Primrose Plus capsule promotes healthy skin and hormonal balance. It contains evening primrose oil, that provides your body with linoleic acid that forms a protective coating around nerve fibres. Primrose oil is a rich source of omega-6 essential fatty acids. Primrose oil contains linoleic acid as well as GLA-both are essential components of myelin, the protective coating around nerve fibers and the neuronal cell membrane. Primrose Plus capsules is thought to help a wide variety of conditions including eczema, nerve pain and osteoporosis

Composition

Each soft gelatin capsules contains:

Evening primrose Oil (Oenothera biennis L.) 1000 mg. Standardized as fatty acid Main fatty acid: gamma-linolenic acid 9.0 — 11.0%.
D/L-Alpha Tocophyrol Acetate (Activity 1 mg/ 1 IU Vitamin E) 4 mg Eq. to 4.00 I.U. vit E.

Properties

Evening primrose oil is pure natural oil extracted from the seeds of the biennial plant Oenothera biennis. It is a unique supplement of linoleic acid & gammalinolenic acid (GLA). The evening primrose oil, as well as the human milk are only two sources to contain substantial amounts of GLA. GLA is the precursor of the proslaglandin PGE1.

PGE1 plays an important role in different tissues of the human body and thus is of a preventive and therapeutic value in many diseases.

Indications

Dietary supplement to improve body function.

Dose

1-2 Capsules daily or as prescribed.

Precautions an Warnings

Primrose oil should be used with caution in patient with history of epilepsy.
Primrose oil is contraindicated in schizophrenic patients, and / or those who are already receiving known epileptogenic drug such as phenothiazines.
Evening primrose oil appears to be well tolerated with few side effects reported such as mild gastro-intestinal effects, IndigeStion, nausea, softening of stools and headache have occasionally occurred.

Pregnancy & lactation

Data on the safety of evening primrose during pregnancy are not available.

Package and storage

Carton box containing 3 (AL/ transparent colorless PVC) Strips, each of 10 soft gelatin capsules and insert leaflet.
Store in temperature not more than 30°c, in dry place.
Manufactured by: Safe for Pharmaceuticals (Safe pharma) for EMA Pharm Pharmaceuticals. Head office:Pharma Plaza building , Asma Fahmy St., Nozha, Nasr City,Cairo, Egypt. www.emaPharm.com.

A11HA03 / tocopherol / vitamin E

Evening primrose Oil

gamma-linolenic acid

Oenothera biennis L.

EMA Pharm Pharmaceuticals

Primrose Plus capsules – Information Leaflet

**Primrose Plus capsules – AR- Patient_Information_Leaflet**

**Primrose Plus capsules – ENG-Patient-Information-Leaflet**

Council of Arab Health Ministers and Union of Arab pharmacists
Medicament is a product which affects your health, and its consumption contrary to instructions is dangerous for you.
Follow strictly the doctor’s prescription, the method of use and the instructions of the pharmacist who sells the medicament.
The doctor and the pharmacist are experts in medicine, its benefits and risks.
Do not by yourself intenupt the period of treatment prescribed for you.
Do not repeat the same prescription without consulting your doctor.
Keep medicament out of children reach.

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