Amiodarone 100mg tablets

Država: Velika Britanija

Jezik: engleski

Izvor: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktivni sastojci:

Amiodarone hydrochloride

Dostupno od:

Dowelhurst Ltd

ATC koda:

C01BD01

INN (International ime):

Amiodarone hydrochloride

Doziranje:

100mg

Farmaceutski oblik:

Oral tablet

Administracija rute:

Oral

Razred:

No Controlled Drug Status

Tip recepta:

Valid as a prescribable product

Proizvod sažetak:

BNF: 02030200

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PACKAGE LEAFLET:
INFORMATION FOR THE USER
AMIODARONE 100 MG TABLETS
AMIODARONE 200 MG TABLETS
(Amiodarone Hydrochloride)
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 you 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 Amiodarone Tablets are and what they
are used for
2.
What you need to know before you take
Amiodarone Tablets
3.
How to take Amiodarone Tablets
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Amiodarone Tablets
6.
Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT AMIODARONE TABLETS ARE AND
WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
Amiodarone 100mg or 200mg Tablets (called
Amiodarone Tablets in this leaflet) contain a
medicine called amiodarone hydrochloride. This
belongs to a group of medicines called
anti-arrhythmics.
It works by controlling the uneven beating of your
heart (called ‘arrhythmias’). Taking the tablets
helps your heartbeat to return to normal.
Amiodarone Tablets can be used to:
•
Treat uneven heartbeats where other medicines
either have not worked or cannot be used
•
Treat an illness called Wolff-Parkinson-White
Syndrome. This is where your heart beats
unusually fast
•
Treat other types of fast or uneven heartbeats
known as ”atrial flutter” or ”atrial fibrillation”.
Amiodarone Tablets are used only when other
medicines can not be used.
•
Treat fast heartbeats which may happen
suddenly and may be uneven. Amiodarone
Tablets are used only when other medicines
cannot be used. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE
AMIODARONE TABLETS
DO NOT TAKE AMIODARONE TABLETS IF
•
you are allergic (hypersensiti

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
AMIODARONE TABLETS BP 100mg
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
100mg of Amiodarone hydrochloride
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet.
White, circular, uncoated tablet impressed “C” and the identifying
letters
“RD” on either side of a central division line on one face, with
the reverse
plain.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Treatment should be initiated and normally monitored only under
hospital or
specialist supervision. Oral Amiodarone is indicated only for the
treatment of
severe rhythm disorders not responding to other therapies or when
other
treatment cannot be used.
Tachyarrhythmias associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.
Atrial flutter and fibrillation when other drugs cannot be used.
All
types
of
tachyarrhythmias
of
paroxysmal
nature
including:
supraventricular, nodal and ventricular tachycardias, ventricular
fibrillation;
when other drugs cannot be used.
Tablets are used for stabilisation and long term treatment.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
_Posology _
_Adults: _It is particularly important that the minimum effective dose
be used.
In all cases the patient’s management must be judged on the
individual
response and well being. The following dosage regimen is generally
effective.
_Initial stabilisation: _Treatment should be started with 200mg, three
times a
day and may be continued for 1 week. The dosage should then be reduced
to
200mg, twice daily for a further week.
_Maintenance: _After the initial period the dosage should be reduced
to 200mg
daily, or less if appropriate. Rarely, the patient may require a
higher
maintenance dose. The maintenance dose should be regularly reviewed,
especially where this exceeds 200mg daily.
_General Considerations: _
_Initial dosing: _A high dose is needed in order to achieve adequate
tissue levels
rapidly.
_Maintenance: _Too high a dose during maintenance therapy can cause
side
effects which are believed to be related to high tissue levels of
amiodarone an