GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

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Active ingredient:

GLUCOSAMINE SULPHATE SODIUM CHLORIDE

Available from:

FMC Pharma Ltd

Dosage:

500 Milligram

Pharmaceutical form:

Film Coated Tablet

Authorization date:

2011-08-26

Summary of Product characteristics

                                SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Glucosamine sulfate 500mg Film-coated Tablets
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each film-coated tablet contains 628mg glucosamine sulfate sodium chloride equivalent to 500 mg glucosamine
sulfate.
Excipients:
Each tablet contains 50.6 mg (2.2 mmol) of sodium.
Lactose monohydrate 60.0 mg
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablet
Off-white, oblong-shaped, film-coated tablet
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Glucosamine sulfate tablets are indicated for the treatment of osteoarthritis of low to moderate degree.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
_Administration:_
Glucosamine sulfate tablets should be swallowed whole.
_Adults and the elderly_:
One Glucosamine sulfate tablet should be taken 3 times daily.
Or
Three Glucosamine sulfate tablets to be taken once daily.
Efficacy of glucosamine has been demonstrated for periods of up to three months, with a residual effect evident for two
months after drug withdrawal. The safety and efficacy of the product were also confirmed in pivotal clinical trials for
treatment up to three years. Continuous treatment beyond 3 years cannot be recommended as the safety has not been
established beyond this period.
_Children:_
Safety and efficacy has not been established in children, therefore, Glucosamine sulfate tablets should not be used in
persons under the age of 18 years.
_Impaired renal and/or liver function_
In patients with impaired renal and/or liver function no dose recommendations can be given, since no studies have been
performed.
IRISH MEDICINES BOARD
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_Date Printed 31/08/2011_
_CRN 2098927_
_page number: 1_
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