Product Description
Product Description
Smectaรยฎ 3g Orange Vanilla is a sachet of powder for oral suspension. Each box contains 12 sachets.
The product is packed in soft, flat sachet. The content is presented as greyish-white to ochre powder, with slightly reminiscent odour of orange when preparing the oral suspension for use.
Active Ingredient
Diosmectite - 3g in each sachet
Overview
Smectaรยฎ is indicated for:
- Treatment of acute diarrhoea in adults and children above 2 years, in addition to oral rehydration
- Symptomatic treatment of chronic functional diarrhoea in adults
- Symptomatic treatment of pain associated with functional bowel diseases in adults
Dosage
Treatment of Acute Diarrhoea
In children of 2 years of age and above: 4 sachets per day for 3 days, then 2 sachets per day for 4 days.
In adults: On average, 3 sachets per day for 7 days. In practice, the daily dose can be doubled at the start of treatment.
Other Indications
In adults: An average of 3 sachets a day
How to Use
Smecta 3g Orange-Vanilla is taken orally.
1. Mix the entire content of the sachet in 50 ml of water.
2. Stir the mixture thoroughly until the powder is fully dissolved.
3. Drink the suspension immediately for adults. For babies and children, to be given at intervals during the day.
Drug Interactions
As the adsorbent properties of this product may interfere with the absorption times and/or rates of other substances, it is recommended not to administer any other drugs at the same time as SMECTAรยฎ (more than 2 hours, if possible)
Contraindications
- Pregnancy and lactation.
- Infants and children below 2 years
- Hypersensitivity to diosmectite or one of the excipients
Cautions
- Used with care in patients with a history of severe chronic constipation.
- The reference treatment in acute diarrhoea is oral rehydration solution (ORS). In children above 2 years, acute diarrhoea must be treated in conjunction with early administration of an ORS.
MAL Number MAL10053679X
KKLIU 3215/ EXP 31.12.2025