Χώρα: Ιρλανδία
Γλώσσα: Αγγλικά
Πηγή: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
DOXYCYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Pfizer Limited
J01AA02
DOXYCYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
100 Milligram
Capsules Hard
Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Tetracyclines
Authorised
1977-10-14
Page 1 of 7 2017-0033012 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER VIBRAMYCIN TM CAPSULES 100 MG DOXYCYCLINE (AS HYCLATE) 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 Vibramycin is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Vibramycin 3. How to take Vibramycin 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Vibramycin 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT VIBRAMYCIN IS AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR This medicine contains doxycycline, which is an antibiotic belonging to a group of medicines called tetracyclines. It is used to treat many different types of infections including: Chest, lung or nasal infections e.g. bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis. Urinary tract infections (the passage through which urine passes) e.g. cystitis, urethritis. Eye infections. Sexually transmitted diseases e.g. gonorrhoea, syphilis, chlamydia. Fevers associated with louse or tick bites. Malaria, when chloroquine is not effective. Vibramycin is also used to prevent certain infections developing, these are scrub typhus (a disease carried by small insects), travellers’ diarrhoea, malaria, cholera and leptospirosis (a bacterial infection from contaminated water). Your doctor may want you to take Vibramycin to treat another infection not listed above. You may also be prescribed an additional medicine to take with Vibramycin to treat your infection. You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE VI Διαβάστε το πλήρες έγγραφο
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Vibramycin Capsules 100 mg 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION 100 mg doxycycline as doxycycline hyclate. Excipients with known effect: Each capsule contains 104 mg lactose (as monohydrate). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Capsule, hard Dark green opaque capsules, coded 'Pfizer' and 'Vibracina' in grey ink. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Vibramycin has been found clinically effective in the treatment of a variety of infections caused by susceptible strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and certain other micro-organisms. _RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS_: Pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections due to susceptible strains of_ Streptococcus pneumoniae,_ _Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis_ and other organisms_. Mycoplasma_ _pneumoniae_. Treatment of chronic bronchitis, sinusitis. _URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS_: Infections caused by susceptible strains of Klebsiella species, Enterobacter species,_ Escherichia coli, Streptococcus_ _faecalis_ and other organisms. _SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES_: Infections due to_ Chlamydia trachomatis_ including uncomplicated urethral, endocervical or rectal infections. Non- gonococcal urethritis caused by_ Ureaplasma urealyticum_ (T-mycoplasma). Vibramycin is also indicated in infections due to_ Calymmatobacterium granulomatis_. Vibramycin is an alternative drug in the treatment of gonorrhoea and syphilis. Since Vibramycin is a member of the tetracycline series of antibiotics, it may be expected to be useful in the treatment of infections which respond to other tetracyclines such as: _OPHTHALMIC INFECTIONS_: Vibramycin is indicated in the treatment of trachoma, although the infectious agent is not always eliminated, as judged by immunofluorescence. Inclusion conjunctivitis may be treated with oral Vibramycin alone or in combination with topical agents. _RICKETTSIAL INFECTIONS_: Rocky Mountain spot Διαβάστε το πλήρες έγγραφο