MEQUITAZINE Tablets 3mg "SAWAI" (メキタジン錠3mg「サワイ」)

Country: Japan

Language: English

Source: すりの適正使用協議会 RAD-AR Council, Japan

Active ingredient:

Mequitazine

Available from:

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.

INN (International Name):

Mequitazine

Pharmaceutical form:

white tablet, diameter: 7.0 mm, thickness: 2.2 mm

Product summary:

Print on wrapping: メキタジン 3 mg「サワイ」, SW-150, Mequitazine 3 mg「SAWAI」

Patient Information leaflet

Drug Information Sheet("Kusuri-no-Shiori")
Internal
Revised: 06/2016
The information on this sheet is based on approvals granted by the
Japanese regulatory authority. Approval
details may vary by country. Medicines have adverse reactions (risks)
as well as efficacies (benefits). It is
important to minimize adverse reactions and maximize efficacy. To
obtain a better therapeutic response,
patients should understand their medication and cooperate with the
treatment.
BRAND NAME:
MEQUITAZINE TABLETS 3MG "SAWAI"
ACTIVE INGREDIENT:
Mequitazine
DOSAGE FORM:
white tablet, diameter: 7.0 mm, thickness: 2.2 mm
IMPRINT OR PRINT ON WRAPPING:
メキタジン 3 mg「サワイ」, SW-150,
Mequitazine 3 mg「SAWAI」
EFFECTS OF THIS MEDICINE
This medicine suppresses actions of allergic substances (histamine) or
inflammatory
substances and improves allergic symptoms.
It is usually used to treat bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, hives
and itching associated with
skin diseases (eczema/dermatitis, cutaneous pruritus). It is not
intended to immediately
improve bronchial asthma attacks or symptoms that have already
started.
THE FOLLOWING PATIENTS MAY NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHEN USING THIS
MEDICINE.BE SURE TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR
AND PHARMACIST.
・If you have previously experienced any allergic reactions (itch,
rash, etc.) to any medicines
or foods.
If you have glaucoma or occlusive disease in the lower urinary tract
such as prostatic
hypertrophy.
・If you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
・If you are taking any other medicinal products. (Some medicines may
interact to enhance or
diminish medicinal effects. Beware of over-the-counter medicines and
dietary supplements
as well as other prescription medicines.)
DOSING SCHEDULE (HOW TO TAKE THIS MEDICINE)
・
Your dosing schedule prescribed by your doctor is((         

to be written by a healthcare
professional
))
・For bronchial asthma: In general, for adults, take 2 tablets (6 mg
of the active ingredient) at
a time, twice a day.
For allergic rhinitis, hives a