Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
FLUCONAZOLE
Eireceutica Limited
FLUCONAZOLE
150 Milligram
Capsule
Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)
Authorised
0000-00-00
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Caneclear 150 mg hard capsule 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each hard capsule contains 150 mg of fluconazole Excipients: each hard capsule also contains 150 mg lactose, 0.384 mg methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) and 0.096 mg propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Capsule, hard Hard gelatin blue coloured capsule, size “1”. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Caneclear is indicated in the following fungal infections in adults (see section 5.1): - Acute vaginal candidiasis when local therapy is not appropriate. - _Candidal balanitis _when local therapy is not appropriate_._ Therapy may be instituted before the results of the cultures and other laboratory studies are known; however, once these results become available, anti-infective therapy should be adjusted accordingly. Consideration should be given to official guidance on the appropriate use of antifungals. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology _Adults_ Single dose 150 mg. Special populations _Elderly_ Where there is no evidence of renal impairment, normal dose recommendations should be adopted. _Renal impairment_ Fluconazole is predominantly excreted in the urine as unchanged active substance. No adjustments in single dose therapy are necessary. _Hepatic impairment_ Limited data are available in patients with hepatic impairment, therefore fluconazole should be administered with caution to patients with liver dysfunction (see sections 4.4 and 4.8). _Paediatric population_ Safety and efficacy for genital candidiasis indication in paediatric population has not been established. Current available data for other paediatric indications are described in section 4.8. IRISH MEDIC Read the complete document