NOUMED CANDESARTAN candesartan cilexetil 8 mg tablet blister pack

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

candesartan cilexetil, Quantity: 8 mg

Available from:

AVALLON PHARMACEUTICALS PTY LTD

INN (International Name):

Candesartan cilexetil

Pharmaceutical form:

Tablet

Composition:

Excipient Ingredients: lactose monohydrate; carrageenan; maize starch; povidone; iron oxide red; croscarmellose sodium; titanium dioxide; magnesium stearate

Administration route:

Oral

Units in package:

30 tablets

Prescription type:

(S4) Prescription Only Medicine

Therapeutic indications:

Treatment of Hypertension. . Treatment of patients with heart failure and impaired left ventricular systolic function (left ventricular ejection fraction less than or equal to 40percent) as add-on therapy to ACE inhibitors or when ACE inhibitors are not tolerated.

Product summary:

Visual Identification: Pink or pink mottled, round, biconvex tablet, debossed with 8 on one side and scored on the other.; Container Type: Blister Pack; Container Material: Al/Al; Container Life Time: 2 Years; Container Temperature: Store below 30 degrees Celsius

Authorization status:

Licence status A

Authorization date:

2017-06-07

Patient Information leaflet

Noumed Candesartan
1
NOUMED CANDESARTAN
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI) SUMMARY
The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried
about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist.
1.
WHY AM I TAKING NOUMED CANDESARTAN?
Noumed Candesartan contains the active ingredient candesartan
cilexetil. Noumed Candesartan is used to treat high blood
pressure and is also used in the treatment of heart failure in
combination with other medicines.
For more information, see Section 1. Why am I taking Noumed
Candesartan?
in the full CMI.
2.
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW BEFORE I TAKE NOUMED CANDESARTAN?
Do not use if you have ever had an allergic reaction to candesartan
cilexetil or any of the ingredients listed at the end of the
CMI. TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS,
TAKE ANY OTHER MEDICINES, OR ARE PREGNANT OR PLAN TO
BECOME PREGNANT OR ARE BREASTFEEDING.
For more information, see Section 2. What should I know before I take
Noumed Candesartan?
in the full CMI.
3.
WHAT IF I AM TAKING OTHER MEDICINES?
Some medicines may interfere with Noumed Candesartan and affect how it
works.
A list of these medicines is in Section 3. What if I am taking other
medicines?
in the full CMI.
4.
HOW DO I TAKE NOUMED CANDESARTAN?
•
Your doctor will tell you how many tablets to take each day. The
standard dose is one 8 mg or 16 mg per day. This dose
may be increased to 32 mg once per day.
•
Swallow the tablets whole with a glass of water and take Noumed
Candesartan at about the same time each day.
More instructions can be found in Section 4. How do I take Noumed
Candesartan?
in the full CMI.
5.
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW WHILE TAKING NOUMED CANDESARTAN?
THINGS YOU
SHOULD DO
•
Remind any doctor, dentist or pharmacist you visit that you are taking
Noumed Candesartan
•
If you plan to become pregnant or breastfeed while taking Noumed
Candesartan, tell your doctor
immediately
•
If you are to be started on any new medicine, tell your doctor and
pharmacist you are taking Noumed
Candesartan
•
If you plan t