מדינה: אוסטרליה
שפה: אנגלית
מקור: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Lamotrigine
Torrent Australasia Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
1 LAMOTRIGINE GENERIC HEALTH (DISPERSIBLE TABLETS) _Lamotrigine _ _ _ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION What is in this leaflet? Please read this leaflet carefully before you take this medicine. This leaflet answers some common questions about lamotrigine. It does not contain all of the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Sometimes new risks are found even when a medicine has been used for many years. Your doctor has weighed the expected benefits of you taking lamotrigine against the risks this medicine could have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. What is Lamotrigine generic health used for? Lamotrigine generic health is used for the treatment of epilepsy in adults and children. Lamotrigine (the active ingredient in Lamotrigine generic health) belongs to a group of medicines called "anti- epileptic drugs". Epilepsy: Usually lamotrigine is initially used in addition to other medicines for the treatment of epilepsy. Lamotrigine is used in partial or generalised seizures including Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. It is thought that lamotrigine work by changing the levels of some chemicals associated with seizures. Your doctor may have prescribed lamotrigine for another reason. Lamotrigine is not known to be addictive. Before you take Lamotrigine generic health _DO NOT TAKE IF: _ • y קרא את המסמך השלם
1 LAMOTRIGINE GENERIC HEALTH Lamotrigine Dispersible Tablets 25/50/100/200 mg BOXED WARNING Severe, potentially life threatening rashes have been reported in association with the use of lamotrigine, particularly in children. Accordingly, lamotrigine should be discontinued at the first sign of rash unless the rash is clearly not drug related. (See Dosage and Administration, full PI.) NAME OF THE MEDICINE Chemical name: 3,5-diamino-6-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazine (CAS: 84057-84-1), and the chemical structure is:. DESCRIPTION Lamotrigine is a substituted asymmetric triazine. The pKa of lamotrigine at 25 deg. C is 5.7. It is a white to pale cream coloured powder. It is slightly soluble in ethanol and chloroform and very slightly soluble in water. The active ingredient is lamotrigine. The tablet also contains _c_rospovidone, povidone K- 30, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, colloidal anhydrous silica, aspartame, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate and Trusil blackcurrant S4468 (ARTG NO. 11995) PHARMACOLOGY _PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION _ The precise mechanism of the anticonvulsant action of lamotrigine is not certain. The results of neurochemical and electrophysiological studies with various _in קרא את המסמך השלם