NOURIAST Tablets 20mg (ノウリアスト錠20mg)

Country: Japan

Language: English

Source: すりの適正使用協議会 RAD-AR Council, Japan

Active ingredient:

Istradefylline

Available from:

Kyowa Kirin Co.,Ltd

INN (International Name):

Istradefylline

Pharmaceutical form:

yellowish brown tablet, diameter 7.1 mm, thickness 3.3 mm

Product summary:

Print on wrapping: KH131 ノウリアスト 20mg

Patient Information leaflet

Drug Information Sheet("Kusuri-no-Shiori")
Internal
Revised: 05/2022
The information on this sheet is based on approvals granted by the
Japanese regulatory authority. Approval
details may vary by country. Medicines have adverse reactions (risks)
as well as efficacies (benefits). It is
important to minimize adverse reactions and maximize efficacy. To
obtain a better therapeutic response,
patients should understand their medication and cooperate with the
treatment.
BRAND NAME:
NOURIAST TABLETS 20MG
ACTIVE INGREDIENT:
Istradefylline
DOSAGE FORM:
yellowish brown tablet, diameter 7.1 mm, thickness 3.3 mm
IMPRINT OR PRINT ON WRAPPING:
KH131 ノウリアスト 20mg
EFFECTS OF THIS MEDICINE
This medicine weakens the action of adenosine, a neurotransmitter in
the brain, and
consequently improves "wearing-off" phenomenon (a state of the onset
of parkinsonian
symptoms) caused by the decreased effects of other concomitant
antiparkinsonian medicines
resulting from their long-term use.
It is usually used to improve wearing-off phenomenon in patients with
Parkinson’s disease on
the treatment with levodopa-containing products.
THE FOLLOWING PATIENTS MAY NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHEN USING THIS
MEDICINE.BE SURE TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR
AND PHARMACIST.
・If you have previously experienced any allergic reaction (itch,
rash etc.) to any medicines or
foods.
If you are a patient with liver disorder.
・If you are pregnant, possibly pregnant, or breastfeeding.
・If you are taking any other medicinal products. (Some medicines may
interact to enhance or
diminish medicinal effects. Beware of over-the-counter medicines and
dietary supplements
as well as other prescription medicines.)
DOSING SCHEDULE (HOW TO TAKE THIS MEDICINE)
・
Your dosing schedule prescribed by your doctor is((         

to be written by a healthcare
professional
))
・In general, for adults, take 1 tablet (20mg of the active
ingredient) at a time, once a day,
concomitant with levodopa-containing products. Depending on your
symptoms, the dose