Cardura 2mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Doxazosin mesilate

Available from:

Mawdsley-Brooks & Company Ltd

ATC code:

C02CA04

INN (International Name):

Doxazosin mesilate

Dosage:

2mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 02050400

Patient Information leaflet

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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.
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If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or
pharmacist.
•
CARDURA is a treatment for high blood pressure, or the
symptoms caused by enlargement of the prostate gland in
men.
•
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.
•
You should take CARDURA regularly to get the maximum
benefit, even if you are feeling well.
•
Most people do not have serious problems when taking
CARDURA but side effects can occur. If you experience
swelling of the face, tongue or windpipe, see your doctor
immediately. If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor,
pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side
effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
•
Taking other medicines may sometimes cause problems.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking this or
any other medicines.
•
If you are, or are trying to become pregnant, do not take
CARDURA and tell your doctor or pharmacist.
What is in this leaflet
1.
What CARDURA is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you take CARDURA
3.
How to take CARDURA
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store CARDURA
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1. What CARDURA is and
what it is used for
CARDURA is one of a group of medicines called alpha-blockers.
It is used to treat high blood pressure, or the symptoms caused
by enlargement of the prostate gland in men.
CARDURA can be used to treat high blood pressure
(hypertension), by relaxing blood vessels so that blood passes
through them more easily. This helps to lower blood pressure.
In patients with an enlarged prostate gland, CARDURA is taken
to treat poor and/or frequent passing of urine. This is common in
patients with an enlarged prostate gland. CARDURA works by
relaxing muscle around the bla

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1.
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
CARDURA 2mg Tablets
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Doxazosin mesilate
2.43mg equivalent to 2mg doxazosin
Excipients of known effect:
Each tablet contains 40 mg of lactose monohydrate
Each tablet contains 0.06 mg sodium.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablets
2mg white oblong, biconvex tablets marked CN2 on one side and
‘PFIZER’ on the other.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
_HYPERTENSION:_ Cardura is indicated 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, Cardura may
be used in combination with a thiazide diuretic, beta-adrenoceptor
blocking agent,
calcium antagonist or an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.
_BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA:_ Cardura is indicated for the treatment
of urinary
outflow obstruction and symptoms associated with benign prostatic
hyperplasia
(BPH). Cardura may be used in BPH patients who are either hypertensive
or
normotensive.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
POSOLOGY
Cardura may be administered in the morning or the evening.
_HYPERTENSION:_ Cardura is used in a once daily regimen: the initial
dose is 1mg, to
minimise the potential for postural hypotension and/or syncope (see
section 4.4).
Dosage may then be increased to 2mg after an additional one or two
weeks of therapy
and thereafter, if necessary to 4mg. The majority of patients who
respond to Cardura
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 recommended initial dosage of
Cardura 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
urodynamics
and
BPH
symptomatology dosage may then be increased to 2mg and thereafter