Weleda

FEVER AND TEETHING SUPPOSITORIES

Important notes (mandatory information)

Weleda Fever and Teething Suppositories for Children. Areas of application: According to anthroposophical knowledge of man and nature, the areas of application include acute, feverish illnesses; states of restlessness, especially in connection with teething difficulties.

For risks and side effects, read the package leaflet and ask your doctor or pharmacist.


PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER

Weleda Fever and Teething Suppositories for Children

Dear patient, please read the entire package leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine, as it contains important information for you.

• Keep the package leaflet. You may want to read it again later.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you personally and should therefore not be passed on to others.
• If you have any further questions, please contact your doctor or pharmacist.

The package leaflet contains

1. WHAT ARE WELEDA FEVER AND TEETHING SUPPOSITORIES AND WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR?
2. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO CONSIDER BEFORE USING WELEDA FEVER AND TEETHING SUPPOSITORIES?
3. HOW ARE WELEDA FEVER AND TEETHING SUPPOSITORIES USED?
4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?
5. WHAT ELSE IS IMPORTANT?

1. WHAT ARE WELEDA FEVER AND TEETHING SUPPOSITORIES AND WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR?

Weleda Fever and Teething Suppositories are an anthroposophic medicine. Areas of application: According to anthroposophical knowledge of man and nature, the areas of application include acute, feverish illnesses; states of restlessness, especially in connection with teething difficulties.

2. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO CONSIDER BEFORE USING WELEDA FEVER AND TEETHING SUPPOSITORIES?

Weleda Fever and Teething Suppositories must not be used in case of hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients or to members of the daisy family. For fundamental reasons, the product must not be used in case of progressive systemic diseases such as tuberculosis, malignant diseases of the white blood cells (leukaemia or leukaemia-like diseases), inflammatory diseases of the connective tissue (collagenoses), autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis, AIDS, HIV infection or other chronic viral diseases.

Precautions for use

If symptoms persist or are unclear, a doctor must be consulted.

Children

There is no sufficient documented experience with the use of Weleda Fever and Teething Suppositories in children under 1 year of age. They should therefore not be used.

Interactions with other medicines

None known. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, even if they are non-prescription medicines.

3. HOW ARE WELEDA FEVER AND TEETHING SUPPOSITORIES USED?

Always use Weleda Fever and Teething Suppositories exactly as described in this package leaflet. Weleda Fever and Teething Suppositories are used rectally. Unless otherwise prescribed by your doctor, the usual dose is: insert 1 suppository into the rectum 2 - 4 times a day.

Duration of use

The treatment of feverish illnesses should be completed after 2 weeks. If there is no improvement within 2 days, a doctor should be consulted. Due to the ingredient echinacea, the product should not be used for longer than 2 weeks without interruption.

If you forget to use Weleda Fever and Teething Suppositories

Do not use double the dose to make up for the forgotten previous dose.

Please ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure how to use this medicine.

4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?

Like all medicines, Weleda Fever and Teething Suppositories can have side effects, although not everybody gets them. Hypersensitivity reactions may occur. For medicines containing preparations made from coneflower (Echinacea), skin rash, itching, rarely facial swelling, shortness of breath, dizziness and a drop in blood pressure have been observed.
[The frequency "rare" means that the side effect was observed in less than 1 in 1000 but in more than 1 in 10000 patients treated.]

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects not listed in this package leaflet. You can also report side effects directly to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Department of Pharmacovigilance, Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger Allee 3, D-53175 Bonn, website: www.bfarm.de. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information about the safety of this medicine.

5. WHAT ELSE IS IMPORTANT?

Do not use the medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the suppository foil and the folding box. Storage conditions: Please store the suppositories in the folding box to protect them from light. Do not store above 25°C.

Composition

1 suppository of 1g contains: Active ingredients: Belladonna Dil. D3 [D2 with ethanol 30% (m/m), D3 with ethanol 15% (m/m)] 20 mg/Chamomilla recutita, Radix, ethanol. Decoctum Dil. D2 [HAB, V. 19f; Ø with ethanol 30% (m/m)] 20 mg/Echinacea Ø 135 mg/Echinacea purpurea, Planta tota Ø 135 mg/Papaver somniferum, Fructus immat. Dil. D3 (HAB, V. 3c) 20 mg/Argentum metallicum praeparatum Trit. D19 20 mg. Other ingredients: Cocoa butter, cellulose powder.

Pharmaceutical form and pack size

10 suppositories.

Pharmaceutical entrepreneur and manufacturer

Weleda AG
Postfach 1320
D-73503 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Tel.: 07171 / 919-414
Fax: 07171 / 919-200
E-Mail: dialog@weleda.de

This package leaflet was last revised in August 2013.

Source: Information from the package leaflet
Status: 04/2017
Areas of application: According to anthroposophical knowledge of man and nature, the areas of application include acute, feverish illnesses; states of restlessness, especially in connection with teething difficulties.