What is DAFLON 500 mg and when is it used?

Daflon 500 mg contains Substances with strengthening and protective properties that have a beneficial effect on the treatment of certain blood vessel diseases.

Daflon 500 mg is used to treat venous circulatory disorders, edema and hemorrhoids.

What should be considered?

Follow the recommendations of your doctor, not only with regard to prescriptions, but also with regard to gymnastics and wearing support stockings ( stockings for varicose veins).

When must DAFLON 500 mg not be used?

Suspected or known hypersensitivity (allergy) to the flavonoid fraction or one of the excipients of daflon 500 mg or other flavonoids.

When is caution required when using DAFLON 500 mg?

If used as directed, no special precautions need to be followed.

Itell your doctor, pharmacist or druggist if you:

• suffer from other diseases
• have allergies
• take other medicines (including those you bought yourself!) or use them externally!

Can DAFLON 500 mg be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding?

As a precaution, it is better to avoid taking the drug during pregnancy.

Since there are no data on excretion in breast milk, breastfeeding is not recommended during the treatment period.

Ask your doctor, pharmacist (or druggist) for advice if you think you may be pregnant or planning to have a child.

How do you use DAFLON 500 mg?

Adults: The usual dose is 2 tablets a day (one tablet at midday and one tablet in the evening) before, during or after meals a glass of water.

Time and type of meals do not affect the effectiveness of the drug.

The use and safety of daflon 500 mg in children and adolescents has not yet been tested.

Stick to the dosage given in the package leaflet or as prescribed by your doctor. If you think the medicine is too weak or too strong, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or druggist.

If you have taken more daflon 500 mg film-coated tablets than you should, contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately or experience with an overdose of daflon 500 mg is limited. The most commonly reported symptoms of overdose are diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, itching and rash.

What side effects can DAFLON 500 mg have?

The following side effects can occur with daflon 500 mg, but they do not occur in every case.

The following side effects may occur in descending order of frequency:

Common (affects 1 to 10 users in 100)

Diarrhoea, indigestion, nausea, vomiting

Uncommon (affects 1 to 10 users in 1000)

Colitis

Rare (affects 1 to 10 out of 10,000 users)

Dizziness, headache, feeling unwell, skin rash, itching, hives.

Individual cases

Abdominal pain, isolated edema of the face, eyelids or lips. In exceptional cases, Quincke's edema.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist (or druggist). This also applies in particular to side effects that are not listed in this leaflet.

What else needs to be considered?

The medicinal product may only be used up to the date marked «EXP» on the container.

Storage Instructions

Keep at room temperature (15-25°C) and out of the reach of children.

Your doctor, pharmacist (or druggist) can provide you with further information. These people have the detailed information for specialists.

What does DAFLON 500 mg contain?

A film-coated tablet daflon 500 mg contains:

Active ingredients

Purified, micronized flavonoid fraction 500 mg consisting of 450 mg diosmin and 50 mg flavonoids presented as hesperidin.

Excipients

Sodium starch glycolate, microcrystalline cellulose, gelatin, magnesium stearate, talc, glycerol, hypromellose, macrogol 6000, sodium lauryl sulfate, iron(III) hydroxide oxide × H2O (E172), Red Iron Oxide (E172), Titanium Oxide (E171).

Approval number

40380 (Swissmedic).

Where can you get DAFLON 500 mg? What packs are available?

In pharmacies and drugstores, without a doctor's prescription.

Pack of 30 film-coated tablets in blisters.

Pack of 60 film-coated tablets in blisters.

Pack of 120 film-coated tablets in blisters.

Authorization holder

Servier (Suisse) S.A., 1202 Genève.

This leaflet was last checked by the drug authority (Swissmedic) in NOVEMBER 2019.