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Category 2 OTC medicine 

サトウ駆風解毒湯エキストローチ SATO KUFUGEDOKUTO EXTRACT TROCHE

Product features

● Kufugedokuto is a Chinese medicine prescription listed in the Chinese medical book “Manbyo Kaishun” during China's Ming Dynasty, and has been used for throat soreness and swelling.
● Kufugedokuto is conventionally taken slowly while gargling. This mode of use is made easier by providing as lozenge.
● It is effective for throat soreness and swelling when the medicinal ingredients are in contact with the throat for a long time.

Indication

This drug can be used regardless of physical strength for the following symptoms of persons with a sore throat: tonsillitis and peritonilitis

Dosage and administration

Take the following single dose between meals or on an empty stomach. Melt it slowly in your mouth without chewing.

[Age: single dose: number of daily doses]
Adult (15 years old and over): 1 piece, up to 2 pieces: 3 times
Under 2 years: Do not take.

Precautions of Dosage and Administration

(1)Strictly follow the prescribed dosage and administration.
(2)How to remove tablets from the package
Push the convex part of the PTP sheet containing the tablet with your fingertips to break the aluminum foil on the back, remove it and take.
(If accidentally swallowed without removing the package, it will lead to unexpected accidents such as piercing the esophageal mucosa.)

Ingredient and amount

In 6 pieces
Kufugedokuto Dried Extract:1175mg:Extracted from saposhnikovia root and rhizome 1.5 g, burdock fruit 1.5 g, forsythia fruit 2.5 g, schizonepeta spike 0.75 g, notopterygium 0.75 g, glycyrrhiza 0.75 g, platycodon root 1.5 g, and gypsum 2.5 g

Precautions

■ Consultation
1.The following persons should contact a physician, pharmacist, or registered salesperson for a consultation before administration.
(1)Patients undergoing medical treatment from a physician
(2)Pregnant women or women suspected of being pregnant.
(3)Frail persons (people with deteriorated or weak physical strength).
(4)Persons who have poor digestion and are prone to diarrhoea.
(5)Persons who have had rashes, redness, itching, etc. due to drugs in the past.
2.If the following symptoms are observed after taking this drug, these may be adverse reactions, so immediately discontinue the use of this drug, and show this document to your physician, pharmacist, or registered salesperson for a consultation.

Skin: rash/redness,itching
Gastrointestinal system: loss of appetite,feeling of discomfort in the stomach
3.When symptoms do not improve even after taking this medicine for 5 to 6 times, stop taking this medicine and consult a physician, pharmacist or registered salesperson, being sure to take this instruction leaflet with you.

Additive

Sucrose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, Mg stearate, sodium saccharin, flavors (including l-menthol and propylene glycol)

Precautions for storage and handling

(1)Since this drug easily absorbs moisture, it is packaged in an aluminum bag. Please note that if the back side of the sheet is damaged (having a hole or others) after opening the bag, it may absorb moisture and the color may turn dark brown.
(2)Store in a cool, low humidity place away from direct sunlight.
(3)Keep out of reach of children.
(4)Do not transfer the medicine to a different container. (It may lead to misuse or alter the quality of the drug. )
(5)Do not take the product after its expiration date.

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・This product is a pharmaceutical product approved under a Japanese law, the Law for Ensuring the Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Drugs and Medical Devices, with a view to its sale and use in Japan.

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