Immunal tablets 80 mg. №20

Description

Immunal Storage
active substance: 1 tablet contains 80 mg of dried juice obtained from freshly harvested grass of flowering Echinacea purpurea (Echinacea purpurea L.) (31-60: 1);

Excipients: lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, sodium saccharin, colloidal anhydrous silica, vanillin, cherry flavor.

Immunal Dosage form
Tablets.

Main physical and chemical properties: round, flat on both sides, light brown tablets with patches.

Immunal Pharmacotherapeutic group
Immunostimulants. ATX code L03A X.

Pharmacological properties

Pharmacodynamics.

Immunal® is an herbal medicine. The tablets contain juice obtained from freshly harvested flowering parts of the plant Echinacea purpurea. Echinacea contains biologically active substances that stimulate the nonspecific immune system, strengthening the body’s defenses. The main active ingredients of Echinacea purpurea are derivatives of caffeic acid (chicory acid and its esters), alkamides and polysaccharides that have immunostimulatory activity. Nonspecific immune stimulation is manifested mainly in increased phagocytic activity of granulocytes and macrophages. Increases the release of cytokines that stimulate other cells of the immune system. The antiviral activity of Echinacea purpurea against influenza and herpes viruses has also been established.

Due to the immunostimulatory activity of Echinacea purpurea in humans, resistance to respiratory infections increases.

Indication
Short-term prevention and treatment of colds.

Contraindication
˗ Hypersensitivity to echinacea, other plants of the family Asteraceae (chamomile, arnica, calendula, yarrow) or to any other component of the drug.

˗ Progressive systemic diseases (eg, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis); autoimmune diseases (eg, collagenosis, multiple sclerosis); immunodeficiency conditions (eg, HIV, AIDS); immunosuppression (eg, cytostatic therapy for cancer, history of organ or bone marrow transplantation); diseases of the blood system (eg, agranulocytosis, leukemia).

˗ Patients with a hereditary predisposition to allergic reactions (eg, urticaria, atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma).

Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
Interaction with other drugs is unknown. It is not recommended to use Immunal® simultaneously with immunosuppressive drugs (cyclosporine, methotrexate).