Supralip 160mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Fenofibrate micronised

Available from:

Lexon (UK) Ltd

ATC code:

C10AB05

INN (International Name):

Fenofibrate micronised

Dosage:

160mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 02120000

Patient Information leaflet

SUPRALIP 160MG TABLETS / SECALIP SUPRA 160MG TABLETS
(fenofibrate)
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
•
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, or pharmacist or
nurse.
•
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.
•
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, or pharmacist or
nurse.
This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
Your medicine is called Supralip 160mg Tablets / Secalip Supra 160mg
Tablets and will be referred to as Supralip throughout the leaflet.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
What Supralip is and what it is used for
What you need to know before you take Supralip
How to take Supralip
Possible side effects
How to store Supralip
Contents of the pack and other information
WHAT SUPRALIP IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Supralip belongs to a group of medicines, commonly known as fibrates.
These medicines are used to lower the level of fats (lipids) in the
blood.
For example the fats known as triglycerides.
Supralip is used, alongside a low fat diet and other non-medical
treatments
such as exercise and weight loss, to lower levels of fats in the
blood.
Supralip can be used in addition to other medicines (statins) in some
circumstances when levels of fats in the blood are not controlled with
a statin
alone
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE SUPRALIP
DO NOT TAKE SUPRALIP IF:
•
you are allergic to fenofibrate or any of the other ingredients of
this
medicine (listed in Section 6: Contents of the pack and other further
information)
•
you are allergic to peanut or arachis oil or soya lecithin or related
products
• while taking other medicines (such as other fibrates or an
anti-inflammatory medicine called ‘ketoprofen’) you have had an
allergic
reaction or skin damage from sunlight or UV light