Страна: Ирландия
Език: английски
Източник: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM
Virbac S.A.
QH03AA01
LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM
0.5 mg/tablet
Tablets
POM
Canine
Levothyroxine sodium
Hormone
Authorised
2007-01-19
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT Soloxine 0.5 mg Tablet 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Active Substance Levothyroxine Sodium 0.50 mg For a full list of excipients see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Small elliptical white tablets. Scored on the face of each tablet , strength in milligrams to the right and the word SOLOXINE on the reverse. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 TARGET SPECIES Dogs. 4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES For the long term treatment of thyroid insufficiency in dogs. 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Do not use in animals with known hypersensitivity to the active ingredient. Do not use in animals suffering from thyrotoxicosis or uncorrected adrenal insufficiency 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES None. HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _Date Printed 01/02/2016_ _CRN 7022962_ _page number: 1_ 4.5 SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE SPECIAL PRECAUTION(S) FOR USE IN ANIMALS Appropriate laboratory tests should be conducted to confirm the diagnosis and ensure correct dosage. Caution should be exercised in the treatment of dogs with clinically significant cardiac disease, hypertension or any disease rendering the animal susceptible to sharply increased metabolic rate. In such cases, consideration should be given to reducing the starting dose, increasing the dose at intervals whilst monitoring all clinical signs. Dogs with concurrent hypoadrenocorticism should be stabilised witth apprpriate steroid therapy before commencing treatment with levothyroxine sodium. The effects of thyroxine therapy are slow in being manifested SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY THE PERSON ADMINISTERING THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT T Прочетете целия документ