Plantex (Foeniculum vulgare) doses sackets 5 g. №10

Description

Plantex Composition
The main active ingredient is fennel fruit extract, fennel essential oil, acacia gum, anhydrous dextrose, lactose.

Release form
Plantex is available in sachets containing granular powder for oral administration. It contains small light brown granules with a specific fennel smell.
One sachet contains 5 g of powder for one dose.
Cardboard packs hold 10 sachets. You can also purchase single doses of one sachet of the drug in the pharmacy.

Pharmacological properties
Plantex medicinal product based on fennel fruits. It is very popular among young mothers as a fight against infant colic. The drug is recommended by pediatricians to relieve the digestive system of newborns, which is not yet formed and suffers from gas formation.
Plantex facilitates the passage of gases, normalizes intestinal motility, regulates the digestive system, and increases appetite.
Essential oil and fennel extract make the digestion work, stimulating the production of gastric juice and increasing peristalsis, so that the contents of the stomach are digested faster, and in the intestines it is broken down and processed faster. Preventing intestinal spasms, excessive accumulation of gas, elimination of flatulence.
Mostly used to treat and prevent imbalances in the functioning of the digestive tract.

Indications
Plantex is used from 2 weeks of age to prevent disorders in the gastrointestinal tract and to eliminate discomfort in the digestive system, bloating, pain in the intestines, disorders of the digestive system.
Recommended for use when switching from breastfeeding to complementary foods and transferring to a new table.

Contraindications
High sensitivity to one of the components of the drug.
Cannot be used by persons with galactose and glucose intolerance, impaired absorption of these substances, with lactose deficiency, galactosemia.

Application during pregnancy and lactation
During pregnancy, taking the drug is contraindicated.
However, doctors recommend that young mothers who are breastfeeding take Plantex 3-4 sachets per day. The drug passes into breast milk and thus affects the digestive system of both the woman and her baby.

Method of administration and dosage
Plantex is taken orally, dissolved in water with and after meals.

• Newborns and children under 1 year of age are prescribed 1-2 packs. 2–3 doses per day;
• Children from 1 to 4 years old 2-3 pack. a day in 2-3 doses.

The contents of the sachet are dissolved in 100 ml of warm water and taken immediately after preparation. It is prohibited to add sugar or other sweeteners to taste.
For infants, the solution can be mixed immediately in a bottle or in a special cup.
If the child does not take a nipple in his mouth, then the solution can be given from a spoon or syringe without a needle.
It is important to remember that one such technique replaces one feeding (for a newborn in view of the size of the stomach), so you should be careful when prescribing Plantex for your baby on your own. The solution should be given especially carefully with an unsettled HS – this can lead to disastrous results.
Some kids just don’t like the taste of fennel. In this case, if the attempt to inject the medicine into the child is more expensive than the fight against colic, then it makes sense to think about using another drug.

Overdose
Overdose cases have not been identified or recorded.

Side effects
The downside of the herbal preparation is that it can cause allergic reactions of different levels. At the slightest manifestation of allergy symptoms, it is recommended to stop taking the drug.
Women taking hormone therapy should be aware that Plantex affects the effectiveness of hormonal treatment, as well as taking hormonal contraceptives.

Storage conditions
You should be careful about the expiration date and do not use after it has expired.
Store in a dry place protected from children.