Acebutolol 400mg tablets

País: Regne Unit

Idioma: anglès

Font: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

ingredients actius:

Acebutolol hydrochloride

Disponible des:

Alliance Healthcare (Distribution) Ltd

Codi ATC:

C07AB04

Designació comuna internacional (DCI):

Acebutolol hydrochloride

Dosis:

400mg

formulario farmacéutico:

Oral tablet

Vía de administración:

Oral

clase:

No Controlled Drug Status

tipo de receta:

Valid as a prescribable product

Resumen del producto:

BNF: 02040000

Informació per a l'usuari

1
Package leaflet: Information for the user
SECTRAL
® 400MG TABLETS
ACEBUTOLOL 400MG FILM-COATED TABLETS
(acebutolol hydrochloride)
Your medicine is known by the above names, but will be referred to as
Sectral
®
throughout this leaflet.
This medicine is also available in another strength.
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.

This medicine has been prescribed for you. 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 Sectral
®
is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Sectral
®
3. How to take Sectral
®
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Sectral
®
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT SECTRAL
® IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
This belongs to a group of medicines called beta-blockers. It works by
slowing your heart rate or lowering your blood pressure.
Sectral
®
is used for:

Chest pain (angina)

High blood pressure

Uneven or unusually fast heart beats (arrhythmia)
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE SECTRAL
®
DO NOT TAKE SECTRAL
®
:

if you are allergic to acebutolol hydrochloride, other beta-blockers
or
any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6)
Signs
of an allergic reaction include: a rash, swallowing or breathing
problems, swelling of your lips, face, throat or tongue

if you have low blood pressure

if you have severe heart problems or heart failure not controlled by
medicines

if you have a very slow heartbeat - less than 50 beats per minute

if your doctor has told you that you have an abnormal level of acid in
your blood (called acidosis).

if you have serious blood circulation problems

if you have a tumour on the adrenal glan