Страна: Ирландия
Език: английски
Източник: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
FENTANYL CITRATE
Meda Health Sales Ireland Limited
N02AB03
FENTANYL CITRATE
200 Microgram
Buccal Film
Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Phenylpiperidine derivatives
Authorised
2011-05-03
pl-breakyl_ var 008 – clean 2 nd PSUSA Feb 2015 tc 1 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER BREAKYL 200 MICROGRAM BUCCAL FILM BREAKYL 400 MICROGRAM BUCCAL FILM BREAKYL 600 MICROGRAM BUCCAL FILM BREAKYL 800 MICROGRAM BUCCAL FILM BREAKYL 1200 MICROGRAM BUCCAL FILM BREAKYL START 200, 400, 600, 800 MICROGRAM BUCCAL FILM Active substance: Fentanyl READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING 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 Breakyl is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you use Breakyl 3. How to use Breakyl 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Breakyl 6. Contents on the pack and other information 1. WHAT BREAKYL IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Breakyl buccal film contains the active substance fentanyl, a strong pain-relieving medicine known as an opioid. Breakyl is indicated for the management of breakthrough cancer pain in adult patients. Breakthrough pain is additional sudden pain. This may occur although you have taken your regular opioid pain relieving medicine. Breakyl must only be used, if you are already taking and are used to regular opioid therapy like morphine, oxycodone, or transdermal fentanyl for a minimum of one week to treat your chronic cancer pain. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO Прочетете целия документ
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT BREAKYL 200 microgram buccal film 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION One buccal film contains: 200 micrograms fentanyl (as fentanyl citrate) Excipients with known effect: For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Buccal film Breakyl is a soluble rectangular, flat, flexible buccal film with a pink side and a white side designed to deliver fentanyl directly into the blood circulation. The pink side contains the active substance fentanyl. The white side minimises fentanyl release into the saliva to avoid swallowing of the active substance. The following stencil shows the sizes of the available Breakyl strengths: ____________________________________________________ microgam microgram microgram microgram microgram 0.78 cm 2 1.56 cm 2 2.34 cm 2 3.11 cm 2 4.67 cm 2 (Dimensions probably incorrect if viewed electronically.) Each buccal film is individually sealed in a child resistant sachet. Breakyl, strength (microgram) Excipient 200 propylene glycol (E1520) (mg) 0.17 Sodium benzoate (E211) (mg) 0.11 methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) (mg) 0.12 propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216) (mg) 0.03 HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _Date Printed 12/05/2015_ _CRN 2160574_ _page number: 1_ 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Breakyl is indicated for the treatment of breakthrough pain (BTP) in adults with cancer who are already receiving maintenance opioid therapy for chronic cancer pain. BTP is a transitory exacerbation of pain that occurs on a background of otherwise controlled persistent pain. Patients receiving maintenance opioid therapy are those who are taking at least 60 mg of oral morphine daily, a Прочетете целия документ