Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
FAMCICLOVIR
Arrow Generics Limited
250 Milligram
Film Coated Tablet
2008-10-17
License Summary of Product Characteristics 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Famlov 250mg Film-coated Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film-coated tablet contains 250mg of famciclovir. For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated Tablet. White, round, coated tablet with ‘FC’ over “250” on one side and ‘>’ on the other side. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 Therapeutic Indications Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections – herpes zoster - Famciclovir is indicated for - the treatment of herpes zoster and ophthalmic zoster in immunocompetent adults (see section 4.4) - the treatment of herpes zoster in immunocompromised adults (see section 4.4) Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections – genital herpes Famciclovir is indicated for - the treatment of first and recurrent episodes of genital herpes in immunocompetent adults - the treatment of recurrent episodes of genital herpes in immunocompromised adults - the suppression of recurrent genital herpes in immunocompetent and immunocompromised adults Clinical studies have not been conducted in HSV-infected patients immunocompromised for other causes than HIV- infection (see section 5.1). 4.2 Posology and method of administration Herpes zoste Read the complete document