MUTAFLOR 100 CAPSULES

Description

Mutaflor® a unique probiotic, clinically examined with strain specific characteristics and proven efficacy.

The capsules are enteric coated, reddish brown in colour and cannot be pulled apart. This colouring is part of the enteric coating and ensures that the capsule will not degrade and open until the start of the large intestine is reached. The capsule contents are a beige powder.

Ingredients:

Mutaflor® is a probiotic that comprises as its active ingredient a viable non-pathogenic strain of Escherichia coli (E.coli).
Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917

Indications:

Mutaflor® Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 is the only probiotic registered in Australia at AUST R level.  AUST R 194957

This means the regulatory pathway was no different to that of a prescription medicine and as such was examined for:
Safety, Quality and Efficacy.

Mutaflor® is registered in Australia at AUST R level for the relief and management of chronic constipation.
Your healthcare practitioner may also wish to utilise this strain for its pharmacological and metabolic  properties.

Characteristics of Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917.

• the ability to colonize
• antagonistic activity – inhibition of growth and or killing of pathogens
• anti-invasive – prevention of colonisation in the gut by pathogens
• synthesis of endogenous antimicrobial peptides-defensins
• mucosal integrity – contributing to luminal metabolism and stability of intestinal milieu-enhanced epithelial barrier function
• anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects
• stimulation of colonic mucosa

The therapeutic effects of Mutaflor® are strain specific and have been demonstrated by in-vitro and in-vivo experiments and clinical studies. Mutaflor® Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 (EcN) is arguably one of the best studied and field tested probiotic strains and fulfills all the demanding criteria and characteristics required for a medicinal probiotic.

Storage:

This medication requires refrigeration