Biogelat Biotin 5 mg – 100 tablets
Biogelat Biotin 5 mg is a vitamin supplement.
Biotin, also known as vitamin B7 or vitamin H, is a water-soluble vitamin and belongs to the B group of vitamins. This vitamin can be formed in the intestinal flora and can also be ingested through food. It is found in various organs and tissues in the human body.
Biotin plays an important role in metabolic processes (carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism).
field of use
Biogelat Biotin 5 mg is used to prevent and treat biotin deficiency (less than 0.2 mg biotin per day is sufficient for prevention) and to treat biotin deficiency in the very rare biotin-dependent multiple carboxylase deficiency (a hereditary disease in which an enzyme for breaking down biotin from food is missing).
Contraindications
Do not take Biogelat Biotin 5 mg if you are allergic to biotin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
interactions
If you regularly take anti-seizure medicines (anticonvulsants), please note that these medicines can lower biotin levels and, conversely, the effects of these medicines can be affected by biotin.
Taking Biogelat Biotin 5 mg with food
If you take biotin with large amounts of raw chicken protein over a longer period of time, the absorption of biotin can be severely restricted. The consumption of raw or insufficiently heated egg whites should therefore be avoided during treatment with biotin.
Pregnancy and lactation
Biogelat Biotin 5 mg tablets can be used during pregnancy and lactation. Biotin crosses the placenta and passes into breast milk.
Biogelat Biotin 5 mg contains lactose (milk sugar).
Please only take Biogelat Biotin 5 mg after consulting your doctor if you know that you suffer from sugar intolerance.
application
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Unless otherwise prescribed by the doctor, the usual dose is: take 1/2-1 tablet daily with sufficient liquid.
Less than 0.2 mg per day is sufficient for prophylaxis. For therapy of multiple carboxylase deficiency: 1 to 2 tablets daily.
The duration of the application depends on the course of the underlying disease.
Note: To break the tablets, place them on a firm surface with the score line facing up and press firmly with your thumb.
Use in children and adolescents
There are no data available for children and adolescents.
side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Very rarely (less than 1 in 10,000 people treated, including isolated cases), mild gastrointestinal disorders and allergic skin reactions (hives) have been described.
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet.
composition
What Biogelat Biotin 5 mg contains
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The active substance is: biotin
1 tablet contains:
5 mg biotin - The other ingredients are: microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, polyvinylpyrrolidone K 30, crospovidone, lactose monohydrate
