Страна: Великобритания
Язык: английский
Источник: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Metoprolol tartrate
Alliance Healthcare (Distribution) Ltd
C07AB02
Metoprolol tartrate
50mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 02040000
Page 1 of 6 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT METOPROLOL TARTRATE 50 MG TABLETS METOPROLOL TARTRATE 100 MG TABLETS Metoprolol Tartrate READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. - 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 only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. - If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Metoprolol is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Metoprolol 3. How to take Metoprolol 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Metoprolol 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT METOPROLOL IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Metoprolol belongs to a family of medicines known as beta-blockers. Metoprolol is used: - to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) - to prevent and control angina - to treat cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heart beats) - to prevent migraines - as part of the treatment of an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) - to prevent another heart attack when you are recovering from a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or during early stages of heart attack (myocardial infarction) to reduce further damage. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE METOPROLOL DO NOT TAKE METOPROLOL: - if you are allergic to metoprolol tartrate or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6) - if you have suffered an allergic reaction to a beta-blocker medicine in the past - if you suffer from a slow heart beat (bradycardia) or low blood pressure (hypotension) - if you suffer from untreated heart failure (when your heart does not pump enough blood around the body) or missed heart beats (heart block) - if you suffer from sick sinus syndrome (a t Прочитать полный документ
1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Metoprolol Tartrate 50 mg tablets 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 50 mg metoprolol tartrate. Excipient with known effect: Each tablet contains 39 mg lactose monohydrate. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablet White, biconvex tablets marked “ML” score line “50”one side and “G” on reverse. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Metoprolol is a beta-adrenoreceptor blocking drug indicated for: hypertension, angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmias especially supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, migraine prophylaxis, adjunct to treatment of hyperthyroidism, long-term prophylaxis after recovery from acute myocardial infarction. Early intervention with metoprolol in myocardial infarction reduces infarct size and the incidence of ventricular fibrillation. Pain relief may also decrease the need for opiate analgesics. Metoprolol has been shown to reduce mortality when administered to patients with acute myocardial infarction. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology The dose must always be adjusted to the individual requirements of the patient but should not exceed 400 mg/day. The following are guidelines: _Adults_: _Hypertension_: Initially, 100 mg daily, increased by 100 mg daily at weekly intervals to 200 mg daily if needed, in single or divided (twice daily) doses. Over the dosage range most patients may be expected to respond rapidly and satisfactorily. A further reduction in blood pressure may be achieved if Metoprolol tablets are used in conjunction with an antihypertensive diuretic or other hypotensive agent. Metoprolol tablets may be administered with benefit both to previously untreated patients with hypertension and to those in whom the response to previous therapy is inadequate. In the latter type of patient the previous therapy may be continued and Metoprolol tablets added into the regime with adjustment of the previous therapy if necessary. _Angina Pectoris:_ 50-100 mg two or Прочитать полный документ