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اللغة: الإنجليزية
المصدر: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
isosorbide mononitrate
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TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE SUSTAINED-RELEASE TABLETS _Isosorbide mononitrate_ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION _FOR A COPY OF A LARGE PRINT LEAFLET, PH: 1800 195 055_ WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some of the common questions people ask about isosorbide mononitrate. It does not contain all the information that is known about this medicine. It does not take place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking isosorbide mononitrate against the benefits they expect it will have for you. 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. WHAT THIS MEDICINE IS USED FOR Isosorbide mononitrate sustained- release tablets are used to prevent angina. Angina is a pain or uncomfortable feeling in the chest, often spreading to the arms or the neck and sometimes to the shoulders and back. This is caused by too little blood and oxygen getting to the heart. The pain of angina is usually brought on by exercise or stress. _HOW IT WORKS_ Isosorbide mononitrate belongs to a group of medicines called nitrates. It works by relaxing the blood vessels, letting more blood and oxygen reach the heart. It is not recommended that isosorbide mononitrate be taken for the treatment of acute attacks. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. This medicine is not addictive. This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription. There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine in children. BEFORE YOU TAKE THIS MEDICINE _WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT_ DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE IF YOU HAVE ANY ALLERGY TO: • isosorbide mononitrate • food containing nitrates • nitrites • any ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet. Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction may include: • shortness of breath • w اقرأ الوثيقة كاملة
AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE (ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE) SUSTAINED RELEASE TABLETS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINE Isosorbide mononitrate. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Terry White Chemists Isosorbide Mononitrate Sustained Release Tablets contain 60 mg isosorbide mononitrate. EXCIPIENTS WITH KNOWN EFFECT Lactose monohydrate For the full list of excipients see section 6.1 LIST OF EXCIPIENTS 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Terry White Chemists Isosorbide Mononitrate 60 mg Sustained Release Tablets: A cream, film-coated oval tablet of 13mm length, half scored on both sides. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Prophylactic treatment of angina pectoris. Terry White Chemists Isosorbide Mononitrate 60 mg Sustained Release Tablets are not recommended for the management of acute attacks of angina pectoris (see section 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE). 4.2 DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION DOSAGE One (1) tablet once daily. That dose may be increased to two (2) tablets daily, both tablets taken at the same time. Terry White Chemists Isosorbide Mononitrate 60 mg Sustained Release Tablets should not be administered twice daily. There is insufficient evidence to show that one halved tablet of Terry White Chemists Isosorbide Mononitrate delivers exactly half the dose of one full tablet, or whether the rate of release is the same. _In-vitro _dissolution testing showed that dissolution was slightly faster with halved Terry White Chemists Isosorbide Mononitrate Sustained Release Tablets than with whole tablets. Terry White Chemists Isosorbide Mononitrate 60 mg Sustained Release Tablets should not be chewed or crushed, and should be swallowed whole with half a glass of fluid. 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS • Known hypersensitivity to nitrates or to any of the components in Terry White Chemists Isosorbide Mononitrate 60 mg Sustained Release Tablets. • Shock (including cardiogenic shock), hypotension, obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and pericarditis, aortic stenosis, اقرأ الوثيقة كاملة