BUSPIRONE TABLET

Country: Canada

Language: English

Source: Health Canada

Active ingredient:

BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE

Available from:

APOTEX INC

ATC code:

N05BE01

INN (International Name):

BUSPIRONE

Dosage:

5MG

Pharmaceutical form:

TABLET

Composition:

BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE 5MG

Administration route:

ORAL

Units in package:

100

Prescription type:

Prescription

Therapeutic area:

MISCELLANEOUS ANXIOLYTICS SEDATIVES AND HYPNOTICS

Product summary:

Active ingredient group (AIG) number: 0116263002; AHFS:

Authorization status:

APPROVED

Authorization date:

2020-12-18

Summary of Product characteristics

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PRODUCT MONOGRAPH
INCLUDING PATIENT MEDICATION INFORMATION
PR
BUSPIRONE
Buspirone Hydrochloride
Tablets, 5 mg and 10 mg, Oral
USP
Anxiolytic
APOTEX INC.
150 Signet Drive
Weston, Ontario
M9L 1T9
Date of Initial Authorization:
FEB 16, 1996
Date of Revision:
OCT 18, 2021
Submission Control Number: 252361
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RECENT MAJOR LABEL CHANGES
1 Indications, 1.2 Geriatrics
10/2021
2 Contraindications
12/2020
3 Serious warnings and precautions box
10/2021
4 Dosage and administration, 4.1 Dosing Considerations
10/2021
7 Warnings and precautions, General
10/2021
7 Warnings and Precautions, Serotonin Toxicity/Serotonin Syndrome
12/2020
7 Warnings and precautions, Dependence/Tolerance
10/2021
7 Warnings and precautions, Withdrawal
10/2021
7 Warnings and precautions, Falls and Fractures
10/2021
7 Warnings and precautions, 7.1.4 Geriatrics
10/2021
8 Adverse Reactions, 8.5 Post-Market Adverse Reactions
10/2021
9 Drug Interactions
12/2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTIONS OR SUBSECTIONS THAT ARE NOT APPLICABLE AT THE TIME OF
AUTHORIZATION ARE NOT LISTED.
RECENT MAJOR LABEL CHANGES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
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INDICATIONS................................................................................................................
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1.1
Pediatrics
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1.2
Geriatrics
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CONTRAINDICATIONS
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SERIOUS WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
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