Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
ENALAPRIL MALEATE
Norton Healthcare Limited T/A IVAX Pharmaceuticals UK
ENALAPRIL MALEATE
10.0 Milligram
Tablets
Withdrawn
2008-10-09
PART II SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Norace 10mg Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 10mg of enalapril maleate. For excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Round, bevelled edge, red-brown tablets, with individual white spots, scored on one side, with tablet markings of ENL 10 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS o Treatment of hypertension o Treatment of symptomatic heart failure o Prevention of symptomatic heart failure in patients with asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction ≤35%). (See Section 5.1 ‘Pharmacodynamic properties’.) 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION The absorption of ‘Norace’ is not affected by food. The dose should be individualised according to patient profile (see 4.4 ‘Special warnings and special precautions for use’) and blood pressure response. _Hypertension_ The initial dose is 5 to maximally 20 mg, depending on the degree of hypertension and the condition of the patient (see below). ‘Norace’ is given once daily. In mild hypertension, the recommended initial dose is 5 to 10 mg. Patients with a strongly activated renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, (e.g. renovascular hypertension, salt and/or volume depletion, cardiac decompensation, or severe hypertension) may experience an excessive blood pressure fall following the initial dose. A starting dose of 5 mg or lower is recommended in such patients and the initiation of treatment should take place under medical supervision. Prior treatment with high dose diuretics may result in volume depletion and a risk of hypotension when initiating therapy with enalapril. A starting dose of 5 mg or lower is recommended in such patients. If possible, diuretic therapy should be discontinued Read the complete document