The total dose should not be exceeded without consulting a doctor or pharmacist.
Method of administration?
Take the medicine with liquid (e.g., 1 glass of water). You should stand or sit upright when taking it.
Duration of use?
You should not use the medicine for longer than 3 months without medical advice. General duration of treatment: at least 8 weeks.
Overdose?
Overdose may cause gastrointestinal complaints, headaches, and allergic skin reactions. If you suspect an overdose, contact a doctor immediately.
Forgotten to take a dose?
Continue taking the medication as normal (i.e., do not take twice the amount) at the next prescribed time.
In general, it is important to ensure that the dosage is correct, especially for infants, small children, and elderly people. If in doubt, ask your doctor or pharmacist about any effects or precautions. The dosage prescribed by your doctor may differ from the information in the package insert. Since your doctor will adjust the dosage individually, you should use the medicine according to his or her instructions.
Dosage
| Adults aged 18 and over | 1 tablet | Twice daily | In the morning and evening, regardless of meals |
Areas of application
Consult your doctor immediately if you experience additional symptoms such as sudden hearing loss or hearing impairment.
- Performance impairments due to changes in the brain (dementia), such as:
- Poor concentration
- Memory problems
Mode of action
How does the active ingredient in the medicine work?
The active ingredients are derived from the ginkgo plant and act as a natural mixture. About the plant itself:
- Appearance: stately, dioecious tree with characteristic fan-shaped, parallel-veined leaves that glow golden yellow in autumn; the female cones have an unpleasant smell of butyric acid
- Occurrence: China, Japan, Korea
- Main ingredients: ginkgolides, bilobalide, flavonoids
- Parts of the plant used and preparations: mainly extracts from the dried leaves
Ginkgo extracts improve blood flow and promote cerebral circulation.
Composition
per 1 tablet
120 mg dried ginkgo leaf extract, extracted with acetone-water (35-67:1)
29.4 mg ginkgo flavone glycosides
3.36-4.08 mg ginkgolide A-ginkgolide B-ginkgolide C (x:y:z)
3.12-3.84 mg bilobalide
Maximum 0.6 micrograms of ginkgolic acids
+ Croscarmellose sodium
+ Silicon dioxide, highly dispersed
380.294 mg lactose-1-water
+ Magnesium stearate (vegetable)
+ Cellulose, microcrystalline
6.316 mg Glucose syrup, spray-dried
+ Opadry II white
+ Macrogol 3350
+ Poly(vinyl alcohol)
+ Talc
+ Titanium dioxide
+ Iron(III) oxide hydrate, yellow
Contraindications
What are the reasons against use?
Always:
- Hypersensitivity to the ingredients
Under certain circumstances – talk to your doctor or pharmacist about this:
- Increased tendency to bleed
What age group should be considered?
- Children and adolescents under 18 years of age: The medicine should not normally be used in this age group.
What about pregnancy and breastfeeding?
- Pregnancy: Consult your doctor. Various considerations play a role in determining whether and how the medicine can be used during pregnancy.
- Breastfeeding: Consult your doctor or pharmacist. They will assess your specific situation and advise you on whether and how you can continue breastfeeding. If you have been prescribed the medicine despite a contraindication, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. The therapeutic benefit may outweigh the risk associated with use in the presence of a contraindication.
Side effects
What undesirable effects may occur?
- Headaches
- Dizziness, as well as worsening of existing dizziness symptoms
- Gastrointestinal complaints
- Diarrhea - Nausea - Vomiting - Abdominal pain If you notice any changes in your health during treatment, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
The information provided here primarily takes into account side effects that occur in at least one in 1,000 patients treated.
Notes
What should you watch out for?
- Caution if you are allergic to painkillers!
- Caution if you are allergic to binding agents (e.g., carboxymethylcellulose with E number E 466)!
- Caution if you are intolerant to glucose. If you are on a diabetic diet, you should take the sugar content into account.
- Caution if you are intolerant to lactose. If you are on a diabetic diet, you should take the sugar content into account. - There may be medications that interact with this product. Therefore, before starting treatment with a new medication, you should generally tell your doctor or pharmacist about any other medications you are already taking. This also applies to medications that you buy yourself, use only occasionally, or have used in the past.
