Corgard 80mg tablets

देश: यूनाइटेड किंगडम

भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी

स्रोत: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

सक्रिय संघटक:

Nadolol

थमां उपलब्ध:

Waymade Healthcare Plc

ए.टी.सी कोड:

C07AA12

INN (इंटरनेशनल नाम):

Nadolol

डोज़:

80mg

फार्मास्यूटिकल फॉर्म:

Oral tablet

प्रशासन का मार्ग:

Oral

वर्ग:

No Controlled Drug Status

प्रिस्क्रिप्शन प्रकार:

Valid as a prescribable product

उत्पाद समीक्षा:

BNF: 02040000

सूचना पत्रक

TAKE SPECIAL CARE WITH CORGARD TABLETS
CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST BEFORE TAKING
YOUR MEDICINE IF:
 You have any heart problems
 You have breathing problems due to long term
lung problems (called ‘bronchitis’ or ‘emphysema’)
 You have diabetes. Corgard Tablets may cause low
blood sugar levels even in patients who are not
diabetic such as children, the elderly and those
who are fasting
 You have liver problems
 You have an overactive thyroid gland
 You have kidney problems
 You have a history of severe allergies
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you,
talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking
Corgard Tablets.
STRESS TESTS
The accuracy of stress tests (used by your doctor to
find out whether you have a decrease in blood flow to
your heart muscle) is affected by the use of Beta
blockers including Corgard.
OPERATIONS OR ANAESTHETICS
Tell your doctor or dentist you are taking Corgard
Tablets if you are going to have an anaesthetic or an
operation (including dental surgery). OTHER MEDICINES AND CORGARD TABLETS
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or
have recently taken any other medicines. This includes
medicines you buy without prescription, including
herbal medicines. This is because Corgard Tablets can
affect the way some other medicines work. Also some
medicines can affect the way Corgard Tablets work.
In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking any of
the following:
• Water tablets (diuretics) such as amiloride
• Insulin or tablets to treat diabetes
• Medicines for high blood pressure (such as
guanethidine or hydralazine)
•
Medicines for depression (mono-amine oxidase
inhibitors) such as phenelzine
• Medicines used for migraine (such as clonidine,
ergotamine or methysergide)
•
Medicines used for asthma, bowel problems or
Parkinson’s disease (such as atropine, ipratropium
and benzatropine)
• Medicines for chest pain (angina) - such as verapamil,
nifedipine, and diltiazem
• Medicines used for heart problems - such as

उत्पाद विशेषताएं

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Corgard 80mg Tablets
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
_Active Substance: _
Nadolol 80.0mg.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet.
White or slightly mottled, capsule-shaped, biconvex tablet engraved
“80” on one side
and with a break line on the other side.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Corgard is indicated in the management of:
Angina Pectoris:
For the long-term management of patients with angina
pectoris by continuous medication.
Hypertension:
For the long-term management of essential hypertension,
either alone or in combination with other antihypertensive
agents, especially thiazide-type diuretics.
Arrhythmias:
For the treatment of cardiac tachyarrhythmias.
Migraine:
For the prophylactic management of migraine headache.
The efficacy of Corgard in the treatment of a migraine
attack that has already started has not been established, and
Corgard is not indicated for such use.
Thyrotoxicosis:
For the relief of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism and the
pre-operative preparation of patients for surgery. Nadolol
may be used in conjunction with conventional antithyroid
therapy.
4.2.
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Adults:
Dosage should be titrated gradually with at least a week between
increments to assess
response; individuals show considerable variation in their response to
beta-adrenergic
blockade.
Corgard may be given in a once daily dosage without regard to meals.
The dosage
interval should be increased when creatinine clearance is below
50ml/min/1.73m
2
.
If Corgard is to be discontinued, reduce dosage over a period of at
least two weeks
(see warnings).
_Angina pectoris_: Initially 40mg once daily. This may be increased at
weekly intervals
until an adequate response is obtained or excessive bradycardia
occurs. Most patients
respond to 160mg or less daily. The value and safety of daily doses
exceeding 240mg
have not been established.
_Hypertension_: Initially 80mg once