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Consult your doctor after taking this medicine:

•    if your condition worsens or symptoms persist

•    if there is no bowel movement after 3 days and laxatives are needed every day

•    if abdominal pain persists.

If you take too many Potter's Cleansing Herb Tablets:

Stop taking the medicine and consult your doctor or pharmacist.

If you forget to take Potter's Cleansing Herb Tablets:

If you miss a dose, take your next dose at the usual time. Do not take two doses at the same time to make up for a missed dose. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist if you need further advice.

4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS:

Like all medicines this product can cause side effects, but not everyone gets them.

If any of the following or other side effects occur, stop taking this product and consult your doctor or pharmacist:

•    the product may produce abdominal pain, spasms and diarrhoea, in particular in patients with irritable colon

•    chronic use may lead to albuminuria and haematuria which is albumin or red blood cells in the urine

•    skin rash, hives (skin bumps) or itchiness around the anus

•    yellow or red-brown discolouration of urine may occur, which is harmless.

5.    HOW TO STORE POTTER'S CLEANSING HERB TABLETS:

Keep out of the reach and sight of children.

Do not use this product after the expiry date printed on the label and base of the carton. Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original packaging.

Return any unused medicine to your pharmacist for safe disposal.

6.    FURTHER INFORMATION:

The active ingredients in each Potter's Cleansing Herb tablet are:

100 mg Senna Leaf Tinnevelly (Cassia angustifolia Vahl), 45 mg Cape Aloes (Aloe ferox Mill), 30 mg Cascara Bark (Hhamnus purshianus D.C.), 30 mg Dandelion Root (Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg), 15 mg Fennel Fruit (Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce Miller).

This medicine is available without prescription. However, you still need to take Potter's Cleansing Herb Tablets carefully to get the best results from them.

•    Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

•    Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.

•    You must contact a doctor or pharmacist if your symptoms worsen or do not improve.

•    If you experience any of the side effects listed in the leaflet, or if you notice any other side effects, please consult your doctor or pharmacist.

IN THIS LEAFLET:

1.    What Potter's Cleansing Herb Tablets

are and what they are used for

2.    Before you take Potter's Cleansing Herb Tablets

3.    How to take Potter's Cleansing Herb Tablets

4.    Possible side effects

5.    How to store Potter's Cleansing Herb Tablets

6.    Further information

1.    WHAT POTTER'S CLEANSING HERB TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR:

Potter's Cleansing Herb Tablets are a traditional herbal medicinal product used for the short-term relief of occasional constipation and bloating, based on traditional use only.

Containing Senna, Cape Aloes, Cascara, Dandelion and Fennel.

For full details, see Section 6.

2.    BEFORE YOU TAKE POTTER'S CLEANSING HERB TABLETS:

Do not take Potter's Cleansing Herb Tablets:

•    if you are allergic to any of the ingredients or other plants of the Asteraceae/ Compositae family

•    if you have blockage or narrowing of the gastro-intestinal tract or bowel (ileus, intestinal obstruction or stenosis)

•    if you have paralysis or a lack of muscle tone in the bowel (atony)

•    if you have appendicitis, inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

•    if you have severe dehydration

•    if you have persistent or undiagnosed abdominal complaints e.g. pain, nausea or vomiting

•    if you have faecal impaction or rectal bleeding for which you don't know the cause or blood in stools

•    if you have already taken a laxative and you are still constipated

•    if you have had a sudden change in bowel habit that has lasted for more than 2 weeks

•    if you have liver disease, diabetes, kidney or heart failure

•    if you are pregnant or breastfeeding

•    if you are under 18 years of age.

Consult your doctor before taking this medicine:

•    if you suffer from kidney disorders

•    If you are taking medicines for a heart condition, medicines inducing QT prolongation, diuretics, adrenocorticosteroids or liquorice root preparations.

Taking other medicines:

You should consult your doctor or pharmacist for advice if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding:

You should not use Potter's Cleansing Herb Tablets if you are pregnant or breastfeeding because there is no evidence that it is safe to do so.

Important information about some of the ingredients in Potter's Cleansing Herb Tablets:

This product contains Sucrose. If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.

3. HOW TO TAKE POTTER'S CLEANSING HERB TABLETS:

It is important that you follow these instructions carefully.

For oral use:

Adults and the elderly: One or two tablets at bedtime when necessary.

Do not exceed the stated dose.

Use for more than 1 - 2 weeks requires medical supervision.