Nazione: Australia
Lingua: inglese
Fonte: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Tramadol hydrochloride
Sandoz Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
Tramadol Sandoz SR ® 1 TRAMADOL SANDOZ SR ® TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE SUSTAINED-RELEASE TABLETS CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about Tramadol Sandoz SR. 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 you taking this medicine against the benefits they expect it will have for you. 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 TRAMADOL SANDOZ SR IS USED FOR The name of your medicine is Tramadol Sandoz SR. This medicine is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. It contains the active ingredient tramadol hydrochloride. Tramadol hydrochloride belongs to a group of medicines called analgesics. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. This medicine is very unlikely to be addictive if taken as prescribed by your doctor. However, if you take Tramadol Sandoz SR for a long period, your body may become used to the medicine and you may experience some symptoms of withdrawal if you stop taking it suddenly. It is important that you discuss this issue with your doctor. BEFORE YOU TAKE TRAMADOL SANDOZ SR _WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT _ DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO: • tramadol hydrochloride, the active ingredient or to any of the other ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet under Product Description. • any other similar medicines known as opioid analgesics e.g. morphine, codeine. Some Leggi il documento completo
_Product Information _ _Tramadol Sandoz SR 100mg, 150mg and 200mg Sustained Release Tablets _ _ Page _ 1 _ _ _10/2011 _ _Sandoz Pty Ltd _ _ _ _Version 09 _ PRODUCT INFORMATION TRAMADOL SANDOZ ® SR 100MG, 150MG AND 200MG SUSTAINED RELEASE TABLETS NAME OF THE MEDICINE _ _ _Generic name: _Tramadol hydrochloride _ _ _Chemical name:_ (1_RS_, 2_RS_)-2-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl) cyclohexanol hydrochloride _ _ _Chemical Structure: _ OCH 3 OH H N CH 3 C H 3 .HCl + enantiomer _ _ _CAS_: 36282-47-0 _Empirical formula:_ C 16 H 25 NO 2 .HCl _MW:_ 299.84 _pka:_ 9.41 _ _ DESCRIPTION Tramadol hydrochloride is an odourless, white to off-white crystalline powder that is readily soluble in both water and ethanol. The water/n-octanol partition coefficient is 1.35 at pH 7. Tramadol Sandoz SR tablets also contain inactive ingredients: Lactose, hypromellose, povidone, magnesium stearate, colloidal anhydrous silica, hydrogenated castor oil, indigo carmine CI73015, quinoline yellow CI47005, aluminium hydroxide, calcium hydrogen phosphate, maize starch, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycollate. _Product Information _ _Tramadol Sandoz SR 100mg, 150mg and 200mg Sustained Release Tablets _ _ Page _ 2 _ _ _10/2011 _ _Sandoz Pty Ltd _ _ _ _Version 09 _ PHARMACOLOGY Pharmacodynamics Tramadol is a centrally acting synthetic analgesic of the aminocyclohexanol group with opioid-like effects. It is not derived from natural sources, nor is it chemically related to opiates. Although preclinical testing has not completely explained the mode of action, at least two complementary mechanisms appear applicable: binding to mu-opioid receptors and inhibition of reuptake of noradrenaline and serotonin. The opioid-like activity of tramadol d Leggi il documento completo