Zovirax 200mg Dispersible Tablets

Ország: Írország

Nyelv: angol

Forrás: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Aktív összetevők:

ACICLOVIR

Beszerezhető a:

Imbat Limited

ATC-kód:

J05AB; J05AB01

INN (nemzetközi neve):

ACICLOVIR

Adagolás:

200 milligram(s)

Gyógyszerészeti forma:

Dispersible tablet

Recept típusa:

Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Terápiás terület:

Nucleosides and nucleotides excl. reverse transcriptase inhibitors; aciclovir

Engedélyezési státusz:

Authorised

Engedély dátuma:

2013-12-20

Betegtájékoztató

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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
ZOVIRAX
® 200MG DISPERSIBLE TABLETS
(aciclovir)
Your medicine is available using the above name but will be
referred to as Zovirax throughout this leaflet.
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 or
pharmacist.

This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass
it on to others. It may harm them, even if their
symptoms are the same as yours.

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.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Zovirax is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know
before you take Zovirax
3.
How to take Zovirax
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Zovirax
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT ZOVIRAX IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Zovirax contains a medicine called aciclovir. This belongs to a
group of medicines called antivirals. It works by stopping the
growth of viruses.
Zovirax can be used to:

treat chickenpox

treat shingles, and when started right after the rash
appears, it can help reduce the nerve pain that can exist
after the shingles rash has cleared

treat cold sores, genital herpes and other herpes
simplex infections (but not to be used to treat herpes
simplex infections in newborn infants or severe herpes
simplex infections in children whose immune systems
work less well, which means their bodies are less able to
fight infections)

stop cold sores and genital herpes returning after you
have had them

prevent cold sores and genital herpes in people whose
immune systems work less well.
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE
ZOVIRAX
DO NOT USE ZOVIRAX IF:

you are allergic (hypersensitive) to aciclovir, valaciclovir
or any of the other ingredients (listed in Section 6).
Do not take Zovirax if the abov

Termékjellemzők

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Zovirax 200mg Dispersible Tablets
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains 200mg aciclovir
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Dispersible Tablets
_Product imported from the UK_
White, round tablets marked ‘GXCF3’ on one side.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
As per PA 1077/084/007
5 PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
As per PA 1077/084/007
6 PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS
6.1 LIST OF EXCIPIENTS
Microcrystalline cellulose
Aluminium magnesium silicate
Sodium starch glycollate
Povidone K30
Magnesium stearate
Purified water
Industrial methylated spirit
Ethanol
Hypromellose
Polyethylene glycol 400
Titanium dioxide
Polyethylene glycol 8000
6.2 INCOMPATIBILITIES
Not applicable.
6.3 SHELF LIFE
The shelf-life expiry date of this product is the date shown on the
blister and outer package of the product as marketed
in the country of origin.
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6.4 SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR STORAGE
Do not store above 30°C.
Store in the original package.
6.5 NATURE AND CONTENTS OF CONTAINER
Outer carton containing blister strips
Each pack contains 25 tablets
6.6 SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR DISPOSAL OF A USED MEDICINAL PRODUCT OR
WASTE MATERIALS DERIVED FROM
SUCH MEDICINAL PRODUCT AND OTHER HANDLING OF THE PRODUCT
No special requi