be aware of before taking Canephron forte?

Canephron forte must not be taken
- if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to the active substances, to other apiaceae (umbellifers, e.g. anise, fennel), to anethole (constituent of etheric oils), to anaesthetics (e.g. aniseed, fennel), or to other medicines. e.g. aniseed, fennel), to anethole (a component of essential oils) or to any of the other ingredients of this medicinal product listed in section 6.
- in stomach ulcers.
- in case of oedema due to impaired heart or kidney function and/or if reduced fluid intake has been recommended by a doctor.
Warnings and precautions
If you have a persistent fever, pain in the lower abdomen, cramps, blood in the urine,
difficulty passing urine and acute urinary retention, consult your doctor immediately.

Children
There are insufficient data for the use of this medicine in children under 12 years of age. The medicinal product should therefore not be used in children under 12 years of age.

Taking Canephron forte with other medicines
Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using, have recently taken/used or do not intend to take/use any other medicines.

Interactions with other medicines are not known so far. No clinical studies have been conducted to detect interactions.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding and fertility
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, or if you suspect you may be pregnant or intend to become pregnant, ask your doctor or pharmacist
for advice before taking this medicine.
Use of Canephron forte during pregnancy may be considered if deemed necessary by the doctor.
It is not known whether Canephron forte or its active substances/degradation products pass into breast milk. Canephron forte should not be used during breast-feeding.
No data are available on the effect on reproductive ability in humans.Driving and ability to operate machinery
No studies have been conducted on the effect of Canephron forte on driving and ability to operate machinery.

Canephron forte contains the sugars glucose, lactose and sucrose.
Please therefore only take this medicine after consulting your doctor if you are known to suffer from a sugar intolerance.

Diabetic advice:
One coated tablet contains an average of 0.3 g available carbohydrates.

How should the medicine be taken?

How to take Canephron forte?

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.

The recommended dose is:

Adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over take 1 coated tablet 3 times a day.


Type of administration:
To be taken
Take a single dose of Canephron forte 3 times a day (morning, noon, evening).
Canephron forte should be taken whole and preferably with some liquid, e.g. a glass of water.

- If you do not feel better or even worse after 3 days, contact your doctor.
- The medicine must not be used in self-medication for longer than 2 weeks.

Use in children
Canephron forte should not be used in children under 12 years of age.
There are no sufficient data for specific dosage recommendations for patients with impaired kidney/liver function

If you are taking a largerIf you have taken more Canephron forte than you should
If you have taken more Canephron forte than you should, please tell your doctor. The latter can decide on any measures that may be necessary. There may be an increase in the side effects listed below.

No cases of overdose have been reported so far.

If you forget to take Canephron forte

Do not take twice the amount if you have forgotten to take it before.

If you have any further questions about taking this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

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What are the possible side effects?

How should Canephron forte be stored?

Do not store above 30 °C.

Keep this medicine out of the reach of children.

You must not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the outer carton and the container (blister pack). The expiry date refers to the last day of the month indicated.

Do not dispose of medicines in waste water. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the medicine when you stop using it. In doing so, they contribute to the protection of the environment.

Special notes on the content

Contents of the pack and other information
What Canephron forte contains
The active ingredients are:
1 coated tablet contains:
Centaurii herba (centaury) 36 mg, Levistici radix (lovage root) 36 mg, Rosmarini folium (rosemary leaves) 36 mg

The other ingredients are:
Tablet core: Lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, maize starch, povidone K 25, highly dispersed silicon dioxide

Coating: Calcium carbonate, virgin castor oil, iron oxide (E172), dextrin, spray-dried glucose syrup, montan glycol wax, povidone K 30, sucrose (saccharose), shellac (wax-free), talc, riboflavin (E101), titanium dioxide (E171)
What Canephron forte looks like and contents of the pack
The coated tablets are orange, round, biconvex with a smooth surface. The coated tablet is 10.2-10.6 mm in diameter in packs of 30, 60 and 90 coated tablets.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

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