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ROWACHOL is a brand name for Camphene. The medicine, its uses, side effects and dosage are the same regardless of brand.
Used for: Adjunct therapy for the dispersal [by dissolution and/or expulsion] of stones in the common bile duct. To be used in combination with chenodeoxycholic acid. It has been demonstrated that if ROWACHOL is combined with either low or medium dose chenodeoxycholic acid, the gallstone dissolution rate is greater than if the…
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For oral administration only. Adult Dose: 1-2 capsules three times daily, taken before meals. A dose of one capsule three times daily is recommended at the start of treatment.
Children:
There Is no recommended dose for children.
Side effects are uncommon and minor. A small number of patients have noted eructation and a peppermint taste after meals. This can be reduced or avoided by administration of drug on an empty stomach thirty minutes before meals. An insignificant number of patients noted soreness of mouth and buccal ulceration - an effect which can be rapidly reverted by discontinuation of the drug.
4 Special Warnings and Special Precautions for Use Conservative medical treatment for stones in the common bile duct should be initiated with the awareness that duct stones can give rise to clinical complications such as obstructive jaundice, ascending cholangitis, pancreatitis, etc.
and the physician should be aware of the necessity of being properly informed [particularly in the case of elderly patients] so that appropriate measures can be taken. Keep out of the reach of children.
3 Contra-Indications None known.
Not medical advice. Always read the patient information leaflet and follow your prescriber or pharmacist.
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