Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
PERINDOPRIL ARGININE, INDAPAMIDE
IMED Healthcare Ltd.
C09BA04
PERINDOPRIL ARGININE, INDAPAMIDE
10/2.5
Film Coated Tablet
Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)
ACE inhibitors and diuretics
Authorised
2012-10-05
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER COVERSYL® ARGININE PLUS 10MG/2.5MG FILM-COATED TABLETS PERINDOPRIL ARGININE/INDAPAMIDE READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE. • 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. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. • If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist. IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What COVERSYL ARGININE PLUS 10 mg/2.5 mg is and what it is used for 2. Before you take COVERSYL ARGININE PLUS 10 mg/2.5 mg 3. How to take COVERSYL ARGININE PLUS 10 mg/2.5 mg 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store COVERSYL ARGININE PLUS 10 mg/2.5 mg 6. Further information 1. WHAT COVERSYL ARGININE PLUS 10 MG/2.5 MG IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR WHAT IS COVERSYL ARGININE PLUS 10 MG/2.5 MG? COVERSYL ARGININE PLUS 10 mg/2.5 mg is a combination of two active ingredients, perindopril and indapamide. It is an anti-hypertensive and is used in the treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension). COVERSYL ARGININE PLUS 10 mg/2.5 mg is prescribed for patients already receiving perindopril 10 mg and indapamide 2.5 mg from separate tablets, these patients may instead receive one tablet of COVERSYL ARGININE PLUS 10 mg/2.5 mg which contains both ingredients. WHAT IS COVERSYL ARGININE PLUS 10 MG/2.5 MG USED FOR? Perindopril belongs to a class of medicines called ACE inhibitors. These work by widening the blood vessels, which makes it easier for your heart to pump blood throug Read the complete document
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Coversyl Arginine Plus 10mg/2.5mg film-coated tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION One film-coated tablet contains 6.79 mg perindopril equivalent to 10 mg perindopril arginine and 2.5 mg indapamide. Excipient: lactose monohydrate For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet. _Product imported from Hungary:_ White, round, film-coated tablet. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Coversyl Arginine Plus 10mg/2.5mg is indicated as substitution therapy for treatment of essential hypertension, in patients already controlled with perindopril and indapamide given concurrently at the same dose level. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Oral route One Coversyl Arginine Plus 10mg/2.5mg tablet per day as a single dose, preferably to be taken in the morning, and before a meal. _Elderly (see section 4.4)_ In elderly, the plasma creatinine must be adjusted in relation to age, weight and gender. Elderly patients can be treated if renal function is normal and after considering blood pressure response. _Patients with renal impairment (see section 4.4)_ In severe and moderate renal impairment (creatinine clearance below 60 ml/min), treatment is contraindicated. Usual medical follow-up will include frequent monitoring of creatinine and potassium. _Patients with hepatic impairment (see sections 4.3, 4.4 and 5.2)_ In severe hepatic impairment, treatment is contraindicated. In patients with moderate hepatic impairment, no dose modification is required. _Children and adolescents_ Coversyl Arginine Plus 10mg/2.5mg should not be used in children and adolescents as the efficacy and tolerability of perindopril in children and adolescents, alone or in combination, have not been Read the complete document