Country: Írland
Tungumál: enska
Heimild: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM (AMORPHOUS)
Teva Pharma B.V.
20 Milligram
Tablets Gastro-Resistant
2011-02-25
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Esomeprazole 20 mg Gastro-resistant Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains: 20 mg esomeprazole as esomeprazole magnesium (amorphous). Excipients: Each tablet also contains not more than 27.45 mg Sucrose. For full list of excipients, see section 6.1 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Gastro-resistant tablet Light brick red to brown coloured, oval, biconvex, film-coated tablets with ‘E5’ debossed on one side and plain on other side 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Esomeprazole 20mg Gastro-resistant tablets are indicated for: GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GORD) - treatment of erosive reflux oesophagitis - long-term management of patients with healed esophagitis to prevent relapse - symptomatic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) IN COMBINATION WITH APPROPRIATE ANTIBACTERIAL THERAPEUTIC REGIMENS FOR THE ERADICATION OF _HELICOBACTER PYLORI_ AND - healing of _Helicobacter pylori _associated duodenal ulcer and - prevention of relapse of peptic ulcers in patients with _Helicobacter pylori _associated ulcers PATIENTS REQUIRING CONTINUED NSAID THERAPY Healing of gastric ulcers associated with NSAID therapy. Prevention of gastric and duodenal ulcers associated with NSAID therapy, in patients at risk. TREATMENT OF ZOLLINGER ELLISON SYNDROME 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION The tablets should be swallowed whole with liquid. The tablets should not be chewed or crushed. For patients who have difficulty in swallowing the tablets can also be dispersed in half a glass of non-carbonated water. No other liquids should be used as the enteric coating may be dissolved. Stir until the tablets disintegrate and drink the liquid with the pellets immediately or within 30 minutes. Rinse t Lestu allt skjalið