Land: Vereinigtes Königreich
Sprache: Englisch
Quelle: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Doxazosin mesilate
Medreich Plc
C02CA04
Doxazosin mesilate
4mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 02050400; GTIN: 05060292740317
1 0035-0036/O/PIL/003/I PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER DOXAZOSIN 2MG AND 4MG TABLETS (Doxazosin mesilate) 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 illnessare 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 Doxazosin Tablet is and what itis used for 2. What you need to know before you take Doxazosin Tablet 3. How to take Doxazosin Tablet 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Doxazosin Tablets 6. Content of the pack and other information 1. WHAT DOXAZOSIN TABLET IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Doxazosin belongs to a group of medicines called alpha-blockers. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), or the symptoms caused by enlargement of the prostate gland in men. Doxazosin can be used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), by relaxing blood vesselsso that blood passes through them more easily. This helps to lower blood pressure. In patients with an enlarged prostate glands, Doxazosin is taken to treat poor and/or frequent passing of urine. This is common in patients with an enlarged prostate gland. Doxazosin works by relaxing muscle around the bladder exit and prostate gland so urine is passed more easily. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE DOXAZOSIN TABLET DO NOT TAKE DOXAZOSIN TABLET • If you are allergic to doxazosin, other types of quinazolines (such as prazosin or terazosin), or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). This may have been itching, reddening of the skin or difficulty in breathing. • If you are breast-feeding. • If you are under 18 years of age. • If you have an enlarged prostate gland (benign prosta Lesen Sie das vollständige Dokument
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Doxazosin 4mg tablets 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Doxazosin mesilate 4.85mg equivalent to 4mg doxazosin For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablets Doxazosin 4mg: round, white, flat bevelled edge tablets, diameter 9mm,plain on one side and marked ‘DXN 4’ on the other side. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1. THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS _Hypertension:_ Doxazosin tablets are medicated for the treatment of hypertension and can be used as the sole agent to control blood pressure in the majority of patients. In patients inadequately controlled on single antihypertensive therapy, Doxazosin tablets may be used in combination with a thiazide diuretic, beta- adrenoceptor blocking agent, calcium antagonist or an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. _Benign prostatic hyperplasia:_ Doxazosin tablets are indicated for the treatment of urinary outflow obstruction and symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Doxazosin may be used in BPH patients who are either hypertensive or normotensive. 4.2. POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Doxazosin may be administered in the morning or the evening. POSOLOGY _HYPERTENSION:_ Doxazosin tablets are used in a once daily regimen: the initial dose is 1mgto minimise the potential for postural hypotension and/or syncope (see section 4.4). Dosage may then be increased after one or two weeks of therapy to 2mg and thereafter, if necessary to 4mg. The majority of patients who respond to Doxazosin tablets will do so at a dose of 4mg or less. Dosage can be further increased if necessary to 8mg or the maximum recommended dose of 16mg. _BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA:_ The initial dosage of Doxazosin tablets is 1mg given once daily to minimise the potential for postural hypotension and/or syncope (see section 4.4). Depending on the individual patient’s response dosage may then be increased to 2mg and thereafter to 4mg and up to the maximum recommended dose of 8mg.The Lesen Sie das vollständige Dokument