Citalopram 20mg tablets

Land: Bretland

Tungumál: enska

Heimild: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Virkt innihaldsefni:

Citalopram hydrobromide

Fáanlegur frá:

IVAX Pharmaceuticals 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

Upplýsingar fylgiseðill

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
CITALOPRAM 10MG, 20MG & 40MG TABLETS
Citalopram hydrobromide
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU
•
Citalopram Tablets treat depression and anxiety disorders but they
will not work straight away. Like all medicines, it can have
side-effects.
It is important that you and your doctor talk about the benefits and
the possible unwanted effects of the medicine before you start taking
it.
•
Citalopram Tablets must be taken with care by children
or teenagers under 18. (See Section 2 on page 3).
•
Citalopram Tablets will not work straight away. You may feel worse
before feeling better after starting the medicine. Your doctor should
ask to see you again 2 or 3 weeks after you first start taking the
medicine. Tell your doctor if you feel no better.
(See Section 3 on page 5).
•
Some people with depression or anxiety think of harming or killing
themselves. If you have any of these thoughts, see your doctor or
go to a hospital straight away. (See Section 2 on page2).
•
If you feel restless or feel like you cannot keep still, go to your
doctor. If you keep on taking more Citalopram Tablets each day,
it may make these feelings worse. (See Section 4 on page 6).
•
Talk to your doctor before you stop taking Citalopram Tablets.
If you stop taking it suddenly or miss a dose you may get unwanted
effects. (See Section 4 on page 6).
•
Taking some other medicines with Citalopram Tablets can cause
problems. You may need to talk to your doctor first. (See Section 2 on
page 2).
•
If you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant, talk to your doctor
before taking Citalopram Tablets.
(See Section 2 on page 2).
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. If you have further
questions, please ask your doctor or pharmacist or nurse.
This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it to others.
It may harm them, even if their sign of illness are the same as yours.
If you get any of the side ef

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1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Citalopram 20mg Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
20mg citalopram (as hydrobromide)
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablet
White, 8mm round, biconvex tablets, with score-line
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
_Treating depression _
_Adults:_
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 six months to ensure that
they are free from symptoms.
_Treating panic disorder_
_Adults: _
A single oral dose of 10 mg is recommended for the first week before
increasing the dose to 20 mg
daily. Dependent on individual patient response the dose may be
increased to a maximum of 40 mg
daily. Patients should be started on 10 mg/day and the dose gradually
increased in 10 mg steps
according to the patient's response up to the recommended dose. A low
initial starting dos