INDERAL LA 160 Milligram Prolonged Release Capsules

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Active ingredient:

PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Available from:

B & S Healthcare

INN (International Name):

PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE

Dosage:

160 Milligram

Pharmaceutical form:

Prolonged Release Capsules

Prescription type:

Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

0000-00-00

Patient Information leaflet

PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET 
INDERAL LA
®
 160MG  
PROLONGED-RELEASE CAPSULES 
(PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE) 

READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS 
MEDICINE. 
•  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. Do not pass it on
to 
others. 
It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. 
•  If any of the side effects get serious, or if you notice
any side 
effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or 
pharmacist. 

IN THIS LEAFLET: 
1. What Inderal is and what it is used for 
2. Before you take Inderal 
3. How to take Inderal 
4. Possible side effects 
5. How to store Inderal 
6. Further information 

1. WHAT INDERAL IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR 
The name of your medicine is Inderal LA Prolonged-release 
Capsules 160mg (called Inderal in the rest of this leaflet).  

Inderal contains a medicine called propranolol hydrochloride.
This 
belongs to a group of medicines called beta-blockers. Inderal
is used 
for many conditions including: 
•  High blood pressure (hypertension). 
•  Chest pain (angina). 
•  Protecting the heart after a heart attack. 
• Preventing migraines. 
•  Essential tremor (shaking with an unknown cause). 
• Anxiety. 
•  Some thyroid problems (such as thyrotoxicosis which is
caused by 
an overactive thyroid gland). 
•  Prevention of bleeding in the food pipe (oesophagus) caused
by 
high blood pressure in the liver. 
It works by the effects it has on the heart and circulation and
also on 
other parts of the body. 

2. BEFORE YOU TAKE INDERAL 
DO NOT TAKE INDERAL IF: 
•  YOU OR ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY HAS EVER HAD ASTHMA OR 
WHEEZING. 
•  You are allergic (hypersensitive) to
propranolol hydrochloride or 
any of the other ingredients in Inderal (see section 6:

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Inderal LA 160mg Prolonged Release Capsules.
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each capsule contains 160mg Propranolol Hydrochloride.
For a full list of excipients see 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Prolonged-release Capsules
_Product imported from the UK:_
Pink/lavender prolonged release capsules marked ‘Inderal LA’ in white.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
i)
Control of hypertension.
ii)
Management of Angina Pectoris.
iii)
Prophylaxis of migraine.
iv)
Management of essential tremor
v)
Control of anxiety
vi)
Prophylaxis of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with portal hypertension and oesophageal varices
vii)
Adjunctive management of thyrotoxicosis
viii)
Long-term prophylaxis after recovery from acute myocardial infarction.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
For oral use. The capsule must not be chewed, but swallowed whole to ensure a prolonged release action.
Since the half-life may be increased in patients with significant hepatic or renal impairment, care should be taken when
starting treatment and selecting the initial dose.
ADULTS
_Hypertension:_
The usual starting dose is one 160mg Inderal LA capsule daily, taken either morning or evening. An adequate response
is seen in most patients at this dosage. If necessary, it can be increased in 80mg Half Inderal LA increments until
adequate response is achieved. A further reduction in BP can be attained if a diuretic or other antihypertensive agent is
given in addition to Inderal LA and Half-Inderal LA.
One Half-Inderal LA capsule 80mg daily is unlikely on its own to be sufficient to treat hypertension but it may be used
as a starting dose in appropriate patients (e.g. the elderly) or to provide a convenient method of gradual