Equasym XL 20mg capsules

Pays: Royaume-Uni

Langue: anglais

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Ingrédients actifs:

Methylphenidate hydrochloride

Disponible depuis:

CST Pharma Ltd

Code ATC:

N06BA04

DCI (Dénomination commune internationale):

Methylphenidate hydrochloride

Dosage:

20mg

forme pharmaceutique:

Modified-release capsule

Mode d'administration:

Oral

classe:

Schedule 2 (CD)

Type d'ordonnance:

Caution - AMP level prescribing advised

Descriptif du produit:

BNF: 04040000; GTIN: 5055946804453

Notice patient

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
EQUASYM
®
XL 10MG CAPSULES
EQUASYM
®
XL 20MG CAPSULES
EQUASYM
®
XL 30MG CAPSULES
(methylphenidate hydrochloride)
IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR MEDICINE
The name of your medicine is Equasym XL 10mg, 20mg or 30mg
capsules, hard, but it will be referred to as Equasym XL throughout
this
leaflet. Equasym XL contains the active substance ‘methylphenidate
hydrochloride’ which will be used as ‘methylphenidate’ in this
leaflet.
Please note that this leaflet also contains information about other
strengths
Equasym XL 40mg, 50mg and 60mg capsules.
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
THIS MEDICINE IS USED TO TREAT ADHD:
- The full name for ADHD is ‘Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder’.
- The medicine helps with your brain activity. It can help improve
your
attention, help you concentrate, and make you less impulsive.
- You need to have other treatments for ADHD as well as this medicine.
Read Section 1 for more information.
BEFORE YOU TAKE THIS MEDICINE, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR IF:
- You have heart, circulation, or mental health problems - you may not
be
able to take this medicine.
- You are taking any other medicines - this is because methylphenidate
can affect how other medicines work.
Read Section 2 for more information.
WHILE TAKING THIS MEDICINE:
- See your doctor regularly. This is because your doctor will want to
check
how the medicine is working.
- Do not stop taking the medicine without first talking to your
doctor.
- Your doctor may stop your medicine to see if it is still needed, if
you take
it for more than a year.
- The most common side effects are feeling nervous, not being able to
sleep or having a headache.
Read Sections 3 and 4 for more information.
TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR STRAIGHT AWAY IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING HAPPEN:
- Your mood and how you feel changes.
- You feel any problems with your heart.
Read Section 4 for more information.
THE REST OF THIS LEAFLET