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.
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your pharmacist has told you.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
- If you get any side effects, talk to your pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
- You must contact a doctor if your symptoms worsen or do not improve after 1 month.
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 (hypersensitive) 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 have severe liver and/or kidney problems
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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.
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 pharmacisthas told you. Check with your pharmacistif you are not sure.
The starting dose is 1 tablet 3 times daily, preferably 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.
Relief of symptoms (especially pain relief) may not be experienced until after several weeks of treatment and in some cases even longer. Glucosine should not be used for more than 1 month without a doctor being consulted.
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 get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.This includes any possible side effects not 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, oblong, 8,5 x 19 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 approved 2016-10-26