Země: Irsko
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
PERINDOPRIL TERT-BUTYLAMINE
Pfizer Healthcare Ireland
PERINDOPRIL TERT-BUTYLAMINE
4 Milligram
Tablets
Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)
Withdrawn
2012-04-26
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Perindopril tert-butylamine Pfizer 4 mg tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 4 mg perindopril tert-butylamine salt equivalent to 3.338 mg perindopril. Excipient: 59.330 mg lactose / tablet. For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablet White to off-white, coloured capsule shaped, uncoated tablets with debossing “D” on one side and “5” & “8” on either side of the break line on another side. The tablet can be divided into two equal halves. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Hypertension Treatment of hypertension Heart failure Treatment of symptomatic heart failure (For Perindopril 2mg & 4mg only) Stable Coronary Artery Disease Reduction of risk of cardiac events in patients with a history of myocardial infarction and/or revascularisation 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION For oral use. It is recommended that perindopril is taken once daily in the morning before a meal with a sufficient amount of fluid (e.g. water). The dose should be individualized according to the patient profile (see section 4.4) and blood pressure response. Hypertension Perindopril may be used in monotherapy or in combination with other classes of antihypertensive therapy. The recommended starting dose is 4 mg given once daily in the morning. Patients with a strongly activated renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (in particular, renovascular hypertension, salt and/or volume depletion, cardiac decompensation or severe hypertension) may experience an excessive drop in blood pressure following the initial dose. A starting dose of 2 mg is recommended in such patients and the initiation of treatment should take place under medical supervision. The dose m Přečtěte si celý dokument