Bioflor Dosage/Direction for Use

Recommended Dosage: Capsule: Children (> 6 years old): 1 to 2 capsules daily.
Adults: 1 or 2 capsules, once or twice daily. Capsules should be swallowed with a glass of water.
The capsules can be taken either during, before or after meals. In young children under 6 years of age, it is recommended not to swallow capsules (risk of false passage) and to use the powder for oral suspension in sachet.
Powder for oral suspension: Infants and children: 1 or 2 sachets daily.
Adults: 1 or 2 sachets, once or twice daily.
The sachets can be taken either during, before or after meals. Pour the contents of the sachet in a glass of water or sweetened beverage, mix, and drink. The powder can also be mixed with food or poured into a baby's feeding-bottle.
BIOFLOR 250 mg contains living cells. This drug should therefore not be mixed with very hot (over 50°C), iced or alcoholic drinks or food.
Treatment duration: Treatment of acute infectious diarrhoea of infants, children and adults: approximately 1 week.
Prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children and adults: treatment should be started within 48 to 72 hours of the beginning of treatment with antibiotics and it should continue for at least three days and not longer than 4 weeks after the treatment with antibiotics is ended.
Addition to vancomycin/metronidazole-treatment to prevent recurrence of Clostridium difficile diseases in adults: treatment should be started as soon possible after the beginning of antibiotic treatment and it should continue for 4 weeks.
Prevention of tube-feeding associated diarrhoea in adults: during the period of tube-feeding.
The maximum duration of treatment in the usual indications is 4 weeks.
Method and Route of Administration: Capsule: Capsules should be swallowed with a glass of water. In young children under 6 years of age, it is recommended not to swallow capsules (risk of false passage) and to use the powder for oral suspension in sachet.
Powder for oral suspension: Pour the contents of the sachet in a little amount of water or sweetened beverage, mix, and drink. The powder can also be mixed with food or poured into a baby's feeding-bottle. It should not be poured or mixed with very cold or very hot liquids or food nor alcoholic drinks.