Verapamil 80mg tablets

Ország: Egyesült Királyság

Nyelv: angol

Forrás: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktív összetevők:

Verapamil hydrochloride

Beszerezhető a:

Kent Pharma (UK) Ltd

ATC-kód:

C08DA01

INN (nemzetközi neve):

Verapamil hydrochloride

Adagolás:

80mg

Gyógyszerészeti forma:

Oral tablet

Az alkalmazás módja:

Oral

Osztály:

No Controlled Drug Status

Recept típusa:

Valid as a prescribable product

Termék összefoglaló:

BNF: 02060200

Betegtájékoztató

PACKAGE LEAFLET:INFORMATION FOR THE USER
VERAPAMIL 40 MG, 80 MG AND
120 MG TABLETS
verapamil 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.
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If you have any further questions, ask your
doctor or pharmacist.
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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.
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If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or
pharmacist. This includes any possible side
effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
1. What Verapamil is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take
Verapamil
3. How to take Verapamil
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Verapamil
6. Contents of the pack and other information
WHAT VERAPAMIL IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker, which
expands your blood vessels to allow more blood
to flow through them. It also acts on the nerve
signals passing through the heart muscle, which
can help to correct certain types of abnormal
heart rhythm.
Verapamil is used:
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to prevent or treat angina (chest pain) and
certain abnormal heart rhythms
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to treat high blood pressure.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE
VERAPAMIL
DO NOT TAKE VERAPAMIL
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if you are allergic to Verapamil or any of the
other ingredients of this medicine (listed in
section 6).
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if you have a very slow heart-beat of less than
50 beats per minute.
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if you suffer from heart problems including sick
sinus syndrome (causing a slow heart rate).
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if you suffer Lown-Ganong-Levine or
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (causing
palpitations).
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if you have had a heart attack which has been
followed by a slow heart rate, low blood
pressure or breathlessness.
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if you have very low blood pressure due to
heart problems.
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if you have a WEAK HEART (causing
breathlessness and tiredness).
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if you have problems of conduction in the heart
such as sino atrial block and

Termékjellemzők

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Verapamil 80 mg Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains 80 mg of verapamil hydrochloride.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Coated tablets
Biconvex, film-coated tablets engraved 2T1 or 80/0235 and plain on the
reverse.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1.
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Verapamil is indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of angina
pectoris. It may be
used in the treatment and prophylaxis of paroxysmal supraventricular
tachycardia,
atrial
fibrillation
and
atrial
flutter;
(verapamil
should
not
be
used
where
atrial
flutter/fibrillation
complicates
Wolff-Parkinson-White
syndrome).
Verapamil
may
also
be
used
in
the
management
of
mild
to
moderate
hypertension
and
renal
hypertension.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
For oral administration.
Angina Pectoris
_Adults:_
The usual dosage is 120 mg three times daily.
80 mg three times daily may be satisfactory in some patients with
angina
of effort. Less than 120 mg three times daily is not likely to be
effective
in angina at rest and variant angina.
_Children: _
No data are available.
Supraventricular tachycardia
Adults:
40 - 120 mg three times daily according to the severity of the
condition.
_Children: _
Up to 2 years: Half a 40 mg tablet 2 to 3 times a day.
2 years and above: One to three 40 mg tablets two to three times daily
according to age and effectiveness.
Hypertension
_Adults:_
The usual dosage is 160 mg twice a day. However, a minority of
patients
may be successfully controlled on 120 mg twice a day while others may
require up to 480 mg daily given in divided doses.
_Children: _
Up to 10 mg/kg/day, in divided doses, according to the severity of the
disease.
_Elderly: _
The adult dose is recommended unless renal or hepatic function is
impaired (see Section 4.4).
Elderly
patients
show
enhanced
bioavailability
of
verapamil
and
therapeutic control may be achieved with lower doses in this patient
population.
_Hepatic imp