Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
CARBAMAZEPINE
B & S Healthcare
N03AF01
CARBAMAZEPINE
100 MG/5ml
Oral Suspension
Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)
Antiepileptics
Authorised
2006-10-13
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET TEGRETOL ® 100MG/5ML ORAL SUSPENSION (carbamazepine) READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING TEGRETOL 100MG/5MLORAL SUSPENSION Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. This medicine has been prescribed only for you. Do not give it to anybody else or use it for any other illnesses. If you have any further questions, please ask your doctor or pharmacist. IN THIS LEAFLET 1 What Tegretol Suspension is and what it is used for 2 Before you take Tegretol Suspension 3 How to take Tegretol Suspension 4 Possible side effects 5 Storing Tegretol Suspension 6 Further information The name of your medicine is Tegretol Oral Suspension. It contains the active ingredient carbamazepine (100 mg in each 5 mls). Tegretol also contains other ingredients which are: saccharin sodium (E954), hyetellose, microcrystalline cellulose and carmellose sodium, sorbitol liquid (non crystallising), macrogol stearate 400, propylene glycol, methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218), propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216), sorbic acid (E200), caramel flavour 52.929A and purified water. Tegretol Oral suspension comes in a bottle containing 150 mls of oral suspension. MANUFACTURED BY: Novartis Farma, Produtos Farmaceuticos, S.A Rua do Centro Empresarial, Edificio 8, Quinta de Beloura, 2710- 444, Sintra, Portugal. PROCURED FROM WITHIN THE EU AND REPACKAGED BY PPA HOLDER: B&S Healthcare, Unit 4, Bradfield Road, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 0NU, UK. TEGRETOL ORAL SUSPENSION PPA NO: 1328/7/1 1 WHAT TEGRETOL SUSPENSION IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Tegretol Suspension belongs to a group of medicines called antiepileptics (medicine for seizures). Due to its mode of action it can be used fo Read the complete document
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Tegretol 100mg/5ml Oral Suspension 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each 5ml spoonful contains 100mg carbamazepine. Excipients: Methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) Propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216) Sorbitol (E420) For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Oral suspension _Product imported from Portugal:_ White, suspension having an aromatic odour and caramel flavour. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS 1. As an anti-convulsant in the management of epilepsy (generalised tonic-clonic and partial seizure types.) 2. The paroxysmal pain of trigeminal neuralgia - Tegretol may also be used to relieve the lancinating component of other forms of deafferentation pain, for example glossopharyngeal neuralgia, peripheral diabetic neuropathy, tabetic lightning pain, superior laryngeal neuralgia, stump pain, phantom limb pain and post herpetic neuralgia. 3. Management of alcohol withdrawal symptoms. 4. Treatment of mania and prophylaxis of manic-depressive illness, especially in patients unresponsive to lithium. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Tegretol is given orally usually in two to four divided doses. Since a given dose of Tegretol Oral Suspension will produce higher peak levels than the same dose in tablet form, it is advisable to start with low doses of the liquid and to increase slowly, thus avoiding adverse effects on the central nervous system. When switching a patient from tablets to Oral Suspension the same overall doses of liquid may be used but in smaller, more frequent doses. Tegretol may be taken during, after or between meals. The final dose adjustment should always depend on the clinical response in the individual patient 1. EPILEPSY: It is advised that a Read the complete document