Verapress MR 240mg tablets
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Patient Information leaflet
(PIL)
06-06-2018
Summary of Product characteristics
(SPC)
06-06-2018
Active ingredient:
Verapamil hydrochloride
Available from:
Dexcel-Pharma Ltd
ATC code:
C08DA01
INN (International Name):
Verapamil hydrochloride
Dosage:
240mg
Pharmaceutical form:
Modified-release tablet
Administration route:
Oral
Class:
No Controlled Drug Status
Prescription type:
Valid as a prescribable product
Product summary:
BNF: 02060200; GTIN: 5033847000211
Patient Information leaflet
PACKAGE INFORMATION LEAFLET
PLEASE READ THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU
START TAKING YOUR TABLETS.
• 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 only.
Do not pass it on 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.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Verapress MR 240 Tablets are and what
they are used for
2. What you need to know before you take
Verapress MR 240 Tablets
3. How to take Verapress MR 240 Tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Verapress MR 240 Tablets
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT VERAPRESS MR 240 TABLETS ARE
AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
THE NAME OF YOUR MEDICINE IS: Verapress MR 240
Tablets
Verapress MR 240 Tablets belong to a group of
medicines called calcium channel blockers. Calcium
channel blockers change the amount of calcium
getting into the muscle cells in your heart and blood
vessels. This can change the strength and speed
with which your heart beats. It also opens up the
blood vessels so blood can be pumped around
the body more easily. This helps more oxygen to
get to your heart muscle and can lower your blood
pressure.
Verapress MR 240 Tablets are indicated for the
treatment of mild to moderate hypertension (high
blood pressure) and the treatment and prevention
of angina pectoris (chest pain).
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU
TAKE VERAPRESS MR 240 TABLETS
IF YOU ARE UNSURE IF ANY OF THE LISTS APPLIES TO
YOU, ASK YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE YOU START TO TAKE
YOUR TABLETS.
DO NOT TAKE VERAPRESS MR 240 TABLETS:
• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to Verapamil
Hydrochloride or to any of the other ingredients
of Verapress MR 240 Tablets (listed in section 6 -
Further information).
• If you are having a cardiogenic shock (a sudden
and rapid fall in blood pressure).
• If you are ha
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Summary of Product characteristics
OBJECT 1
VERAPRESS MR 240 TABLETS
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 04-Aug-2017 | Dexcel Pharma
Ltd
1. Name of the medicinal product
Verapress MR 240 tablets
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Verapamil HCI 240.0 mg
Also contains microcrystalline cellulose and about 32 mg of sodium.
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Modified-Release tablets
The score line is only to facilitate breaking for ease of swallowing
and not to divide into equal doses.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Verapress MR 240 is indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate
hypertension, and for the treatment
and prophylaxis of angina pectoris.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
_Adults:_
HYPERTENSION: Most patients respond to 240 mg daily (one tablet) given
as a single dose. If control is not
achieved after a period of at least one week the dosage may be
increased to a maximum of two Verapress
MR 240 tablets daily (one in the morning and one in the evening at an
interval of about twelve hours). A
further reduction in blood pressure may be achieved by combining
Verapress MR 240 with other anti-
hypertensive agents, in particular diuretics.
ANGINA PECTORIS: One tablet of Verapress MR 240 twice daily. A small
number of patients respond to a
lower dose and where indicated, adjustment down to one tablet of
Verapress MR 240 daily could be
made.
_Elderly patients_: The adult dose is recommended unless renal or
hepatic function is impaired (see Section
4.4, 'Special Warnings and Precautions for Use').
The tablets should not be chewed.
_Children: _Verapress MR 240 is not recommended for children.
Liver impairment
In patients with impaired liver function, metabolism of the drug is
delayed to a greater or lesser extent
depending on the severity of hepatic dysfunction, thus potentiating
and prolonging the effects of
verapamil hydrochloride. Therefore, the dosage needs to be adjusted
with special caution in patients with
impaired liver function and low doses should be given in
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