Ledermycin 150mg capsules

দেশ: যুক্তরাজ্য

ভাষা: ইংরেজি

সূত্র: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

সক্রিয় উপাদান:

Demeclocycline hydrochloride

থেকে পাওয়া:

Mercury Pharma Group Ltd

এটিসি কোড:

J01AA01

INN (আন্তর্জাতিক নাম):

Demeclocycline hydrochloride

ডোজ:

150mg

ফার্মাসিউটিকাল ফর্ম:

Oral capsule

প্রশাসন রুট:

Oral

শ্রেণী:

No Controlled Drug Status

প্রেসক্রিপশন টাইপ:

Valid as a prescribable product

পণ্য সারাংশ:

BNF: 05010300

তথ্য লিফলেট

PATIENT INFORMATION
LEDERMYCIN
®
CAPSULES 150MG
DEMECLOCYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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, ask your doctor or pharmacist or
nurse.
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 or
nurse. This includes any possible
side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Ledermycin Capsules are and what they are used for
2. What you need to know before you take Ledermycin Capsules
3. How to take Ledermycin Capsules
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Ledermycin Capsules
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT ARE LEDERMYCIN CAPSULES AND WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR
Ledermycin Capsules contain the active substance Demeclocycline
Hydrochloride. This is an
antibiotic (kills bacteria) belonging to the tetracycline group of
antibiotics. It is used to treat a wide
range of infections caused by bacteria.
Some of these infections are:
• Severe acne
• Infections of the brain and liver caused by the bacteria
Leptospira
• Infection caused by Brucella bacteria (brucellosis)
• Infections caused by Rickettsiae micro-organisms transmitted by
lice, fleas, ticks and mites
• Infections of the sex organs and organs associated with urination
(genito-urinary infections) such
as an infection called chancroid, non-gonococcal urethritis
• Rare infections such as Tularaemia and bubonic plague.
It may also be used to treat a rare condition in which a tumour of the
pituitary gland in your brain
Causes the amount of sodium in your blood to be too low.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE LEDERMYCIN CAPSULES
DO NOT TAKE LEDERMYCIN CAPSULES IF:
• You know that you are allergic to any tetracycline antibiotic,
including Demeclocycline, or to
any of the other ingredients (see se

পণ্য বৈশিষ্ট্য

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Ledermycin Capsules 150mg
Demeclocycline Hydrochloride 150mg Capsules
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
LEDERMYCIN capsules each contain 150mg of demeclocycline
hydrochloride.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
capsule, hard
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1.
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
For the treatment of infections caused by tetracycline-sensitive
organisms. For
example, LEDERMYCIN is highly effective in the treatment of infections
caused by _Borrelia recurrentis _(relapsing fever),
_Calymmatobacterium _
_granulinatis _(granuloma inguinale), _Chlamydia _species
(psittacosis,
lymphogranuloma vereneum, trachoma, inclusion conjunctivitis),
_Francisella _
_tularensis _(tularaemia), _Haemophilus ducreyi _(chancroid),
_Leptospira _
(meningitis, jaundice), _Mycoplasma pneumoniae _(non-gonococcal
urethritis),
_Pseumomonas mallei _and _pseudomallei _(glanders and melioidosis),
_Rickettsiae _
(typhus fever, Q fever, rocky mountain spotted fever), _Vibrio
_species
(cholera). It is also highly effective, alone or in combination with
streptomycin, in the treatment of infections due to _Brucella _species
(brucellosis) and _Yersinia pestis _(bubonic plague). Severe acne
vulgaris.
Other sensitive organisms include: _Actinomyces israelii, Bacillus
anthracis _
(pneumonia), _Clostridium _species (gas gangrene, tetanus), _Entamoeba
_
_histolytica _(dysentery), _Neisseria gonorrhoeae _and anaerobic
species,
_Treponema pallidum _and _pertenue _(syphilis and yaws).
For the treatment of chronic hyponatraemia associated with the
syndrome of
inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) secondary to
malignant disease, where water restriction is ineffective and the
patient does
not have concomitant cirrhosis.
4.2.
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
_FOR ANTIBIOTIC USE _
_Adults _
_(Capsules_) - 600mg daily in 2 or 4 divided doses. For primary
atypical
pneumonia, the average daily dose is 900mg in 3 divided doses for 6
days.
_Elderly_
Use with caution in elderly