Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
CICLOSPORIN
Actavis Group PTC ehf
100 Milligram
Capsules, Soft
2008-01-11
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Ciclosporin Genfarma 100 mg Soft Capsules 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each capsule contains 100 mg ciclosporin. For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Capsule, soft Ciclosporin Genfarma 100 mg Capsules are grey soft gelatin capsules with imprinting “DX 100 mg”. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS _ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION_ Prevention of graft rejection following kidney, liver, heart, combined heart-lung, lung or pancreas transplants. Treatment of transplant rejection in patients previously receiving other immunosuppressive agents. _BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION_ Prevention of graft rejection following bone marrow transplantation and prophylaxis of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Treatment of established graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). _PSORIASIS_ Ciclosporin Genfarma are indicated in patients with severe psoriasis in whom conventional therapy is ineffective or inappropriate. _ATOPIC DERMATITIS_ Ciclosporin Genfarma are indicated for short term treatment (8 weeks) of patients with severe atopic dermatitis in whom conventional therapy is ineffective or inappropriate. _NEPHROTIC SYNDROME_ Ciclosporin Genfarma are indicated in the treatment of adults and children with steroid-dependent and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome owing to glomerular diseases such as minimal change nephropathy, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis or membranous glomerulonephritis. Ciclosporin Genfarma can be used to induce remissions and for maintenance treatment. _RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS_ Ciclosporin Genfarma are indicated for the treatment of severe, active rheumatoid arthritis in patients in whom classical slow-acting anti-rheumatic agents are inappropriate or ineffective. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Read the complete document