Nazione: Irlanda
Lingua: inglese
Fonte: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
VALSARTAN
Profind Wholesale Ltd
VALSARTAN
80 Milligram
Film Coated Tablet
Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)
Withdrawn
2013-01-29
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Diovan 80mg Film-coated Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION One film-coated tablet contains 80 mg valsartan For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet. _Product imported from Spain:_ Pale red, round tablet, scored on one side, slightly convex, with bevelled edges, debossed on one side with D/V and NVR on the other side. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Hypertension Treatment of essential hypertension in adults, and hypertension in children and adolescents 6 to 18 years of age. Recent myocardial infarction Treatment of clinically stable adult patients with symptomatic heart failure or asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction after a recent (12 hours-10 days) myocardial infarction (see sections 4.4 and 5.1). Heart failure Treatment of symptomatic heart failure in adult patients when Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors cannot be used, or as add-on therapy to ACE inhibitors when beta blockers cannot be used (see sections 4.4 and 5.1). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION _Posology_ Hypertension The recommended starting dose of Diovan is 80 mg once daily. The antihypertensive effect is substantially present within 2 weeks, and maximal effects are attained within 4 weeks. In some patients whose blood pressure is not adequately controlled, the dose can be increased to 160 mg and to a maximum of 320 mg. Diovan may also be administered with other antihypertensive agents. The addition of a diuretic such as hydrochlorothiazide will decrease blood pressure even further in these patients. Recent myocardial infarction In clinically stable patients, therapy may be initiated as early as 12 hours after a myocardial infarction. Leggi il documento completo