Country: Ástralía
Tungumál: enska
Heimild: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
sildenafil citrate, Quantity: 28.096 mg (Equivalent: sildenafil, Qty 20 mg)
Dr Reddys Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd
Sildenafil citrate
Tablet, film coated
Excipient Ingredients: magnesium stearate; croscarmellose sodium; microcrystalline cellulose; calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate; hyprolose; titanium dioxide; lactose monohydrate; hypromellose; triacetin; indigo carmine aluminium lake
Oral
90 tablets
(S4) Prescription Only Medicine
? To treat patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension classified as WHO functional classes II and III, to improve exercise capacity. ? Efficacy has been shown in primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with connective tissue disease. ? The efficacy of sildenafil has not been evaluated in patients currently on bosentan therapy.
Visual Identification: Blue coloured, round film coated tablets with "R" debossed on one side and '372' debossed on the other side; Container Type: Blister Pack; Container Material: PVC/PVDC/Al; Container Life Time: 36 Months; Container Temperature: Store below 25 degrees Celsius
Licence status A
2012-09-24
_SILDENAFIL-DRx 20mg Tablet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Consumer Medicine Information _ _Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _v2 Feb, 2012 _ SILDENAFIL-DRX _ Sildenafil Citrate _ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION SILDENAFIL-DRx CMI Page 1 of 5 SILDENAFIL-DRX WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about SILDENAFIL-DRx. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of your taking SILDENAFIL-DRx against the benefits they expect it will have for you. It should be used only under strict medical supervision. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT SILDENAFIL-DRX IS USED FOR SILDENAFIL-DRx is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (high blood pressure in the blood vessels in the lungs). SILDENAFIL-DRx brings down the blood pressure by relaxing these vessels. SILDENAFIL-DRx tablets contain the active ingredient sildenafil (present as sildenafil citrate) which belongs to a group of medicines called phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY SILDENAFIL- DRX HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. BEFORE YOU TAKE SILDENAFIL-DRX _WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT _ DO NOT TAKE SILDENAFIL-DRX IF: 1. YOU ARE BEING TREATED FOR ANGINA (CHEST PAIN), OR OTHER HEART CONDITIONS, WITH CERTAIN MEDICINES CALLED NITRATES. Nitrate medicines include glyceryl trinitrate (also called nitroglycerin). Common tradenames include tablets; such as Anginine and Tridil; patches such as Nitro-Dur, Nitradisc, Transiderm-Nitro, Nitrocor, Nitroderm TTS and Minitran; sprays such as Nitrolingual and injections such as Nitronal. Common tradenames for other nitrate preparations include tablets such as Imdur Durule, Sorbidin, Isordil, Carvasin, Cora Lestu allt skjalið