Rosuvastatin Galenicum 10mg film-coated tablets

Quốc gia: Malta

Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh

Nguồn: Medicines Authority

Thành phần hoạt chất:

ROSUVASTATIN

Sẵn có từ:

Galenicum Health, S.L.U Calle Sant Gabriel, 50 Esplugues de Llobregat 08950 Barcelona, Spain

Mã ATC:

C10AA07

INN (Tên quốc tế):

ROSUVASTATIN 10 mg

Dạng dược phẩm:

FILM-COATED TABLET

Thành phần:

ROSUVASTATIN 10 mg

Loại thuốc theo toa:

POM

Khu trị liệu:

LIPID MODIFYING AGENTS

Tình trạng ủy quyền:

Authorised

Ngày ủy quyền:

2017-05-26

Tờ rơi thông tin

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B. PACKAGE LEAFLET
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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT
ROSUVASTATIN GALENICUM 5 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS
ROSUVASTATIN GALENICUM 10 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS
ROSUVASTATIN GALENICUM 20 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS
ROSUVASTATIN GALENICUM 40 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS
ROSUVASTATIN
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 Rosuvastatin is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you take Rosuvastatin
3.
How to take Rosuvastatin
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Rosuvastatin
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT ROSUVASTATIN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Rosuvastatin belongs to a group of medicines called statins.
YOU HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED ROSUVASTATIN BECAUSE:
• You have a high cholesterol level. This means you are at risk from
a heart attack or
stroke. Rosuvastatin is used in adults, adolescents and childrens 6
years or older to treat
high cholesterol.
You have been advised to take a statin, because changing your diet and
taking more exercise
were not enough to correct your cholesterol levels. You should
continue with your cholesterol-
lowering diet and exercise while you are taking Rosuvastatin.
Or
• You have other factors that increase your risk of having a heart
attack, stroke or related
health problems.
Heart attack, stroke and other problems can be caused by a disease
called atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis is due to build up of fatty deposits in your arteries.
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP TAKING ROSUVASTATIN
Rosuvastatin Galenicum is used to co

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
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1.
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Rosuvastatin Galenicum 5 mg film-coated tablets.
Rosuvastatin Galenicum 10 mg film-coated tablets.
Rosuvastatin Galenicum 20 mg film-coated tablets.
Rosuvastatina Galenicum 40 mg film-coated tablets.
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
5 mg: Each tablet contains 5 mg rosuvastatin (as rosuvastatin
calcium).
10 mg: Each tablet contains 10 mg rosuvastatin (as rosuvastatin
calcium).
20 mg: Each tablet contains 20 mg rosuvastatin (as rosuvastatin
calcium).
40 mg: Each tablet contains 40 mg rosuvastatin (as rosuvastatin
calcium).
Excipient(s) with known effect
5 mg: lactose 16.6 mg; sunset yellow FCF (E110); tartrazine (E102) and
indigo carmine (E132).
10 mg: lactose 33.3 mg; sunset yellow FCF (E110); tartrazine (E102);
indigo carmine (E132) and Allura
red AC (E129).
20 mg: lactose 66.5 mg; sunset yellow FCF (E110); tartrazine (E102);
indigo carmine (E132) and Allura
red AC (E129).
40 mg: lactose 133.0 mg; sunset yellow FCF (E110); tartrazine (E102);
indigo carmine (E132) and
Allura red AC (E129).
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
5 mg: Film-coated tablet.
Yellow, round, biconvex film-coated tablets
10 mg: Film-coated tablet.
Pink, round, biconvex film – coated tablets.
20 mg: Film-coated tablet.
Pink, oval, biconvex film-coated tablets, with score line on the one
side
The tablet can be divided into equal doses.
40 mg: Film-coated tablet.
Pink, oblong, biconvex film-coated tablets, with score line on the one
side
The tablet can be divided into equal doses.
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4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Treatment of hypercholesterolaemia
Adults, adolescents and children aged 6 years or older with primary
hypercholesterolaemia (type IIa
including heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia) or mixed
dyslipidaemia (type IIb) as an adjunct
to diet when response to diet and other non-pharmacological treatments
(e.g. exercise, weight reduction)
is inadequate.
Adults,
adolescents
and
children
aged
6