البلد: إسرائيل
اللغة: الإنجليزية
المصدر: Ministry of Health
PAROXETINE AS HYDROCHLORIDE
CTS CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD, ISRAEL
N06AB05
COATED TABLETS
PAROXETINE AS HYDROCHLORIDE 20 MG
PER OS
Required
CTS CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD
PAROXETINE
Treatment of (in adults):* Major Depressive Disorder* Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)* Panic Disorder with and without agoraphobia* Social Anxiety Disorders/Social phobia* Generalised Anxiety Disorder* Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
2020-09-30
PATIENT LEAFLET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PHARMACISTS’ REGULATIONS (PREPARATIONS) – 1986 The medicine is dispensed with a doctor’s prescription only PAROTIN 20 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS Each film-coated tablet contains: Paroxetine (as Hydrochloride) 20 mg For a list of inactive ingredients and allergens see section 6 “Additional information”. READ THE ENTIRE LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE MEDICINE. This leaflet contains concise information about the medicine. If you have any other questions, refer to the doctor or the pharmacist. This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them even if it seems to you that their medical condition is similar. Antidepressants and anti-anxiety medicines increase the risk of suicidal behavior and thoughts in patients up to the age of 25. When beginning treatment with the medicine, patients of all ages and their relatives should pay attention to behavioral changes such as: worsening of the depression, suicidal thoughts, aggressiveness and the like. If such changes occur, contact the doctor immediately. 1. WHAT IS THE MEDICINE INTENDED FOR? PAROTIN IS INTENDED FOR THE TREATMENT OF ADULTS WITH MAJOR/CLINICAL DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AND/OR ANXIETY DISORDERS. The anxiety disorders that Parotin is used to treat are: obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. THERAPEUTIC CLASS:_ Selective serotonin _ _reuptake inhibitors (SSRI)._ It is not fully understood how Parotin and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors work, but they may help by increasing the level of serotonin in the brain. Proper treatment of depression or anxiety disorders is important to help you feel better. 2. BEFORE USING THE MEDICINE DO NOT USE THIS MEDICINE IF: • YOU ARE SENSITIVE (ALLERGIC) to paroxetine or to any of the other ingredients this medicine contains (for the list of inactive ingredients see section 6). • YOU ARE TAKING MEDICINES CALLED MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS (MAOIs, اقرأ الوثيقة كاملة
PRESCRIBING INFORMATION PAROTIN 20, PAROTIN 30 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Parotin 20 tablets Parotin 30 tablets 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION ) as Hydrochloride ( mg of Paroxetine 20 each tablet contains : 20 Parotin ) as Hydrochloride ( mg of Paroxetine 30 contains each tablet : 30 Parotin For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Parotin 20: White to off-white round, bisected, biconvex film coated tablets. Parotin 30: White to off-white round, biconvex film coated tablets. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS ADULTS: Depressive disorders Obsessive compulsive disorder Panic disorder with or without agoraphobia Social phobia Generalised Anxiety Disorder Posttraumatic stress disorder CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (<18 YEARS) Paroxetine is not indicated for use in children or adolescents aged <18 years (see 4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use). Controlled clinical studies in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder failed to demonstrate efficacy and do not support the use of paroxetine in the treatment of depression in this population. (See 4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use) The safety and efficacy of paroxetine in children aged <7 years has not been studied. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION It is recommended that Parotin is administered once daily in the morning with food. The tablet should be swallowed whole or crushed and swallowed immediately. DEPRESSIVE DISORDER: _ADULTS _ The recommended dose is 20 mg daily. Some patients not responding to a 20 mg dose may benefit from dose increases in 10mg/day increments, up to a maximum dosage of 50mg/day according to the patient's response. As with all antidepressant drugs, dosage should be reviewed and adjusted if necessary within 2 to 3 weeks of initiation of therapy and thereafter as judged clinically appropriate. Patients with depression should be treated for a sufficient period to ensure that they are free from symptoms. This period may be several months. OBSESSIVE اقرأ الوثيقة كاملة