Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
ESCITALOPRAM
Rowex Ltd
5 Milligram
Film Coated Tablet
2009-03-06
IRISH MEDICINES BOARD ACT 1995, AS AMENDED MEDICINAL PRODUCTS (CONTROL OF PLACING ON THE MARKET) REGULATIONS, 2007, AS AMENDED PA0711/153/001 Case No: 2084305 The Irish Medicines Board in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the above mentioned Regulations hereby grants to ROWEX LTD BANTRY, CO. CORK, IRELAND an authorisation, subject to the provisions of the said Regulations, in respect of the product ESCIPREX 5MG FILM-COATED TABLETS the particulars of which are set out in the attached Schedule. The authorisation is also subject to the general conditions as may be specified in the said Regulations as listed on the reverse of this document. This authorisation, unless previously revoked, shall continue in force from 15/07/2010 until 05/03/2014. Signed on behalf of the Irish Medicines Board this ________________ A person authorised in that behalf by the said Board. IRISH MEDICINES BOARD ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _Date Printed 16/08/2010_ _CRN 2084305_ _page number: 1_ PART II SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Esciprex 5mg Film-coated Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film-coated tablet contains 5 mg escitalopram (as oxalate) Excipient: 65.07 mg lactose (as monohydrate) For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet White, round film-coated tablet. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Treatment of major depressive episodes. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Safety of daily doses above 20mg has not been demonstrated. Escitalopram is administered as a single daily dose and may be taken with or without food. Usual dosage is 10 mg once daily. Depending on individual patient response, the does m Read the complete document