Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
quinapril hydrochloride, Quantity: 10.832 mg (Equivalent: quinapril, Qty 10 mg)
Arrotex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd
quinapril hydrochloride
Tablet, film coated
Excipient Ingredients: magnesium carbonate hydrate; crospovidone; povidone; colloidal anhydrous silica; calcium sulfate dihydrate; magnesium stearate; titanium dioxide; purified talc; iron oxide yellow; xanthan gum; polyvinyl alcohol; lecithin
Oral
30 tablets
(S4) Prescription Only Medicine
HYPERTENSION: Quinapril hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension. It may be used alone or in combination with thiazide diuretics. Sufficient data have not been provided to support the use of quinapril tablets in renovascular hypertension. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE: Quinapril hydrochloride tablets are indicated as an adjunctive treatment of mild to moderate congestive heart failure when given concomitantly with a diuretic and/or cardiac glycoside.
Visual Identification: Yellow coloured, capsule shaped, film coated tablets debossed with '10' on one side and scoreline on the other side.; Container Type: Blister Pack; Container Material: Al/Al; Container Life Time: 2 Years; Container Temperature: Store below 25 degrees Celsius
Registered
2007-10-23
APO-QUINAPRIL _Quinapril hydrochloride_ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION _FOR A COPY OF A LARGE PRINT LEAFLET, PH: 1800 195 055_ WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about quinapril. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking this medicine against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT THIS MEDICINE IS USED FOR Quinapril is used to lower high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) and treat heart failure. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE: Everyone has blood pressure. Blood pressure helps to move your blood all around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at different times of the day and may be affected by how busy or worried you are. You have high blood pressure when your blood pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are calm and relaxed. There are usually no symptoms of high blood pressure. The only way of knowing that you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. If high blood pressure is not treated it can lead to serious health problems, including stroke, heart disease and kidney failure. HEART FAILURE: Heart failure means that the heart muscle is weak and cannot pump blood strongly enough to supply all the blood needed throughout the body. Heart failure is not the same as heart attack and does not mean that the heart stops. Heart failure may start off with no symptoms, but as the condition progresses, patients may feel short of breath or may get tired easily after light physical activity such as walking. Some patients may wake up short of breath at night. Fluid may collect in different parts of the body, often first noticed as swollen ankles and feet. _HOW IT WORKS_ Quinapril belongs to a group of medici Read the complete document
1 AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION – APO-QUINAPRIL (QUINAPRIL (AS HYDROCHLORIDE)) TABLETS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINE Quinapril (as hydrochloride). 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 5 mg, 10 mg or 20 mg quinapril (as hydrochloride) as the active ingredient. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1 LIST OF EXCIPIENTS. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM APO-QUINAPRIL 10 MG TABLET: Yellow coloured, capsule shaped, film-coated tablets debossed with ‘10’ on one and scoreline on the other side. APO-QUINAPRIL 20 MG TABLET: Yellow coloured, circular, film-coated tablets debossed with ‘20’ on one side and scoreline on the other side. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS HYPERTENSION Quinapril hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension. It may be used alone or in combination with thiazide diuretics. Sufficient data have not been provided to support the use of quinapril hydrochloride tablets in renovascular hypertension. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE Quinapril hydrochloride tablets are indicated as an adjunctive treatment of mild to moderate congestive heart failure when given concomitantly with a diuretic and/or cardiac glycoside. 4.2 DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Quinapril hydrochloride tablets are intended for oral administration. Quinapril hydrochloride tablets should preferably be taken before meals as food with a high fat content may diminish the rate and extent of absorption of the drug. HYPERTENSION Monotherapy The recommended initial dosage of quinapril hydrochloride tablets in patients not on diuretics is 5 mg-10 mg once daily. Dosage should be adjusted according to blood pressure response measured at peak (2-6 hours after dosing) and trough (pre-dosing). Generally, dosage adjustments should be made at intervals of at least 4 weeks. Most patients have required dosages of 10 mg to 40 mg/day, given as a single dose or in two equally divided doses. In some patients treated once daily, the antihypertensive effect may diminish toward the end of the dos Read the complete document