Страна: Европейски съюз
Език: английски
Източник: EMA (European Medicines Agency)
zinc
Recordati Rare Diseases
A16AX05
zinc
Other alimentary tract and metabolism products,
Hepatolenticular Degeneration
Treatment of Wilson's disease.
Revision: 11
Authorised
2004-10-12
23 B. PACKAGE LEAFLET 24 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER WILZIN 25 MG HARD CAPSULES WILZIN 50 MG HARD CAPSULES zinc READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE. - Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. - If you have any further questions, please ask your doctor or pharmacist. - This medicine has been prescribed for you personally. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. - If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist. IN THIS LEAFLET : 1. What Wilzin is and what it is used for 2. Before you take Wilzin 3. How to take Wilzin 4. Possible side effects 5 How to store Wilzin 6. Further information 1. WHAT WILZIN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Wilzin belongs to a group of medicines called Various Alimentary Tract and metabolism products. Wilzin is indicated in the treatment of Wilson’s disease, which is a rare inherited defect in copper excretion. Dietary copper, which cannot be properly eliminated, accumulates first in the liver, then in other organs such as the eyes and the brain. This potentially leads to liver damage and neurological disorders. Wilzin blocks the absorption of copper from the intestine thereby preventing its transfer into the blood and its further accumulation in the body. Unabsorbed copper is then eliminated in the stool. Wilson’s disease will persist during the entire lifetime of the patient and therefore the need for this treatment is life-long. 2. BEFORE YOU TAKE WILZIN DO NOT TAKE WILZIN If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to zinc or any of the other ingredients of Wilzin. TAKE SPECIAL CARE WITH WILZIN Wilzin is usually not recommended for initial therapy of patients with signs and symptoms of Wilson’s disease because of its slow onset of action. If you are currently treated with another anti-copper agent, for example, penicillamine, your doctor may add Wilzin before stopping the initial treatment Прочетете целия документ
1 ANNEX I SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 2 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Wilzin 25 mg hard capsules 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION _ _ Each hard capsule contains 25 mg of zinc (corresponding to 83.92 mg of zinc acetate dihydrate). For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Hard capsule. Capsule with aqua blue opaque cap and body, imprinted "93-376”. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Treatment of Wilson’s disease. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Wilzin treatment should be initiated under the supervision of a physician experienced in the treatment of Wilson’s disease (see section 4.4). Wilzin is a life-long therapy. There is no difference in dose between symptomatic and presymptomatic patients. Wilzin is available in hard capsules of 25 mg or 50 mg. Adults: The usual dose is 50 mg 3 times daily with a maximum dose of 50 mg 5 times daily. Children and adolescents: Data are very limited in children under 6 years but since the disease is fully penetrant, prophylactic treatment should be considered as early as possible. The recommended dose is as follows: - from 1 to 6 years: 25 mg twice daily - from 6 to 16 years if bodyweight under 57 kg: 25 mg three times daily - from 16 years or if bodyweight above 57 kg: 50 mg three times daily. Pregnant women: A dose of 25 mg 3 times daily is usually effective but the dose should be adjusted to copper levels (see section 4.4 and section 4.6). In all cases, dose should be adjusted according to therapeutic monitoring (see section 4.4.). Wilzin must be taken on an empty stomach, at least 1 hour before or 2-3 hours after meals. In case of gastric intolerance, often occurring with the morning dose, this dose may be delayed to mid-morning, between breakfast and lunch. It is also possible to take Wilzin with a little protein, such as meat (see section 4.5). In children who are unable to swallow capsules, these should be opened and their content suspended in a little water (possibly sugar or syr Прочетете целия документ