Pharmacy Guide
Patient leaflets and SmPCs, drug interaction checker, official dosages and NHS pharmacy opening hours — all in one place.
Pharmacy Guide
Patient leaflets and SmPCs, drug interaction checker, official dosages and NHS pharmacy opening hours — all in one place.
Boots Agnus Castus PMS Relief Tablets
⚠ This medicine appears to have been discontinued
The electronic medicines compendium (emc) no longer publishes a Summary of Product Characteristics for this product, which usually means it is no longer marketed in the UK. The patient leaflet below is kept for reference, but the product may not be available.
If you were prescribed this medicine, other products containing Agnus castus may still be available. Do not stop your treatment — ask your pharmacist or GP what to use instead.
Possible side effects
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Most people will not have problems, but some may get some. If you get any of these side effects, stop taking the tablets: Severe allergic reactions such as swelling of the face, breathlessness or difficulty swallowing. If you experience these effects, seek medical attention immediately. These other effects may happen. If they bother you talk to a pharmacist: nausea or feeling sick abdominal pain menstrual disorders acne dizziness headache allergic skin reactions such as itching and/or rash of the skin The frequency of these side effects occurring is not known. If any side effect becomes severe, lasts more than a few days, or you notice any side effect not listed here, please tell your pharmacist or doctor.
Reporting of side effects: If you get any side-effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or qualified healthcare practitioner. This includes any possible side-effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report sideeffects directly via the Yellow Card scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side-effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
How to store it
this medicine Keep this medicine in a safe place out of the sight and reach of children, preferably in a locked cupboard. Keep your tablets in the blister pack until it is time to take them. Use by the date on the base of the carton. After this date return any unused product to your nearest pharmacy f or safe disposal. This medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions. Store in the original packaging.
What is in this medicine Each film-coated tablet contains 4 mg of extract (as dry extract) from Agnus castus fruit (Vitex agnus castus L.) (7-13:1). This is equivalent to 28 – 52 mg of Agnus castus. The extraction solvent is ethanol 60% v/v. As well as the active ingredient, the tablet core also contains glucose, colloidal anhydrous silica, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, maize starch, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate (type A). The tablet coating contains lactose monohydrate, hypromellose, macrogol 4000, titanium dioxide (E171), red iron oxide (E172). The pack contains 30 salmon-pink, round convex, scored film-coated tablets.
Who makes this medicine Manufactured for The Boots Company PLC Nottingham NG2 3AA by Wiewelhove GmbH Gildestrasse 39 49477 Ibbenbűren Germany. Traditional Herbal Registration held by Schwabe Pharma (UK) Ltd Alexander House Mere Park Dedmere Road Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 1FX Leaflet revised 03/2021 If you would like any further information about this medicine, please contact The Boots Company PLC Nottingham NG2 3AA
Other formats To request a copy of this leaflet in Braille, large print or audio please call, free of charge:
0800 198 5000 (UK only) Please be ready to give the following information: Product name: Boots Agnus Castus PMS Relief Tablets Reference number: THR 23056/0002 This is a service provided by the Royal National Institute of Blind People. WBA-1134-R1
Frequently asked questions about Boots Agnus Castus PMS Relief Tablets
How do I take Boots Agnus Castus PMS Relief Tablets?
Boots Agnus Castus PMS Relief Tablets comes as tablet. Always follow the dose your doctor or pharmacist has given you, and read the leaflet that comes with the medicine.
What is the active substance in Boots Agnus Castus PMS Relief Tablets?
The active substance in Boots Agnus Castus PMS Relief Tablets is agnus castus.
Where does this information come from?
This leaflet reproduces the patient information leaflet approved for Boots Agnus Castus PMS Relief Tablets, as published on the electronic medicines compendium (emc). The version printed inside your medicine’s packaging is the one that applies to you.
Can I get Boots Agnus Castus PMS Relief Tablets without a prescription?
Whether a medicine is available over the counter or on prescription only depends on its licence. Check the leaflet, or ask your pharmacist — they can tell you straight away.
About this leaflet
The text above reproduces the patient information leaflet approved for this medicine, restructured for easier reading.
- Source: electronic medicines compendium (emc), Datapharm
- Active substance: agnus castus
- Official document: view the original leaflet on emc →
🇷🇴 Known in Romania as
Medicines sold in Romania with the same active substance: Cunoscut în România ca
⚠ Not the same combination. This medicine contains Agnus castus. The products below do not contain exactly the same set of active substances — they are not direct substitutes.
- FEMIPLANTE over the counter partial — not the same combinationPLANTE (VITEX AGNUS CASTUS) · taken by mouth
Some of these do not contain exactly the same active substances — check each one. The strength, the form and whether you need a prescription can differ. Always ask a pharmacist before you switch. Romanian medicines in the UK →
🇵🇱 Known in Poland as
Medicines sold in Poland with the same active substance: W Polsce znany jako
⚠ Same active substance, but a different pharmaceutical form (for example a gel instead of a tablet). Not interchangeable — ask a pharmacist.
- MastodynonAgnus castus + Caulophyllum thalictroides + Cyclamen D4 + Ignatia D6 + Iris D2 + Lilium tigrinum D3
Same active substance. The strength, the form and whether you need a prescription can differ. Always ask a pharmacist before you switch. Polish medicines in the UK →
💬 Ask about this leaflet
Ask anything about Boots Agnus Castus PMS Relief Tablets. The assistant answers only from this leaflet — if the leaflet does not cover it, it will say so. It does not give medical advice.
Answers come from the patient leaflet published on the electronic medicines compendium (emc). They are not medical advice. Ask a pharmacist or your GP if you are unsure. For urgent help call NHS 111, or 999 in an emergency.