Citalopram 20mg tablets

Land: Bretland

Tungumál: enska

Heimild: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Virkt innihaldsefni:

Citalopram hydrobromide

Fáanlegur frá:

Sun Pharma UK Ltd

ATC númer:

N06AB04

INN (Alþjóðlegt nafn):

Citalopram hydrobromide

Skammtar:

20mg

Lyfjaform:

Oral tablet

Stjórnsýsluleið:

Oral

Tegund:

No Controlled Drug Status

Gerð lyfseðils:

Valid as a prescribable product

Vörulýsing:

BNF: 04030300; GTIN: 5015525031120

Upplýsingar fylgiseðill

2. What you need to know before you take Citalopram
Tablets
- 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.
Citalopram is also beneficial in relieving symptoms if you
tend to suffer from panic attacks with or without
agoraphobia (e.g. fear of leaving the house, entering
shops, or fear of public places).
4. Possible side effects
1. WHAT CITALOPRAM TABLETS ARE AND WHAT ARE THEY USED
FOR
Also refer to the section “Other medicines and
Citalopram” below.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
- If you are taking medicines called monoamine oxidase
inhibitors (MAOIs), or have stopped taking them within
the past two weeks. Treatment must not begin any
sooner than two weeks after you stop taking an
irreversible MAO inhibitor, or the time specified by your
doctor after you stop taking a reversible MAO inhibitor (e.
g. moclobemide). Your doctor will tell you how to begin
taking Citalopram Tablets once you have stopped taking
the MAOI. At least one week should pass after you stop
taking Citalopram Tablets before beginning treatment with
a MAO inhibitor.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
- If you are born with or have had an episode of abnormal
heart rhythm (seen at ECG; an examination to evaluate
how the heart is functioning).
- 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.
What is Citalopram used for?
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
3. How to take Citalopram Tablets
5. How to store Citalopram Tablets
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE CITALOPRAM TABLETS
How does Citalopram work?
Citalopram contains citalopram and is used for the
treatment of depression and, when you feel better, to help
prevent these symptoms recurring. Citalopram is also used
for long-term treatment to prevent the occurrence of new
episodes of depression if you have recurrent depression.
DO NOT TAKE CITALOPRAM TABLETS:
Citalopram is a Selective Sero

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Citalopram 20 mg Film-coated Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each film-coated tablet contains 25 mg citalopram hydrobromide
equivalent to 20 mg
citalopram.
Excipients with known effect: Lactose monohydrate.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated Tablet
White to off-white circular biconvex film-coated tablet debossed with
'20' on
one side and a lip shaped break line on the other side.
The score line is not intended for breaking the tablet.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Treatment of depressive illness in the initial phase and as
maintenance against
potential relapse/recurrence.
Citalopram is also indicated in the treatment of panic disorder with
or without
agoraphobia_._
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
_Adults_
_Major depressive episodes _
_ _
Citalopram should be administered as a single oral dose of 20 mg
daily. Dependent
on individual patient response, the dose may be increased to a maximum
of 40 mg
daily.
In general, improvement in patients starts after one week, but may
only become
evident from the second week of therapy.
As with all antidepressant medicinal products, dosage should be
reviewed and
adjusted, if necessary, within 3 to 4 weeks of initiation of therapy
and thereafter as
judged clinically appropriate. Although there may be an increased
potential for
undesirable effects at higher doses, if after some weeks on the
recommended dose
insufficient response is seen, some patients may benefit from having
their dose
increased up to a maximum of 40 mg a day (see section 5.1). Dosage
adjustments
should be made carefully on an individual patient basis, to maintain
the patient at the
lowest effective dose.
Patients with depression should be treated for a sufficient period of
at least 6 months
to ensure that they are free from symptoms.
_Panic Disorder_
_ _
_Adults _
A single oral dose of 10 mg is recommended for the first week before
increasin