国: シンガポール
言語: 英語
ソース: HSA (Health Sciences Authority)
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULPHATE
ZYFAS PHARMA PTE LTD
P01BA02
TABLET, FILM COATED
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULPHATE 200 mg
ORAL
Prescription Only
IPCA LABORATORIES LIMITED
ACTIVE
2022-10-28
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT: HCQS HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE TABLET BP 200 mg 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film-coated tablet contains: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Ph. Eur ….200mg 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis, discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus, and dermatological conditions caused or aggravated by sunlight. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Adults (including the elderly) The minimum effective dose should be employed. This dose should not exceed 6.5mg/kg/day (calculated from ideal body weight and not actual body weight and will be either 200mg or 400mg per day. In patients able to receive 400mg daily: Initially 400mg daily in divided doses. The dose can be reduced to 200mg when no further improvement is evident. The maintenance dose should be increased to 400mg daily if the response lessens. Children: The minimum effective doses should be employed and should not exceed 6.5mg/kg/day based on ideal body weight. The 200mg tablet is therefore not suitable for use in children with an ideal body weight of less than 31 kg. Each dose should be taken with a meal or glass of milk. Hydroxychloroquine is cumulative in action and will require several weeks to exert its beneficial effects, whereas minor side effects may occur relatively early. For rheumatic disease treatment should be discontinued if there is not improvement by 6 months. In light-sensitive diseases, treatment should only be given during periods of maximum exposure to light. The tablets are for oral administration. 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS - known hypersensitivity to 4-aminoquinoline compounds - pre-existing maculopathy of the eye - Below 6 years of age (200 mg tablets not adapted for weight < 35 kg) or for ideal body weight < 31 Kg. 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE Retinopathy - All patients should have an ophthalmological examination before treatment w 完全なドキュメントを読む