Glucosine
Package leaflet: Information for the user
Glucosine 400 mg film-coated tablets
Glucosamine
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
- This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
- If you get any of the side effects talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includesany possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.See section 4.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Glucosine is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Glucosine
3. How to take Glucosine
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Glucosine
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Glucosine is and what it is used for
Glucosine contains glucosamine, which is an endogenous substance formed by glucose (a sugar compound). The body needs glucosamine to be able to form larger molecules which can be found in cartilage and joint fluid.
Glucosine is used for relief of symptoms in mild to moderate osteoarthritis.
2. What you need to know before you take Glucosine
Do not take Glucosine
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if you are allergic to glucosamine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
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if you are allergic to shellfish, since the active substance, glucosamine, is obtained from shellfish.
Warnings and precaution
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Glucosine:
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if you have diabetes, your blood glucose levels may have to be checked more often at the beginning of the treatment.
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if you suffer from asthma. When starting on Glucosine, you might develop an allergic reaction with worsening of your symptoms.
Children and adolescents
Glucosine should not be used by persons under the age of 18 years.
Other medicines and Glucosine
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines:
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warfarin (medicine to thin the blood, anticoagulant)
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tetracycline (antibiotic)
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can be administered together with glucosamine sulfate.
Glucosine with food and drink
Glucosine should be taken preferably at meals.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
If you are pregnant or breast feeding, do not use Glucosine.
Driving and using machines
Glucosine has no known effects on ability to drive or use machines Caution is recommended if headache, somnolence, tiredness, dizziness or visual disturbances are experienced.
Glucosine contains sodium
Glucosine contains 50 mg sodium per tablet and this should be considered in patients on a controlled sodium diet.
3. How to take Glucosine
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor if you are not sure.
The dosage is determined by your doctor, who has adjusted it for you individually.
The starting dose is 1 tablet 3 times daily, preferable at meals. Alternatively, the total daily dose can be taken on one occasion during the day.
Glucosine is not indicated for the treatment of acute painful symptoms.
At relief of symptoms the dose can be lowered to 1-2 tablets a day.
If you take more Glucosine than you should
If you have taken more Glucosine than you should or if a child has taken the drug by mistake contact a doctor or hospital.
Signs and symptoms of overdose with glucosamine might include headache, dizziness, confusion, joint pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea or constipation. Stop taking glucosamine at signs of overdose.
If you forget to take Glucosine
Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Stop taking Glucosine and immediately contact a doctor if you experience symptoms of angioedema, such as: swollen face, tongue or pharynx, difficulty to swallow, hives and difficulties to breathe.
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): Headache, drowsiness, indigestion, stomach ache, diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, flatulence, abdominal pain.
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): Skin rash, itching, flushing.
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from available data: allergic reaction(hypersensitivity), asthma/asthma aggravated, vomiting,), hives, oedema/oedema in ankles, legs and feet, dizziness, diabetes inadequate control, international normalized ratio fluctuation, hepatic enzyme elevation, jaundice.
Reporting of side effects
If you getany side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.This includes any possible side effectsnot listed in this leaflet.You can also report side effects directly via the national reporting system listed in Appendix V.*By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Glucosine
Do not store above 25 ºC. Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the package.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help to protect the environment.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Glucosine contains
The active substance is glucosamine sulphate-sodium chloride corresponding to 400 mg glucosamine.
The other ingredients are povidone, anhydrous citric acid, colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate (type A), macrogol 6000, hypromellose and paraffin.
What Glucosine looks like and contents of the pack
Glucosine film-coated tablets are white to beige tablets, round, biconvex, diameter 12 mm.
Package sizes: 60, 90, 180, 270 and 360 tablets in plastic bottles with screw caps.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
Recip AB, Box 906, 170 09 Solna, Sweden. Tel. 020-35 05 05
(Customer information). E-mail: info@recip.se
This medicinal product is authorised in the Member States of the EEA under the following names:
Glucosine Sweden
This leaflet was last revised in
2016-10-26