Pays: Irlande
Langue: anglais
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
VALSARTAN
Laboratorios LICONSA, S.A.
C09CA03
VALSARTAN
40 Milligram
Film Coated Tablet
Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)
Angiotensin II antagonists, plain
Authorised
2011-04-21
1 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER VAMADRID 40 MG FILM-COATED TABLET Valsartan READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. . 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 symptoms are the same as yours. If any of the side effects gets serious, 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 Vamadrid 40 mg film-coated tablet is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Vamadrid 40 mg film-coated tablet 3. How to take Vamadrid 40 mg film-coated tablet 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Vamadrid 40 mg film-coated tablet 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT VAMADRID 40 MG FILM-COATED TABLET IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Vamadrid belongs to a class of medicines known as angiotensin II receptor antagonist, which help to control high blood pressure. Angiotensin II is a substance in the body that causes vessels to tighten, thus causing your blood pressure to increase. Vamadrid works by blocking the effect of angiotensin II. As a result, blood vessels relax and blood pressure is lowered. VAMADRID 40 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS CAN BE USED FOR THREE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS: TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 6 TO 18 YEARS OF AGE. High blood pressure increases the workload on the heart and arteries. If not treated it can da Lire le document complet
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Vamadrid 40 mg film-coated tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION One film-coated tablet contains 40 mg of valsartan EXCIPIENTS: EXCIPIENTS WITH KNOWN EFFECT: sorbitol 4.6 mg lactose monohydrate 0.5 mg sodium 0.16 mg (0.01 mmol) For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet. Cylindrical, coated, scored on one side, yellow film-coated tablets. The tablet can be divided into equal doses. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Hypertension Treatment of hypertension in children and adolescents 6 to 18 years of age. Recent myocardial infarction Treatment of clinically stable adults patients with symptomatic heart failure or asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction after a recent (12 hours-10 days) myocardial infarction (see sections 4.4 and 5.1). Heart failure Treatment of adult patients with symptomatic heart failure when ACE-inhibitors are not tolerated or in beta-blocker intolerant patients as add-on therapy to ACE-inhibitors when mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists cannot be used (see sections 4.2, 4.4, 4.5 and 5.1). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology Recent myocardial infarction In clinically stable patients, therapy may be initiated as early as 12 hours after a myocardial infarction. After an initial dose of 20 mg twice daily, valsartan should be titrated to 40 mg, 80 mg, and 160 mg twice daily over the next few weeks. The starting dose is provided by the 40 mg divisible tablet. The target maximum dose is 160 mg twice daily. In general, it is recommended that patients achieve a dose level of 80 mg twice daily by two weeks after treatment initiation and that the target maximum dose, 160 mg twice daily, be a Lire le document complet