Bonefos 800mg tablets

País: Reino Unido

Idioma: inglés

Fuente: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Ingredientes activos:

Sodium clodronate

Disponible desde:

Lexon (UK) Ltd

Código ATC:

M05BA02

Designación común internacional (DCI):

Sodium clodronate

Dosis:

800mg

formulario farmacéutico:

Oral tablet

Vía de administración:

Oral

clase:

No Controlled Drug Status

tipo de receta:

Valid as a prescribable product

Resumen del producto:

BNF: 06060200

Información para el usuario

Ref: LTT150/140318/1/F
BONEFOS 800MG TABLETS
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
- 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. This
includes
any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
Your medicine is called Bonefos 800mg Tablets but will be referred to
as
Bonefos throughout this Patient Information Leaflet.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
What Bonefos Tablets are and what they are used for
What you need to know before you take Bonefos tablets
How to take Bonefos Tablets
Possible side effects
How to store Bonefos Tablets
Contents of the pack and other information
WHAT BONEFOS TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED
FOR
Bonefos Tablets contain sodium clodronate which belongs to a group of
medicines called bisphosphonates. These medicines help prevent the
loss of
calcium from bones.
Bonefos Tablets are used to help manage bone diseases, particularly
those
associated with cancer. Bonefos Tablets also help maintain normal
levels of
calcium in your blood.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE
BONEFOS TABLETS
DO NOT TAKE BONEFOS TABLETS IF:
*
you have VERY POOR KIDNEY FUNCTION
*
you are ALLERGIC to sodium clodronate, or to any of the other
ingredients of
this medicine (listed in section 6).
*
you are ALREADY TAKING ANOTHER SIMILAR MEDICINE.
TELL YOUR DOCTOR if any of these apply to you and DO NOT TAKE
BONEFOS
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Bonefos tablets.
Your doctor will take special care if:
*
you have PROBLEMS WITH YOUR KIDNEYS
*
you have (or have had) PAIN, SWELLING OR NUMBNESS OF THE JAW or a
“heavy jaw feeling” or loosening of a tooth.
TELL YOUR DOCTOR before you take Bonefos tablets, if any of these
app