Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
RAMIPRIL
Ranbaxy Ireland Limited
2.5 Milligram
Capsules Hard
2011-10-07
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Bellramil 2.5 mg Capsules, hard 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each hard capsule contians ramipril 2.5 mg. Excipients: each capsule contains Sunset yellow (E 110) and Ponceau 4R (E 124) For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Hard Capsules. Size 4 with orange cap/white body imprinted with "R" on cap and '2.5' on body. Contains white to off-white granular powder. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS - Treatment of hypertension. - Cardiovascular prevention: reduction of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with: o manifest atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease (history of coronary heart disease or stroke, or peripheral vascular disease) or o diabetes with at least one cardiovascular risk factor (see section 5.1). - Treatment of renal disease: o Incipient glomerular diabetic nephropathy as defined by the presence of microalbuminuria, o Manifest glomerular diabetic nephropathy as defined by macroproteinuria in patients with at least one cardiovascular risk factor (see section 5.1), o Manifest glomerular non diabetic nephropathy as defined by macroproteinuria 3 g/day (see section 5.1). - Treatment of symptomatic heart failure. - Secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction: reduction of mortality from the acute phase of myocardial infarction in patients with clinical signs of heart failure when started > 48 hours following acute myocardial infarction. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Oral use IRISH MEDICINES BOARD ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _Date Printed 07/10/2011_ _CRN 2106147_ _page number: 1_ It is recommended that Bellramil is taken each day at the same time Read the complete document