Country: Միացյալ Թագավորություն
language: անգլերեն
source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Prednisolone sodium phosphate
Pilsco Ltd
H02AB06
Prednisolone sodium phosphate
5mg
Soluble tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 06030200; GTIN: 05060669871101
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER PREDNISOLONE 5 MG SOLUBLE TABLETS (Prednisolone sodium phosphate) • PREDNISOLONE IS A STEROID MEDICINE, prescribed for many different conditions, including serious illnesses. • YOU NEED TO TAKE IT REGULARLY to get the maximum benefit. • DON’T STOP TAKING THIS MEDICINE without talking to your doctor • you may need to reduce the dose gradually. • PREDNISOLONE CAN CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS IN SOME PEOPLE (read section 4 below). Some problems such as mood changes (feeling depressed or ‘high’) or stomach problems can happen straight away. If you feel unwell in any way, keep taking your tablets, but SEE YOUR DOCTOR STRAIGHT AWAY. • SOME SIDE EFFECTS ONLY HAPPEN AFTER WEEKS OR MONTHS. These include weakness of arms and legs or developing a rounder face (read section 4 for more information). • IF YOU TAKE THIS MEDICINE FOR MORE THAN THREE WEEKS, YOU WILL GET A BLUE ‘STEROID CARD’: always keep it with you and show it to any doctor or nurse treating you. • KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHICKENPOX OR SHINGLES, if you have never had them. They could affect you severely. If you do come into contact with chickenpox or shingles, SEE YOUR DOCTOR STRAIGHT AWAY. Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using 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 your 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 Prednisolone Soluble Tablets are and what they are used for 2. What you need to know before you take Prednisolone Soluble Tablets 3. How to take Prednisolone Soluble Tablets 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Prednisolo read_full_document
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Prednisolone 5mg Soluble Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 5mg prednisolone as the sodium phosphate ester. Excipient with known effect Each tablet contains 1.2mmol (28.2mg) sodium. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Soluble Tablet Pink flat, round soluble tablets engraved with λ 5 and break marked on the same side. The tablet can be divided into equal doses. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Prednisolone 5mg Soluble Tablets are indicated in adults and children. A wide variety of diseases may sometimes require corticosteroid therapy. Some of the principal indications are: • bronchial asthma, severe hypersensitivity reactions, anaphylaxis; • rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease (excluding systemic sclerosis), polyarteritis nodosa; • inflammatory skin disorders, including pemphigus vulgaris, bullous pemphigoid and pyoderma gangrenosum; • minimal change nephrotic syndrome, acute interstitial nephritis; • ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease; sarcoidosis; • rheumatic carditis; • haemolytic anaemia (autoimmune), acute lymphoblastic and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, malignant lymphoma, multiple myeloma, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; • immunosuppression in transplantation. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology The lowest dosage that will produce an acceptable result should be used (see section 4.4); when it is possible to reduce the dosage, this must be accomplished by stages. During prolonged therapy any intercurrent illness, trauma or surgical procedure will require a temporary increase in dosage; if corticosteroids have been stopped following prolonged therapy they may need to be temporarily re-introduced. ADULTS: The dose used will depend upon the disease, its severity and the clinical response obtained. The following regimens are for guidance only. Divided dosa read_full_document