Paludrine/Avloclor tablets anti-malarial travel pack

Maa: Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta

Kieli: englanti

Lähde: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Saatavilla:

Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd

ATC-koodi:

P01BB52

Lääkemuoto:

Not applicable

Antoreitti:

Route of administration not applicable

luokka:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription tyyppi:

Valid as a prescribable product

Tuoteyhteenveto:

BNF: 05040100; GTIN: 5000455006966

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Paludrine-Avloclor Travel Pack PIL UK 006
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
PALUDRINE
®
/AVLOCLOR
® ANTI-MALARIAL TRAVEL PACK
proguanil hydrochloride tablets (100 mg) and chloroquine phosphate
tablets
(250 mg)
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
•
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as
your doctor or
pharmacist has told you. Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it
again.
•
Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
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.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Paludrine/Avloclor Anti-malarial Travel Pack is and what it is
used for
2.
What you need to know before you use your Anti-malarial Travel Pack
3.
How to use your Anti-malarial Travel Pack
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store your Anti-malarial Travel Pack
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT PALUDRINE/AVLOCLOR ANTI-MALARIAL TRAVEL PACK IS AND WHAT IT IS
USED FOR
The name of your medicine is ‘Paludrine/Avloclor Anti-malarial
Travel Pack’. It is referred to
as ‘Anti-malarial Travel Pack’ in the rest of this leaflet.
Your Anti-malarial Travel Pack contains two types of tablets:
•
The Paludrine tablets contain a medicine called proguanil
hydrochloride.
•
The Avloclor tablets contain a medicine called chloroquine phosphate.
Both medicines belong to a group of medicines called
‘anti-malarials’.
‘Anti-malarials’ can be used in certain parts of the world to help
prevent malaria. This is a
serious disease spread by infected mosquitoes. Your Anti-malarial
Travel Pack will give some
degree of protection (prophylaxis) against malaria in certain
countries. It can be used when it is
necessary to take more than one type of medicine at the same time to
help prevent malaria.
Medicines to help prevent malaria (malaria prophylaxis) are
recommended for:
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OBJECT 1
PALUDRINE/AVLOCLOR ANTI-MALARIAL TRAVEL PACK
CHLOROQUINE & PROGUANIL ANTI-MALARIAL TABLETS
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 25-Aug-2016 | Alliance
Pharmaceuticals
1. Name of the medicinal product
Paludrine/Avloclor Anti-malarial Travel Pack.
Chloroquine and Proguanil Anti-malarial Tablets.
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Paludrine tablets containing 100 mg proguanil hydrochloride
Avloclor tablets containing 250 mg chloroquine phosphate, which is
equivalent to 155 mg chloroquine
base.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Tablet.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Prophylaxis and suppression of malaria.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Oral use.
Non-immune subjects entering a malarious area are advised to begin
daily treatment with Paludrine 1
week before, or if this is not possible, then at least 2 days before
entering the malarious area. The daily
dose of Paludrine should be continued throughout exposure to risk and
for 4 weeks after leaving the area.
A single dose of Avloclor should be taken each week on the same day
each week. Start one week before
exposure to risk and continue until 4 weeks after leaving the
malarious area.
Each dose should be taken with water after food.
ADULTS AND CHILDREN OVER 14 YEARS: Take two Paludrine tablets daily as
directed above. Take two
Avloclor tablets once a week as directed above.
PAEDIATRIC POPULATION: Do not give to children under 1 year. The
following single dose of Paludrine
should be taken at the same time each day and the following single
dose of Avloclor should be taken once
a week on the same day each week.
PALUDRINE
AVLOCLOR
(AT THE SAME TIME EACH DAY)
(ON THE SAME DAY EACH WEEK)
1 to 4 years
Half of a tablet
Half of a tablet
5 to 8 years
One tablet
One tablet
9 to 14 years
One and a half tablets
One and a half tablets
For a young child the dose may be administered crushed and mixed with
milk, honey or jam.
Provided the Paludrine tablet fragment gives the minimum amount
specifi