Land: Malta
Sprache: Englisch
Quelle: Medicines Authority
ISOTRETINOIN
Ennogen Healthcare Ltd Unit G4 Riverside, Industrial Estate, Riverside Way, DA15BSUI, Dartford, Kent , United Kingdom
D10BA01
ISOTRETINOIN 5 mg
SOFT CAPSULE
ISOTRETINOIN 5 mg
POM
ANTI-ACNE PREPARATIONS
Licence number in the source country: United Kingdom - PL40739/0002
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2018-10-03
1. WHAT ISOTRETINOIN 5 MG IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Isotretinoin 5 mg capsules contain the active ingredient isotretinoin. This a vitamin A derivative, belonging to the retinoid class of medicines. Isotretinoin 5 mg is used to treat severe forms of acne (such as nodular or conglobate acne, or acne at risk of permanent scarring) in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age only after puberty. You will use Isotretinoin 5 mg when your acne has not got better after other anti-acne treatments, including oral antibiotics and skin treatments. ISOTRETINOIN 5 MG TREATMENT MUST BE SUPERVISED BY A DERMATOLOGIST (a doctor specialised in the treatment of skin problems). 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE ISOTRETINOIN 5 MG DO NOT TAKE ISOTRETINOIN 5 MG: ! IF YOU ARE PREGNANT or think you may be pregnant ! IF YOU ARE BREAST-FEEDING ! IF YOU ARE ABLE TO BECOME PREGNANT BUT ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO FOLLOW the necessary pregnancy prevention measures that are listed in the ISOTRETINOIN 5MG PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAMME ! IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO _isotretinoin_, PEANUT OR SOYA OR ANY OTHER INGREDIENTS of this medicine (listed in section 6) ! IF YOU HAVE LIVER DISEASE ! IF YOU HAVE VERY HIGH LEVELS OF BLOOD FATS (e.g. high cholesterol or triglycerides) ! IF YOU HAVE VERY HIGH LEVELS OF VITAMIN A in your body (hypervitaminosis A) ! IF YOU ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT WITH TETRACYCLINES (a type of ISOTRETINOIN 5 MG CAPSULES ISOTRETINOIN PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER THIS MEDICINAL PRODUCT IS STRONGLY TERATOGENIC Please see the brochures on the contraceptive programme and the information you are given in this patient leaflet in section 2 under the heading “Pregnancy Prevention Programme”. 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 har Lesen Sie das vollständige Dokument
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Isotretinoin 5 mg capsules 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each soft capsule contains 5 mg of isotretinoin. Excipients with known effect: Soya-bean oil, refined 66,40 mg Soya-bean oil, partly hydrogenated 3,850 mg Sorbitol, liquid (non-crystallising) (E420) 4,995 mg For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Capsule, soft Faint pinkish/cream to cream coloured oval, soft-gelatin capsules, containing a yellow/orange, opaque, viscous liquid. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Severe forms of acne (such as nodular or conglobate acne or acne at risk of permanent scarring) resistant to adequate courses of standard therapy with systemic antibacterials and topical therapy. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology Isotretinoin should only be prescribed by or under the supervision of physicians with expertise in the use of systemic retinoids for the treatment of severe acne and a full understanding of the risks of isotretinoin therapy and monitoring requirements. The capsules should be taken with food once or twice daily. Paediatric Population Isotretinoin should not be used for the treatment of prepubertal acne and is not recommended in children less than 12 years of age due to a lack of data on efficacy and safety. _ _ _Adults including adolescents and the elderly:_ Isotretinoin therapy should be started at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg daily. The therapeutic response to isotretinoin and some of the adverse effects are dose- related and vary between patients. This necessitates individual dosage adjustment during therapy. For most patients, the dose ranges from 0.5-1.0 mg/kg per day. Long-term remission and relapse rates are more closely related to the total dose administered than to either duration of treatment or daily dose. It has been shown that no substantial additional benefit is to be expected beyond a cumulative treatment dose of 120-150 mg/kg. The duration of treatment will depend on the indivi Lesen Sie das vollständige Dokument