Country: New Zealand
Language: English
Source: Medsafe (Medicines Safety Authority)
Topiramate 50mg
Actavis New Zealand Limited
Topiramate 50 mg
50 mg
Capsule
Active: Topiramate 50mg Excipient: Aniseed Ethanol Gelatin Magnesium stearate Opadry white 85F18378 Povidone Purified water Saccharin sodium Sugar spheres TekPrint black SW-9008 Titanium dioxide
Bottle, plastic, HDPE, 60s, 60 capsules
Prescription
Prescription
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Arrow - Topiramate is indicated in adults and children 2 years and over: - as monotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy - for conversion to monotherapy in patients with epilepsy - as add-on therapy in partial onset seizures, generalised tonic-clonic seizures or seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
Package - Contents - Shelf Life: Bottle, plastic, HDPE - 60 capsules - 24 months from date of manufacture stored at or below 25°C
2006-08-18
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION ARROW - TOPIRAMATE TOPIRAMATE 15 MG, 25 MG AND 50 MG CAPSULES 25 MG, 50 MG, 100 MG AND 200 MG TABLETS WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about ARROW - TOPIRAMATE Capsules and Tablets. It does not contain all of the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have benefits and risks. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking ARROW – TOPIRAMATE against the benefits they expect it will have for you. If you have any concerns about taking this medicine, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Keep this leaflet with your medicine. You may need to read it again. WHAT ARROW - TOPIRAMATE IS USED FOR TOPIRAMATE, the active ingredient in ARROW - TOPIRAMATE Capsules and Tablets, is used for the treatment of various types of epilepsy in adults and children over 2 years of age, and for the prevention of migraine in adults. It prevents seizures and migraines by acting on the nerves and chemicals in the brain. Your doctor may prescribe ARROW – TOPIRAMATE on its own, or in addition to another medicine for controlling your seizures or migraines. Your doctor may have prescribed ARROW – TOPIRAMATE for another reason. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why ARROW – TOPIRAMATE has been prescribed for you. There is no evidence that ARROW – TOPIRAMATE is addictive. ARROW – TOPIRAMATE is available only with a doctor’s prescription. BEFORE YOU TAKE ARROW - TOPIRAMATE _WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT _ DO NOT TAKE ARROW - TOPIRAMATE IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO MEDICINES CONTAINING TOPIRAMATE, OR ANY OF THE INGREDIENTS LISTED AT THE END OF THIS LEAFLET. Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction may include: shortn Read the complete document
ARROW – TOPIRAMATE Topiramate Tablets and Capsules PRESENTATION ARROW - TOPIRAMATE CAPSULES Arrow - Topiramate Capsules are hard gelatin capsules with white opaque cap and body, containing white to off-white round pellets. Three strengths are available and packed in opaque bottles of 60 capsules: 15 mg – imprinted with ‘>’ over ‘Ti’ on the cap and ‘15’ on the body 25 mg – imprinted with ‘>’ over ‘Ti’ on the cap and ‘25’ on the body 50 mg – imprinted with ‘>’ over ‘Ti’ on the cap and ‘50’ on the body. ARROW - TOPIRAMATE TABLETS Arrow - Topiramate Tablets are available in four strengths, supplied in both opaque bottles and foil blister packs of 60 tablets: 25 mg – white, round, coated tablet with ‘TI’ on one side and ‘>’ on the other side 50 mg – yellow, round, coated tablet with ‘TI’ over ‘50’ on one side and ‘>’ on the other side 100 mg – yellow, round, coated tablet with ‘TI’ over ‘100’ on one side and ‘>’ on the other side 200 mg – pink, round, coated tablet with ‘TI’ over ‘200’ on one side and ‘>’ on the other side. USES _ACTIONS _ Topiramate is classified as a sulfamate-substituted monosaccharide. The precise mechanism by which topiramate exerts its antiseizure effect is unknown. Electrophysiological and biochemical studies on cultured neurons have identified three properties that may contribute to the antiepileptic efficacy of topiramate. Action potentials elicited repetitively by a sustained depolarisation of the neurons are blocked by topiramate in a time-dependent manner, suggestive of a state-dependent sodium channel blocking action. Topiramate increases the frequency at which gama-aminobutyrate (GABA) activated GABA A receptors, an Read the complete document