ifog: making things clearer
daflon®by Servier
Servier · daflon® · Global vein health platform

Light content for heavy legs.

Venous insufficiency is clinically complex, heavily regulated and, let’s be honest, not glamorous. Over ten months I rebuilt the voice of Servier’s daflon® platform so it sounds less like a leaflet and more like someone who actually cares how your legs feel at 6pm.

Client
Servier, France
Role
Sole writer · CD / Copywriter & UX writer
Timing
Oct 2025 – May 2026 · Launched globally
Output
10+ long-form assets a week, through MLR
See the live platform: daflon.fr ↗
Bare legs, one hand resting on a calf
Relieve your symptoms with daflon® 500 mg daflon® 500 mg is an oral medicine for heavy, painful and restless legs caused by poor circulation in the veins. Where can I find daflon®?
Product page · English adaptation of the live French copy
The tone of voice

Going with the flow.

The old voice explained veins. The new one talks to the person standing on them all day. Questions instead of statements. Symptoms before molecules. Plain language a pharmacist would use across the counter, with every claim still referenced and every word signed off by regulatory.

01 · Product copy

Lead with the legs, not the label.

Product pages that open on how it feels (heavy, painful, restless legs) before they get to the 500 mg and the 1000 mg.

02 · Science, simplified

From micronised flavonoids to little oranges.

Mode of action, vein tone and microcirculation, explained so anyone can follow, including the story of the unripe oranges, sun-dried for 15 days, that the active ingredient comes from.

03 · A more human voice

Answers people actually ask.

Every vein-health article and FAQ on the platform: why legs swell after work, what to do on a long flight, whether walking really helps.

The science

Circulation, made clear.

“How does daflon® work?” in two short paragraphs: it strengthens vein tone and protects the tiny capillaries, to improve microcirculation and ease heavy, painful legs. Clinically referenced, and readable on a phone in the pharmacy queue.

Illustration: a healthy vein with working valves
Healthy veinsVeins carry blood back up to the heart. Tiny valves inside work like one-way doors, so nothing flows back down.
Illustration: a weakened vein with leaking valves
Veins in poor healthWhen the valves and vein walls weaken, some blood stays in the legs. It pools, the veins stretch, and the discomfort can get worse over time.
Heavy legs
Painful legs
Restless legs
Vein health explainer · English adaptation of the live French copy
Exercises to relieve heavy legs
1Calf raises. Feet parallel, slightly apart. I rise onto my toes and back down, at my own pace, for 15 to 30 seconds.
2Legs up. Before I can get home and lie down, I sit and rest my legs on a chair for 5 minutes.
3A short walk. I roll each step from heel to toe to get my venous pump going. Five minutes, several times a day.
4A leg massage. From the ankle, up the calf, to the top of the thigh, with my legs raised for extra relief.
5Ankle circles. I turn each ankle for 15 to 30 seconds to wake my legs up.
English adaptation · written in the first person, like advice from a friend
Articles & FAQs

Every vein-health article. One writer.

Frequently asked questions about venous insufficiency

Flying with heavy legs: what to do?

How to relieve heavy legs

Understanding venous insufficiency

Written hand in hand with Servier’s regulatory team, so the voice stayed warm and the claims stayed watertight.

Making things clearer. Even veins.

Visit the live platform: daflon.fr ↗