Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
FOLINIC ACID
Actavis Group PTC ehf
V03AF03
FOLINIC ACID
10 Mg/Ml
Solution for Inj/Inf
Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Detoxifying agents for antineoplastic treatment
Authorised
2011-05-27
1 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER /.../ 10 MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION Folinic acid READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING 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 /.../ is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you use /.../ 3. How to use /.../ 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store /.../ 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT /…/ IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR /.../ contains calcium folinate, which is one of a group of medicine called detoxifying agents. It is a calcium salt of folinic acid, which is related to the vitamin folic acid. /.../ is used to: - reduce the harmful effects and treat overdose of certain types of anti-cancer medicines for instance methotrexate and other folic acid antagonists. This is known as “calcium folinate rescue”. - treat cancer in combination with 5-fluorouracil (an anti-cancer medicine). 5-fluorouracil works better when it is given together with /.../. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE /…/ DO NOT USE /.../ - if you are allergic to calcium folinate or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). - if you suffer from anaemia (not enough red blood cells) caused by a lack of vitamin B12, such as: Read the complete document
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Folinic acid (as calcium folinate) Actavis 10mg/ml solution for injection or infusion. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION 1 ml contains 10.8 mg of calcium folinate, equivalent to 10 mg folinic acid. One 3 ml vial contains 32.4 mg of calcium folinate equivalent to 30 mg folinic acid. One 10 ml vial contains 108 mg of calcium folinate equivalent to 100 mg folinic acid. Excipient with known effect: Contains 3.05 mg/ml sodium. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Solution for injection/infusion Clear, slightly yellow solution. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Calcium folinate is used to diminish the toxicity and counteract the action of folic acid antagonists such as methotrexate in cytotoxic therapy and overdose in adults and children. In cytotoxic therapy, this procedure is commonly known as “Calcium Folinate Rescue”. In combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in cytotoxic therapy. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology _Calcium folinate rescue in methotrexate therapy:_ Since the calcium folinate rescue dosage regimen heavily depends on the posology and method of the intermediate- or high-dose methotrexate administration, the methotrexate protocol will dictate the dosage regimen of calcium folinate rescue. Therefore, it is best to refer to the applied intermediate or high dose methotrexate protocol for posology and method of administration of calcium folinate. The following guidelines may serve as an illustration for a calcium folinate rescue dosage regimen used in adults, elderly and children: _Calcium folinate rescue in intermediate- and high-dose methotrexate therapy:_ Calcium folinate rescue is necessary when methotrexate is given at d Read the complete document