देश: ऑस्ट्रेलिया
भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
स्रोत: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
levothyroxine sodium, Quantity: 137 microgram
Aspen Pharmacare Australia Pty Ltd
levothyroxine sodium
Tablet
Excipient Ingredients: colloidal anhydrous silica; purified talc; microcrystalline cellulose; magnesium stearate; maize starch
Oral
100, 200
(S4) Prescription Only Medicine
ELTROXIN is indicated for the management of demonstrated thyroid hormone deficiency.,ELTROXIN is also used to suppress thyrotropin (TSH) for the management of TSH-responsive tumours of the thyroid.
Visual Identification: Round, white coloured, flat, bevelled tablets debossed with "137" on one side and "L15" on the other side; Container Type: Bottle; Container Material: HDPE; Container Life Time: 24 Months; Container Temperature: Store below 25 degrees Celsius; Container Closure: Child resistant closure
Licence status A
2014-05-19
ELTROXIN- Consumer Medicine Information Page 1 of 4 ELTROXIN ® _thyroxine sodium _ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI) WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about Eltroxin tablets. It does not contain all the available information about the medicine. 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 Eltroxin against the benefits he or she expects it will have. 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. The name of your medicine is Eltroxin. It is available in tablets of six different strengths: 25 micrograms (scored), 50 micrograms, 75 micrograms, 100 micrograms, 125 micrograms and 200 micrograms. The active ingredient is called _thyroxine sodium._ WHAT IS IT USED FOR _ _ _Thyroxine sodium_ is a thyroid hormone. It is used as replacement therapy in the treatment of thyroid hormone deficiency. Eltroxin is used to treat: 1. Thyroid hormone deficiency also known as Hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is a disease in which the thyroid gland is underactive and does not produce enough thyroxine, a hormone, which is important for controlling your metabolism. Symptoms of hypothyroidism include tiredness, muscle weakness, and cramps, feeling the cold, a slow heart rate, dry and flaky skin, hair loss, a deep husky voice and weight gain. 2. TSH-responsive tumours (certain tumours of the thyroid gland) of the thyroid For these conditions to be treated, patients need a supply of thyroid hormones in their body. Eltroxin replaces the shortage of thyroid hormones. USE ELTROXIN ONLY AS DIRECTED. Your doctor may have prescribed Eltroxin for another condition. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THE MEDICINE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. Ask your doctor if you have any concerns about taking it. Eltroxin tablets are only available with a doctor’s prescription. BEFORE YOU TAKE IT _ पूरा दस्तावेज़ पढ़ें
ELTROXIN - Product Information Page 1 of 10 PRODUCT INFORMATION ELTROXIN NAME OF DRUG ELTROXIN TABLETS contain LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM 25 µG, 50 µG, 75 µG, 88 µG, 100 µG, 112 µG, 125 µG, 137 µG, 150 µG, 175 µG OR 200 µG. Levothyroxine sodium, is a monosodium salt of the _levo_ isomer of thyroxine, the principal secretion of the thyroid gland. It has the following chemical structure: I HO I O I O- O NH 2 I Na+ It has the molecular formula C 15 H 10 I 4 NNaO 4 and a molecular weight of 798.86. DESCRIPTION Levothyroxine sodium is almost white to pale brownish-yellow, odourless, tasteless, hygroscopic, amorphous or crystalline powder. On exposure to light, it may acquire a slight pink colour. It is very slightly soluble in water and alcohol, however it is insoluble in acetone, chloroform and ether. It dissolves in aqueous solutions of alkali hydroxides and in hot solutions of alkali carbonates. _EXCIPIENTS: _ ELTROXIN tablets contain the following excipients: microcrystalline cellulose , pregelatinised maize starch, purified talc–, colloidal anhydrous silica and magnesium stearate. ELTROXIN is not bioequivalent on a same-dose basis with EUTROXSIG/OROXINE. If a decision is made to switch a patient from EUTROXSIG/OROXINE to ELTROXIN, then prescribers should have a plan for monitoring TSH. Prescribers should be aware that dose adjustment may be required. Prescribers should tell their patients not to interchange ELTROXIN and EUTROXSIG/OROXINE unless a decision has been made to switch products, and there is a plan for monitoring TSH levels and review of dose. ELTROXIN - Product Information Page 2 of 10 PHARMACOLOGY ACTIONS: ELTROXIN is used as thyroid replacement therapy for the treatment of hypothyroidism. The principal pharmacological effect of thyroid hormones is to increase the metabolic rate of body tissues. Thyroid hormones are also involved in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation. Thyroxine is the major component of normal secretions of the thyroid gland; therefore it is the essential determi पूरा दस्तावेज़ पढ़ें