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NEURAPAS® balance

To improve mood, loss of interest, listlessness, sleep disturbances and anxiety.

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Indications

For relief of stress, burnout, anxiety and related symptoms.

Medicinal ingredients

1 film-coated tablet contains:

Dry extract (4.6-6.5:1) of St. John`s wort ................................................................... 60 mg

Dry extract (3.8-5.6:1) of valerian root ........................................................................ 28 mg

Dry extract (6.25-7.1:1) of passion flower herb........................................................  32 mg

Dosage and administration

Adults and children over 12 years of age: 2 tablets 1-3 times daily.

Children ages of 6-11: 1 tablet 1-3 times a daily.

Tablets should be swallowed whole with a little water.

Contraindications/Cautions

Concomitant usage of cyclosporine or indinavir or other protease inhibitors used in anti-HIV therapy. This product should not be used by patients with known hypersensitivity of the skin to light and children under 6 years of age.

Co-administration of NEURAPAS™ balance may reduce the efficacy of coumarin-type drugs that inhibit blood clotting (phenprocoumon, warfarin), digoxin, theophylline, and some antidepressants. Patients taking NEURAPAS™  balance together with medicinal products that contain any of these drugs should seek advice from their treating doctor. Intense exposure to UV light (extensive sunbathing, sunlamp or solarium use) should be avoided during NEURAPAS™  balance use.

Consult with health care practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.

Side effects

No adverse reactions to NEURAPAS™ balance have been reported over the past three decades.

Use of high-dose St John's Wort extract may, especially in fair-skinned individuals, lead to increased sensitivity to sunlight (photosensitization) and therefore produce sunburn-like reactions of skin areas exposed to intense sunlight. There have been rare reports of gastrointestinal symptoms, allergic reactions, fatigue or restlessness.

Interactions with other drugs

Use of high-dose St John's Wort extract has, in isolated instances, been associated with interactions with the following drugs, which may lead to reduced therapeutic efficacy : Coumarin-type drugs that inhibit blood clotting (e.g., phenprocoumon, warfarin), cyclosporin, digoxin, indinavir, amitriptyline, nortriptyline, oral contraceptives ("the pill"; risk of intermenstrual bleeding/spotting), theophylline. The photosensitizing effect of other drugs may be increased. Concurrent administration of certain antidepressants (nefazodone, paroxetine, sertraline) may increase undesirable effects (such as nausea, vomiting, anxiety, restlessness, confusion).

Registered Indications in Other Countries

Austria: Traditional herbal medicine for the treatment of: emotional depressive conditions (such as those accompanied by loss of interest, low mood, listlessness); insomnia due to nervousness. Germany: Temporary relief of mild depressive conditions with nervous unrest.

How supplied

60 tablets or 100 tablets

To all medicaments specified here applies:
For risks and side effects please read the package insert and ask your physician or pharmacist.
Resources
Articles
Stress and Burnout - Exhausted? Losing sleep? This article may be for you! (1.6 MB)
Patient Brochures
Guide for Stress and Burnout - This excellent guide discusses burnout and stress, and what you can do about it. (1.2 MB)
Research
Neurapas balance in sleep - Original research article which appeared in European Neuropsychopharmacology, Volume 16 Supplement 4 p.S318
Website
Is your life in balance? - Take the Work/Life balance quiz from the Canadian Mental Health Association.
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