Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
quinapril hydrochloride, Quantity: 5.416 mg (Equivalent: quinapril, Qty 5 mg)
Generic Health Pty Ltd
quinapril hydrochloride
Tablet, film coated
Excipient Ingredients: colloidal anhydrous silica; povidone; crospovidone; calcium sulfate dihydrate; magnesium stearate; magnesium carbonate hydrate; titanium dioxide; purified talc; iron oxide yellow; xanthan gum; polyvinyl alcohol; lecithin
Oral
30 tablets
(S4) Prescription Only Medicine
HYPERTENSION: Quinapril hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension. It may be used alone or in combination with thiazide diuretics. Sufficient data have not been provided to support the use of quinapril tablets in renovascular hypertension. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE: Quinapril hydrochloride tablets are indicated as an adjunctive treatment of mild to moderate congestive heart failure when given concomitantly with a diuretic and/or cardiac glycoside.
Visual Identification: Yellow coloured, oval shaped, film coated tablets debossed with '5' on one side and scoreline on the other side.; Container Type: Blister Pack; Container Material: Al/Al; Container Life Time: 2 Years; Container Temperature: Store below 25 degrees Celsius
Registered
2007-10-23
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION QUINAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH (QUINAPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE) FILM-COATED TABLET WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about Quinapril generic health. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking Quinapril generic health against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH YOUR QUINAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH TABLETS. You may need to read it again. WHAT QUINAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH IS USED FOR Quinapril generic health is used to lower high blood pressure (hypertension). It is also used to treat heart failure. _HYPERTENSION _ Quinapril generic health is used to lower high blood pressure (hypertension). Everyone has blood pressure. This pressure helps get your blood all around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at different times of the day, depending on how busy or worried you are. You have hypertension (high blood pressure) when your blood pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are calm and relaxed. There are usually no symptoms of hypertension. The only way of knowing that you have hypertension is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. If high blood pressure is not treated it can lead to serious health problems, including stroke, heart disease and kidney failure. _HEART FAILURE _ Heart failure means that the heart muscle is weak and cannot pump blood strongly enough to supply all the blood needed throughout the body. Heart failure is not the same as heart attack and does not mean that the heart stops. Heart failure may start off with no symptoms, but as the condition progresses, patients may feel short of breath or may get tired easily after light physical activity such as walking. Some patients may wake up short of breath at night. Fluid may collect in different parts Read the complete document
AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION – QUINAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH (QUINAPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE) FILM-COATED TABLETS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINE Quinapril hydrochloride. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Quinapril generic health tablets contains 5 mg, 10 mg or 20 mg quinapril (as hydrochloride). For the full list of excipients, see SECTION 6.1 LIST OF EXCIPIENTS. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Quinapril generic health 5mg tablet: Yellow coloured, oval shaped, film-coated tablets debossed with ‘5’ on one side and score line on the other side. Quinapril generic health 10mg tablet: Yellow coloured, capsule shaped, film-coated tablets debossed with ‘10’ on one side and score line on the other side. Quinapril generic health 20mg tablet: Yellow coloured, circular, film-coated tablets debossed with ‘20’ on one side and score line on the other side. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS HYPERTENSION _ _ Quinapril hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension. It may be used alone or in combination with thiazide diuretics. Sufficient data have not been provided to support the use of quinapril tablets in renovascular hypertension. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE _ _ Quinapril hydrochloride tablets are indicated as an adjunctive treatment of mild to moderate congestive heart failure when given concomitantly with a diuretic and/or cardiac glycoside. 4.2 DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Quinapril generic health tablets should preferably be taken before meals as food with a high fat content may diminish the rate and extent of absorption of the drug. Quinapril generic health v5.0 Page 2 of 21 (quinapril hydrochloride) film-coated tablets HYPERTENSION Monotherapy The recommended initial dosage of quinapril hydrochloride tablets in patients not on diuretics is 5 mg to 10 mg once daily. Dosage should be adjusted according to blood pressure response measured at peak (2-6 hours after dosing) and trough (predosing). Generally, dosage adjustments should be made at intervals of at least 4 weeks. Most patients Read the complete document