Supralip 160mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Fenofibrate micronised

Available from:

Necessity Supplies 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

_S653 LEAFLET Supralip 20171023 _
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
SUPRALIP
® 160MG TABLETS
FENOFIBRATE 160MG TABLETS (FENOFIBRATE)
Your medicine is known by the above names but will be referred to
as Supralip 160mg throughout the following 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.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Supralip 160 mg is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you take Supralip 160 mg
3.
How to take Supralip 160 mg
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Supralip 160 mg
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT SUPRALIP 160 MG IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Supralip 160 mg 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 160 mg 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 160 mg 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
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE
SUPRALIP 160 MG
DO NOT TAKE SUPRALIP 160 MG IF:

you are allergic to fenofibrate or any of the other ingredients of
this medicine (listed in Section 6: Content 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