The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) granted a Traditional Herbal Registration certificate for the traditional herbal medicinal product Atrosan Devil’s Claw tablets (Traditional Herbal Registration number: THR 13668/0012).
This product is available without prescription.
The active ingredient of Atrosan Devil’s Claw tablets comes from the roots of the plant Harpagophytum procumbens DE CANDOLLE, also known as Devil’s claw.
Devil’s claw is a traditional herbal medicine used for the relief of backache, rheumatic or muscular pain, and general aches and pains in the muscles and joints.
Before you take this product
DO NOT TAKE this product if you:
- are pregnant or breastfeeding
- are allergic to Devil's claw or any of the ingredients in this product (see Product description below)
- have intolerance to lactose
- have an ulcer ( gastric and/or duodenal ulcer)
- are under 18 years of age
Dosage
Use one tablet twice daily immediately after food. The dose can be increased to two tablets twice daily if relief is not obtained after 3 to 5 days.
Side effects
Like all Devil’s Claw products, Atrosan may cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Minor side effects
Digestive symptoms
Digestive symptoms
- Stomach discomfort
- Feeling sick
- Digestive upsets such as sickness or diarrhoea
Other side effects
- Rash
- Itching
- Headache
- Dizziness
If these side-effects persist for more than a few days, or become troublesome, stop taking this product. These common side-effects are often only temporary.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist, if you notice any other side-effect.
Product description
Each film-coated tablet contains 480 mg of extract (as dry extract) from Devil’s Claw root (Harpagophytum procumbens D.C. and/or H. zeyheri L. Decne.) (1.5-3.0:1). Extraction solvent: Ethanol 60% V/V.
Other ingredients found in Atrosan® Devil’s Claw tablets are lactose, maize starch, microcrystalline cellulose, precipitated silica, colloidal silica and magnesium stearate (vegetable source). The tablet coating contains talc, titanium dioxide, macrogol and hypromellose.
Other ingredients found in Atrosan® Devil’s Claw tablets are lactose, maize starch, microcrystalline cellulose, precipitated silica, colloidal silica and magnesium stearate (vegetable source). The tablet coating contains talc, titanium dioxide, macrogol and hypromellose.
