Gaspan

Active Ingredients

Each gastro-resistant soft capsule contains:

• Peppermint oil 90 mg
• Caraway oil 50 mg

Indications

Therapeutic group:

Herbal medicinal product for the treatment of gastrointestinal complaints.

Gaspan is a herbal medicinal product for the treatment of adult patients with gastrointestinal complaints, particularly with mild cramps, flatulence, fullness and abdominal pain. Gaspan acts by reducing flatulence, cramps and gastrointestinal pain. The medicine coating is gastro-resistant and therefore allows release of the active ingredients at the desired site of action in the intestine.

Instructions

Do not chew the capsule. Do not halve, cut or empty the contents of the capsule. Before taking, make sure that the surface of the capsule is smooth and undamaged. This ensures that the active ingredient is not released before reaching the desired site of action. Premature release of the active ingredient may cause local irritation in the mouth and esophagus.

The capsule should be swallowed whole with adequate liquid (such as a glass of water), at least 30 minutes before the meal, preferably in the morning and at midday. The capsules can also be taken without a meal.

The usual recommended dosage in adults aged 18 and above is:

One capsule twice daily.

Do not exceed the recommended dose.

There is no limit as to how long Gaspan should be taken. Consult a doctor if the symptoms worsen, do not improve, recur or if the symptoms persist for more than a week in a row.

If you forgot to take this medicine at the intended time, do not take a double dose. Take the next dose at the usual time and consult a doctor.

Continue the treatment as recommended by the doctor. Even if there is an improvement in your health, do not stop the treatment with this medicine without consulting the doctor.

Warnings

Do not use Gaspan If you are hypersensitive (allergic) to the following plants: peppermint, caraway or other plants of the umbellifer family; menthol or to any of the other ingredients this medicine contains.

Do not use this medicine if you suffer from inability to produce gastric acid (achlorhydria).

Do not use Gaspan if you have liver disease

Do not use this medicine if you have gallstones, inflammation of the bile ducts, or other diseases of the gallbladder.

Before the treatment with Gaspan, tell the doctor if gastrointestinal complaints can be symptoms of diseases which require medical attention and treatment.

Gaspan should not be used by children and adolescents under the age of 18 as there is insufficient information on the use of the medicine in these ages.

If you are taking, or have recently taken other medicines, including non-prescription drugs and nutrition supplements, tell the doctor or pharmacist.

Studies to evaluate the interactions between Gaspan and other medicines have not yet been conducted.

Use of Gaspan at the same time with other antacids (medicines that reduce stomach acid) may damage the gastro-resistant coating and cause degradation of the contents of the capsule before it reaches the desired site of action. Therefore, Gaspan should be taken separately and at an interval of at least an hour from taking antacids.

Take Gaspan separately and at an interval of one to three hours from medicines of the proton pump inhibitors class (which reduce gastric acid), in order to prevent damage to the gastro-resistant coating.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding:

As there is insufficient data on the use of the medicine during pregnancy or breastfeeding, Gaspan should not be used in women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Please do not consider this information as an alternative to consulting your physician or pharmacist.

For further information on instructions for use, risks and side effects, please read the patient package insert and consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Read the patient package insert carefully before starting to take any medication.