Země: Irsko
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
Ivabradine
Key Pharmaceuticals Ltd
C01EB17
Ivabradine
7.5 milligram(s)
Film-coated tablet
ivabradine
Marketed
2020-07-17
intending to breast-feed as breast-feeding should be discontinued if you take Ivabradine. If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. DRIVING AND USING MACHINES Ivabradine may cause temporary luminous visual phenomena (a temporary brightness in the field of vision, see "Possible side effects"). If this happens to you, be careful when driving or using machines at times when there could be sudden changes in light intensity, especially when driving at night. IVABRADINE CONTAINS LACTOSE If you have been told by your doctor that you have intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine. 3. HOW TO TAKE IVABRADINE Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Ivabradine should be taken during meals. If you are being treated for stable angina pectoris The starting dose should not exceed one tablet of Ivabradine 5 mg twice daily. If you still have angina symptoms and if you have tolerated the 5 mg twice daily dose well, the dose may be increased. The maintenance dose should not exceed 7.5 mg twice daily. Your doctor will prescribe the right dose for you. The usual dose is one tablet in the morning and one tablet in the evening. In some cases (e.g. if you are elderly), your doctor may prescribe half the dose i.e., one half 5 mg tablet of Ivabradine 5 mg (corresponding to 2.5 mg Ivabradine) in the morning and one half 5 mg tablet in the evening. If you are being treated for chronic heart failure The usual recommended starting dose is one tablet of Ivabradine 5 mg twice daily increasing if necessary to one tablet of Ivabradine 7.5 mg twice daily. Your doctor will decide the right dose for you. The usual dose is one tablet in the morning and one tablet in the evening. In some cases (e.g. if you are elderly), your doctor may prescribe half the dose i.e., one half 5 mg tablet of Ivabradine 5 m Přečtěte si celý dokument
Health Products Regulatory Authority 21 July 2020 CRN008MFF Page 1 of 11 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Ivabradine 7.5 mg film-coated tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film-coated tablet contains ivabradine hydrochloride equivalent to 7.5 mg ivabradine. Excipient with known effect 91.1 mg lactose (as monohydrate) For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet Salmon-coloured, circular, film-coated tablet engraved with "7.5" on one face. Dimensions: 3.6 x 7.6 mm. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Symptomatic treatment of chronic stable angina pectoris Ivabradine is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of chronic stable angina pectoris in coronary artery disease adults with normal sinus rhythm and heart rate ≥ 70 beats per minute (bpm). Ivabradine is indicated: - in adults unable to tolerate or with a contra-indication to the use of beta-blockers - or in combination with beta-blockers in patients inadequately controlled with an optimal beta-blocker dose. Treatment of chronic heart failure Ivabradine is indicated in chronic heart failure NYHA II to IV class with systolic dysfunction, in patients in sinus rhythm and whose heart rate is ≥ 75 bpm, in combination with standard therapy including beta-blocker therapy or when beta-blocker therapy is contraindicated or not tolerated. (See section 5.1) 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology For the different doses, film-coated tablets containing 5 mg and 7.5 mg ivabradine are available. Symptomatic treatment of chronic stable angina pectoris It is recommended that the decision to initiate or titrate treatment takes place with the availability of serial heart rate measurements, ECG or ambulatory 24-hour monitoring. The starting dose of ivabradine should not exceed 5 mg twice daily in patients aged below 75 years. After three to four weeks of treatment, if the patient is still symptomatic, if the initial dose is well tolerated and if resting Přečtěte si celý dokument