Kemadrin 5mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Procyclidine hydrochloride

Available from:

Stephar (U.K.) Ltd

ATC code:

N04AA04

INN (International Name):

Procyclidine hydrochloride

Dosage:

5mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 04090200

Patient Information leaflet

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
KEMADRIN 5MG TABLETS /
PROCYCLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE 5MG TABLETS
This product is available in the above names but will be referred to
as
Kemadrin throughout this leaflet.
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO 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. Do not pass it 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 Kemadrin is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Kemadrin
3. How to take Kemadrin
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Kemadrin
6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT KEMADRIN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Kemadrin contains a medicine called procyclidine. This belongs to a
group of medicines called anticholinergics. They stop a substance
called acetylcholine working in your body.
Kemadrin is used to:
•
Treat and relieve the signs of Parkinson’s disease such as:
- Stiff muscles, paralysis and tremor
- Problems talking, writing and walking
- producing too much saliva and dribbling
- Sweating and uncontrolled eye movements
- Depression
Stop side effects called ‘extrapyramidal effects’, which are
caused by some medicines. These may include signs similar
to the Parkinson’s disease or restlessness and unusual head
and body movements.
• 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE KEMADRIN
DO NOT TAKE KEMADRIN IF:
•
you are allergic (hypersensitive) to procyclidine or any of the
other ingredients of Kemadrin (see section 6)
•
you have problems passing water (urinary retention)
•
you suffer from a problem caused by too much pressure in
your eye called ‘closed angle glaucoma’
•
you have s