Nazione: Irlanda
Lingua: inglese
Fonte: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
GLIMEPIRIDE
B & S Healthcare
A10BB12
GLIMEPIRIDE
2 Milligram
Tablets
Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)
Sulfonylureas
Authorised
2006-10-13
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER AMARYL 2MG TABLETS (glimepiride) READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING 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 or pharmacist. This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. The name of your medicine is Amaryl 2mg tablets but will be referred to as Amaryl throughout this leaflet. IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Amaryl is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Amaryl 3. How to take Amaryl 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Amaryl 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT AMARYL IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Amaryl is an orally active blood sugar lowering medicine. This medicine belongs to a blood sugar lowering group of medicines called sulfonylurea. Amaryl works by increasing the amount of insulin released from your pancreas. The insulin then lowers your blood sugar levels. WHAT AMARYL IS USED FOR: • Amaryl is used to treat a certain form of diabetes (type 2 diabetes mellitus) when diet, physical exercise and weight reduction alone have not been able to control your blood sugar levels 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE AMARYL DO NOT TAKE AMARYL AND TELL YOUR DOCTOR IF: • You are allergic to: glimepiride or other sulfonylureas (medicines used to lower your blood sugar such as gliben Leggi il documento completo
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Amaryl 2mg Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 2mg glimepiride. Excipient: Lactose. For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablet. _Product imported from Italy:_ Green, oblong tablets with ‘NMM’, a logo and a breakline on both sides. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Amaryl is indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, when diet, physical exercise and weight reduction alone are not adequate. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION For oral administration The basis for successful treatment of diabetes is a good diet, regular physical activity, as well as routine checks of blood and urine. Tablets or insulin cannot compensate if the patient does not keep to the recommended diet. Posology Dose is determined by the results of blood and urinary glucose determinations. The starting dose is 1 mg glimepiride per day. If good control is achieved this dose should be used for maintenance therapy. For the different dose regimens appropriate strengths are available. If control is unsatisfactory the dose should be increased, based on the glycaemic control, in a stepwise manner with an interval of about 1 to 2 weeks between each step, to 2, 3 or 4 mg glimepiride per day. A dose of more than 4 mg glimepiride per day gives better results only in exceptional cases. The maximum recommended dose is 6 mg glimepiride per day. In patients not adequately controlled with the maximum daily dose of metformin, concomitant glimepiride therapy can be initiated. While maintaining the metformin dose, the glimepiride therapy is started with a low dose, and is then titrated up depending on the desired level of metabolic control u Leggi il documento completo