Land: Den Europæiske Union
Sprog: engelsk
Kilde: EMA (European Medicines Agency)
memantine hydrochloride
Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH
N06DX01
memantine
Other anti-dementia drugs
Alzheimer Disease
Treatment of patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease.
Revision: 27
Authorised
2002-05-17
52 B. PACKAGE LEAFLET 53 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER AXURA 10 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS Memantine hydrochloride READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. - 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 Axura is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Axura 3. How to take Axura 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Axura 6. Content of the pack and other information 1. WHAT AXURA IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR HOW DOES AXURA WORK Axura contains the active substance memantine hydrochloride. Axura belongs to a group of medicines known as anti-dementia medicines. Memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease is due to a disturbance of message signals in the brain. The brain contains so-called N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-receptors that are involved in transmitting nerve signals important in learning and memory. Axura belongs to a group of medicines called NMDA- receptor antagonists. Axura acts on these NMDA-receptors improving the transmission of nerve signals and the memory. WHAT IS AXURA USED FOR Axura is used for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE AXURA DO NOT TAKE AXURA - if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to memantine hydrochloride or any of the other ingredients of Axura tablets (listed in section 6). WARNING AND PRECAUTIONS Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Axura - if you have a history of epileptic seizures - if you have recently experienced a myocardial infarction (heart attack), or if you are suffering from conges Læs hele dokumentet
1 ANNEX I SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 2 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Axura 10 mg film-coated tablets Axura 5 mg+10 mg+15 mg+20 mg film-coated tablets Axura 20 mg film-coated tablets 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Axura 10 mg film-coated tablets Each film-coated tablet contains 10 mg of memantine hydrochloride equivalent to 8.31 mg memantine. Axura 5 mg+10 mg+15 mg+20 mg film-coated tablets Each filmcoated tablet contains 5 mg of memantine hydrochloride equivalent to 4.15 mg memantine. Each film-coated tablet contains 10 mg of memantine hydrochloride equivalent to 8.31 mg memantine. Each film-coated tablet contains 15 mg of memantine hydrochloride equivalent to 12.46 mg memantine. Each film-coated tablet contains 20 mg of memantine hydrochloride equivalent to 16.62 mg memantine. Axura 20 mg film-coated tablets Each film-coated tablet contains 20 mg of memantine hydrochloride equivalent to 16.62 mg memantine. For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet. Axura 10 mg film-coated tablets Pale yellow to yellow, oval shaped film-coated tablet with breaking line and engravings "1-0" on one side and "M M" on the other side. The tablet can be divided into equal doses. Axura 5 mg+10 mg+15 mg+20 mg film-coated tablets The 5 mg film-coated tablets are white to off-white, oval-oblong film-coated tablets with imprint ‘5’ on one side and imprint ‘MEM’ on the other side. The 10 mg film-coated tablets are pale yellow to yellow, oval shaped film-coated tablet with breaking line and engravings "1-0" on one side and "M M" on the other side. The tablet can be divided into equal doses. The 15 mg film-coated tablets are orange to grey-orange, oval-oblong film-coated tablets with imprint ‘15’ on one side and imprint ‘MEM’ on the other side. The 20 mg film-coated tablets are pale red to grey-red, oval-oblong film-coated tablets with imprint ‘20’ on one side and imprint ‘MEM’ on the other side. Axura 20 mg film-coated tablets Pale red to grey-red, Læs hele dokumentet