Dioscomb® 500 mg film-coated tablets, 60 ST

Dioscomb® 500 mg film-coated tablets are a medicine used to protect blood vessels (vasoprotector). It increases venous tone and the resilience of small blood vessels.

Dioscomb is used in adults:

• for the treatment of symptoms associated with chronic venous insufficiency of the legs: a feeling of heaviness in the legs, swollen legs, pain and night-time leg cramps.
• for the treatment of functional symptoms associated with acute haemorrhoidal conditions, such as pain, bleeding and swelling in the anal region.

Dosage form

Film-coated tablets

Indications

Chronic venous disease (venous insufficiency):

• The recommended dose for adults is two film-coated tablets daily, preferably one film-coated tablet at lunchtime and one film-coated tablet in the evening, both taken with meals.
• Please be sure to consult your doctor or pharmacist if you do not feel any better, or if you feel worse, after 6 weeks of taking Dioscomb to treat the symptoms of chronic venous disease. If you need to continue taking Dioscomb, the duration of your treatment will be decided by your doctor.

Acute haemorrhoidal symptoms:

• The recommended dose for adults during the first 4 days of treatment is 3 film-coated tablets twice daily (6 tablets per day).
• For the following 3 days, the dose is 2 film-coated tablets twice daily (4 tablets per day).
• The maintenance dose is 1 film-coated tablet twice daily. The film-coated tablets should be taken with meals.

The film-coated tablets should be taken with meals. For this indication, you must only take Dioscomb for a limited period of 15 days. If you are taking Dioscomb to treat symptoms of acute haemorrhoidal disease, you must speak to your doctor or pharmacist if, after 7 days, you do not feel any better or, in fact, feel worse. The break line is only intended to help you split the film-coated tablet if you have difficulty swallowing it whole.

Ingredients

• The active substances are micronised flavonoids, which contain diosmin and other flavonoids known as hesperidin. Each film-coated tablet contains 500 mg of micronised flavonoids, comprising 450 mg of diosmin and 50 mg of other flavonoids known as hesperidin.
• The other ingredients are: Core: magnesium stearate, talc, maize starch, gelatine, microcrystalline cellulose (type 102). Coating: red iron oxide (E172), yellow iron oxide (E172), macrogol 3350, partially hydrolysed poly(vinyl alcohol), titanium dioxide (E171), talc.