The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) granted a Traditional Herbal Registration Certificate for the traditional herbal medicinal product Flexiherb Film-coated Tablets (Traditional Herbal Registration number: THR 23056/0001).
This product is available without prescription.
The active ingredient of Flexiherb Film-coated Tablets comes from the roots of the plant Harpagophytum procumbens, also known as Devil’s claw.
Flexiherb Film-coated Tablets is a traditional herbal medicinal product used for the relief of backache, rheumatic or muscular pain, and general aches and pains in the muscles and joints.
Before you take this product
DO NOT TAKE this product if you:> have a stomach ulcer or duodenal ulcer
> are lactose-intolerant (react badly to lactose or milk)
> are pregnant or breastfeeding
> are allergic to any of the ingredients (see Product description below)
> are under 18 years of age
Tell your doctor before taking this product if you have:
- an intolerance to some sugars
- your joint pain is accompanied by swelling of the joint, redness or fever.
Dosage
Take 1 tablet twice daily – the dose can be increased to 2 tablets twice daily if you do not obtain relief after 3-5 days.
Take one dose in the morning and one dose in the evening. You can take the tablets with or without food. Swallow the tablets whole with some water or other liquid. Do not chew the tablets.
Side effects
Like all medicines, this product can have side-effects. These are listed below.
Common side-effects (affecting approximately 1 in 20 people)
> nausea or feeling sick
> diarrhoea
> abdominal pain
> headache, dizziness
> mild allergic skin reactions, itching and/or rash of the skin
If these persist for more than a few days, or become troublesome, stop taking this product. These common side-effects are often only temporary. Stop taking this product immediately if you experience any allergic skin reaction.
Devil’s Claw may make you feel dizzy. If you are affected do not drive or operate machines.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you notice any other side-effect.
Buy FlexiHerb TabletsProduct description
Each film-coated tablet contains 600mg of a dry aqueous extract of Devil’s Claw root (Harpagophytum procumbens) (equivalent to 900-1500mg of Devil’s Claw root)
This product also contains the following ingredients:
Powdered cellulose, lactose monohydrate, sodium starch glycolate (Type A), silica colloidal anhydrous, magnesium stearate, sucrose, titanium dioxide (E171), hypromellose, microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid.
If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this product. Each film-coated tablet contains 170mg of lactose and 20mg of sucrose.
