Citalopram 10mg tablets

מדינה: הממלכה המאוחדת

שפה: אנגלית

מקור: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

מרכיב פעיל:

Citalopram hydrobromide

זמין מ:

A A H Pharmaceuticals Ltd

קוד ATC:

N06AB04

INN (שם בינלאומי):

Citalopram hydrobromide

כמות:

10mg

טופס פרצבטיות:

Oral tablet

מסלול נתינה (של תרופות):

Oral

סיווג:

No Controlled Drug Status

סוג מרשם:

Valid as a prescribable product

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BNF: 04030300; GTIN: 5037563005031

עלון מידע

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,
pharmacist or nurse.
- 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,
pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side
effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1. What Citalopram Tablets are and what are they used
for
2. What you need to know before you take Citalopram
Tablets
3. How to take Citalopram Tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Citalopram Tablets
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT CITALOPRAM TABLETS ARE AND WHAT ARE THEY
USED FOR
How does Citalopram work?
Citalopram is a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
(SSRI) and belongs to a group of medicines known as
antidepressants.
These
medicines
help
to
correct
certain chemical imbalances in the brain that are
causing the symptoms of your illness.
What is Citalopram used for?
Citalopram contains citalopram and is used for the
treatment of depression and, when you feel better, to
help prevent these symptoms recurring. Citalopram is
also
used
for
long-term
treatment
to
prevent
the
occurrence of new episodes of depression if you have
recurrent depression.
Citalopram is also beneficial in relieving symptoms if
you tend to suffer from panic attacks with or without
agoraphobia (e.g. fear of leaving the house, entering
shops, or fear of public places).
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE CITALOPRAM
TABLETS
DO NOT TAKE CITALOPRAM TABLETS:
- If you are allergic to citalopram or any of the other
ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). An
allergic reaction may include rash, itching, swelling of
face, lips or hands/feet, or breathing difficulties.
- If you are taking medicines called monoamine oxidase
inhi

מאפייני מוצר

1.
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Citalopram 10 mg Tablets.
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains 10 mg citalopram, as citalopram hydrobromide.
Excipient(s) with known effect:
Each 10 mg tablet contains 13.3 mg of lactose monohydrate
For the full list of excipients, see 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated Tablet.
White, round, flat, bevelled, film-coated tablet.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1.
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Treatment of depressive illness in the initial phase and as
maintenance against potential
relapse/recurrence.
Citalopram is also indicated in the treatment of panic disorder with
or without agoraphobia.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
TREATING DEPRESSION:
_Adults: _
Citalopram should be administered as a single oral dose of 20 mg
daily. Dependent on
individual patient response, the dose may be increased to a maximum of
40 mg daily. In
general, improvement in patients starts after one week, but may only
become evident from
the second week of therapy.
As with all antidepressant medicinal products, dosage should be
reviewed and adjusted, if
necessary, within 3 to 4 weeks of initiation of therapy and thereafter
as judged clinically
appropriate. Although there may be an increased potential for
undesirable effects at higher
doses, if after some weeks on the recommended dose insufficient
response is seen, some
patients may benefit from having their dose increased up to a maximum
of 40 mg a day (see
section 5.1). Dosage adjustments should be made carefully on an
individual patient basis, to
maintain the patient at the lowest effective dose.
A
treatment
period
of
at
least
6
months
is
usually
necessary
to
provide
adequate
maintenance against the potential for relapse.
TREATING PANIC DISORDER:
_Adults: _
In common with other pharmacotherapy used in this patient group, a low
starting dose is
advised to reduce the likelihood of a paradoxical initial anxiogenic
effect.
A single oral dose of 10 mg is recommended for the first week before
increasing the dose to
20 mg daily. Depend