Nazione: Regno Unito
Lingua: inglese
Fonte: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Olmesartan medoxomil
Milpharm Ltd
C09CA08
Olmesartan medoxomil
20mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 02050502; GTIN: 8901175029419
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER (olmesartan medoxomil) 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 signs of illness 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. See section 4. The name of your medicine is Olmetec 20mg Tablets but it will be referred to as Olmetec throughout this leaflet. Please note that the leaflet also contains information about other strengths Olmetec 10mg and 40mg Tablets. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Olmetec is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Olmetec 3. How to take Olmetec 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Olmetec 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT OLMETEC IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Olmetec belongs to a group of medicines called angiotensin-II receptor antagonists. They lower blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels. Olmetec is used for the treatment of high blood pressure (also known as ‘hypertension’) in adults and in children and adolescents aged 6 to less than 18 years. High blood pressure can damage blood vessels in organs such as the heart, kidneys, brain and eyes. In some cases this may lead to a heart attack, heart or kidney failure, stroke or blindness. Usually high blood pressure has no symptoms. It is important to have your blood pressure checked to prevent damage occurring. High blood pressure can be controlled with medicines such as Olmetec. Your doctor has probably also recommended that you make some changes in your lifestyle to help lower your blood pressure (for example losing weight, giving up smoking, reducing the amount of alcohol you drink and reducing the amount of salt Leggi il documento completo
OBJECT 1 OLMESARTAN 20MG FILM-COATED TABLETS Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 10-Nov-2017 | Aurobindo Pharma - Milpharm Ltd. 1. Name of the medicinal product Olmesartan 20 mg film-coated tablets 2. Qualitative and quantitative composition Each film-coated tablet contains 20 mg of olmesartan medoxomil Excipient with known effect: Each film-coated tablet contains 130.500 mg lactose monohydrate. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. Pharmaceutical form Film-coated tablet. White coloured, round shaped, biconvex, film-coated tablets debossed with 'K' on one side and '18' on the other side. The size is 8.6 mm. 4. Clinical particulars 4.1 Therapeutic indications • Treatment of essential hypertension in adults. • Treatment of hypertension in children and adolescents from 6 to less than 18 years of age. 4.2 Posology and method of administration Posology _Adults _ The recommended starting dose of olmesartan medoxomil is 10 mg once daily. In patients whose blood pressure is not adequately controlled at this dose, the dose of olmesartan medoxomil may be increased to 20 mg once daily as the optimal dose. If additional blood pressure reduction is required, olmesartan medoxomil dose may be increased to a maximum of 40 mg daily or hydrochlorothiazide therapy may be added. The antihypertensive effect of olmesartan medoxomil is substantially present within 2 weeks of initiating therapy and is maximal by about 8 weeks after initiating therapy. This should be borne in mind when considering changing the dose regimen for any patient. Elderly (65 years or over) No adjustment of dosage is generally required in elderly people (see below for dose recommendations in patients with renal impairment). If up-titration to the maximum dose of 40 mg daily is required, blood pressure should be closely monitored. _Renal impairment _ The maximum dose in patients with mild to moderate renal impairment (creatinine clearance of 20 – 60 mL/min) is 20 mg olmesartan medoxomil once daily, owing to limited experience of higher Leggi il documento completo