Země: Irsko
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
CAPTOPRIL
PCO Manufacturing
C09AA01
CAPTOPRIL
25 Milligram
Tablets
Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)
ACE inhibitors, plain
Authorised
1988-09-28
_ _ PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER CAPOTEN ® 25MG TABLETS CAPOTEN ® 50MG TABLETS Captopril 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 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 Capoten is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Capoten 3. How to take Capoten 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Capoten 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT CAPOTEN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR The name of this medicine is Capoten. Each tablet contains captopril (25mg or 50mg) as the active ingredient. Capoten belongs to the group of medicines called Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors. ACE inhibitors work by helping to widen your blood vessels, which then make it easier for your heart to pump blood through them. Capoten is used to treat high blood pressure and certain heart conditions. If high blood pressure is left uncontrolled it can increase the risk of heart disease or stroke. Capoten works by lowering your blood pressure which reduces this risk. Capoten can also help people whose heart no longer pumps blood as well as it once did. This condition is known as heart failure. Capoten may also be used to treat patients who recently suffered a heart attack. A heart attack happens once one of the major blood vessels supplying blood to the heart muscle becomes Přečtěte si celý dokument
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Capoten 25 mg Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 25mg captopril. Excipients with known effect: lactose monhydrate For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablet. _Product imported from the UK:_ Slightly mottled, white, square tablets engraved ‘Squibb’ and ‘452’ on one side and have quadrisect bars on the other. _Product imported from Spain:_ Slightly mottled, white, square tablets engraved ‘Squibb’ and ‘452’ on one side and have quadrisect bars on the other or slightly mottled, white, oval, biconvex tablets with "25" engraved on one side and scored on the other side.” 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS As per PA0002/039/001 5 PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES As per PA0002/039/001 6 PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS 6.1 LIST OF EXCIPIENTS Lactose Maize starch Microcrystalline cellulose Stearic acid 6.2 INCOMPATIBILITIES Not applicable. 6.3 SHELF LIFE The shelf life expiry date for this product shall be the date shown on the container and outer package of the product on the market in the country of origin. 6.4 SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR STORAGE Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original package in order to protect from moisture. HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _Date Printed 22/07/2015_ _CRN 2163883_ _page number: 1_ 6.5 NATURE AND CONTENTS OF CONTAINER Blisters in a cardboard carton containing 56 and 60 tablets. Not all pack sizes may be marketed. 6.6 SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR DISPOSAL OF A USED MEDICINAL PRODUCT OR WASTE MATERIALS DERIVED FROM SUCH MEDICINAL PRODUCT AND OTHER HANDLING OF THE PRODUCT No special requirements. 7 PARALLEL PRODUCT AUTHORISATION HOLDE Přečtěte si celý dokument