Puri-Nethol 50mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Mercaptopurine

Available from:

Lexon (UK) Ltd

ATC code:

L01BB02

INN (International Name):

Mercaptopurine

Dosage:

50mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 08010300

Patient Information leaflet

PURI-NETHOL 50MG TABLETS
(mercaptopurine)
®
Ref: 1278/140319/1/F
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
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If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or
nurse.
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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.
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If you get any side effects talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
This
includes any possible side effects not listed in the leaflet. See
section 4.
Your medicine is called Puri-Nethol 50mg Tablets but will be referred
to as
Puri-Nethol throughout this leaflet.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
What Puri-nethol is and what it is used for
What you need to know before you take Puri-nethol
How to take Puri-nethol
Possible side effects
How to store Puri-nethol
Contents of the pack and other information
WHAT PURI-NETHOL IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Puri-nethol tablets contain the active substance called
6-mercaptopurine.
6-mercaptopurine belongs to a group of medicines called cytotoxics
(also
called chemotherapy) and works by reducing the number of new blood
cells
your body makes. Puri-nethol is used to treat cancer of the blood
(leukaemia) in adults, adolescents and children.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE
PURI-NETHOL
DO NOT TAKE PURI-NETHOL:
If you are allergic to 6-mercaptopurine or any of the other
ingredients of this
medicine (listed in section 6).
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Puri-nethol:
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If you have recently received, or are due to receive, a vaccination
(vaccine). If you take Puri-nethol, you should not have a live
organism
vaccine (for example; flu vaccine, measles vaccine, BCG vaccine, etc.)
until advised it is safe to do so by your doctor. This is because some
vaccines may give you an infection if you receive them while you are
taking
Puri-nethol
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If you have reduced liver