Edronax 4mg tablets

Страна: Великобритания

Език: английски

Източник: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Активна съставка:

Reboxetine mesilate

Предлага се от:

Lexon (UK) Ltd

АТС код:

N06AX18

INN (Международно Name):

Reboxetine mesilate

дозиране:

4mg

Лекарствена форма:

Oral tablet

Начин на приложение:

Oral

Клас:

No Controlled Drug Status

Вид предписание :

Valid as a prescribable product

Каталог на резюме:

BNF: 04030400

Листовка

EDRONAX 4MG TABLETS / REBOXETINE 4MG TABLETS
(reboxetine methanesulphonate)
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
*
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
*
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
*
This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same
as
yours.
*
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This
includes
any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
Your medicine is called Edronax 4mg Tablets/ Reboxetine 4mg Tablets
but
will be referred to as Edronax throughout this leaflet.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
What Edronax is and what it is used for
What you need to know before you take Edronax
How to take Edronax
Possible side effects
How to store Edronax
Contents of the pack and other information
WHAT EDRONAX IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
The active substance in Edronax is reboxetine which is part of a group
of
medicines called antidepressants. Edronax is used in acute treatment
of
depressive illness / major depression as well as for maintaining the
improvement of your symptoms when you have initially responded to
treatment with reboxetine
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE EDRONAX
DO NOT TAKE EDRONAX
*
If you are allergic to Reboxetine or any of the other ingredients of
this
medicine (listed in section 6).
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Edronax
*
suffer from convulsions or epilepsy. Treatment with reboxetine should
be
stopped if seizures occur.
*
have any signs of urinary problems, enlarged prostate or a history of
heart
problems.
*
are taking medicines to lower your blood pressure.
*
have liver or kidney problems. Your doctor may need to adjust your
dosage.
*
are taking any other medicine for depression such as MAO inhibitors,
tricyclics, nefazodone, SSRIs (such as fluvoxamine) or lithium

Данни за продукта

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
EDRONAX 4 mg Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
One tablet contains 4mg of reboxetine
For full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet
White, round, convex tablet with a breakline on one side. A ‘P’ is
marked on
the left side of the breakline. A ‘U’ is marked on the right side
of the
breakline. The side opposite the breakline is marked ‘7671’. The
tablet can
be divided into equal halves.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Reboxetine is indicated for the acute treatment of depressive
illness/major
depression and for maintaining the clinical improvement in patients
initially
responding to treatment.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Reboxetine is for oral use.
Use in adults
The recommended therapeutic dose is 4 mg twice a day (b.i.d.) i.e.8
mg/day
administered orally. The full therapeutic dose can be given upon
starting
treatment. After 3-4 weeks, this dose can be increased to 10 mg/day in
case of
incomplete clinical response. The maximum daily dose should not exceed
12
mg. The minimum effective dose has not yet been established.
Use in the elderly
Elderly patients have been studied in clinical trials at doses of 2 mg
b.i.d.
However, safety and efficacy have not been evaluated in
placebo-controlled
conditions. Therefore, as for other antidepressants that have not been
studied
in placebo-controlled conditions, reboxetine cannot be recommended.
Use in children and adolescents under the age of 18 years
Reboxetine should not be used in the treatment of children and
adolescents
under the age of 18 years (see section 4.4).
Use in patients with renal or hepatic insufficiency
The starting dose in patients with renal or hepatic insufficiency
should be 2 mg
b.i.d which can be increased based on patient tolerance.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Known hypersensitivity to reboxetine or any of the components of the
product.
4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
USE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESC