ATACAND candesartan cilexetil 8mg tablet blister pack

Šalis: Australija

kalba: anglų

Šaltinis: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Veiklioji medžiaga:

candesartan cilexetil, Quantity: 8 mg

Prieinama:

Link Medical Products Pty Ltd T/A Link Pharmaceuticals

Vaisto forma:

Tablet, uncoated

Sudėtis:

Excipient Ingredients: hyprolose; maize starch; macrogol 8000; carmellose calcium; lactose monohydrate; iron oxide red; magnesium stearate

Vartojimo būdas:

Oral

Vienetai pakuotėje:

28 tablets, 7 tablets (sample pack), 30 tablets

Recepto tipas:

(S4) Prescription Only Medicine

Terapinės indikacijos:

Treatment of Hypertension. Treatment of patients with heart failure and impaired left ventricular systolic function (left ventricular ejection fraction less than or equal to 40%) as add-on therapy to ACE inhibitors or when ACE inhibitors are not tolerated.

Produkto santrauka:

Visual Identification: Light pink, circular, biconvex scored tablet with A/CG engraved on one side and 008 on the other.; Container Type: Blister Pack; Container Material: PVC/PVDC/Al; Container Life Time: 3 Years; Container Temperature: Store below 30 degrees Celsius

Autorizacija statusas:

Licence status A

Leidimo data:

1998-07-29

Pakuotės lapelis

ATACAND
®
_Candesartan cilexetil_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some of the
common questions people ask about
ATACAND. It does not contain all
the information that is known about
ATACAND.
It does not take the place of talking to
your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and
benefits. Your doctor will have
weighed the risks of you taking
ATACAND 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 ATACAND IS
USED FOR
ATACAND is a type of medicine
called an angiotensin II receptor
antagonist (or blocker).
ATACAND is used to treat high
blood pressure, also called
hypertension.
ATACAND is also used to treat heart
failure. It is used in combination with
other medicines to treat your
condition.
HYPERTENSION:
All people have blood pressure. This
pressure helps to push blood all
around your body. Your blood
pressure changes during the day,
depending on how busy you are or
how you are feeling.
You have hypertension (high blood
pressure) when your blood pressure
stays higher than is needed, even
when you are calm and relaxed.
Regular blood pressure checks are
the only way of knowing that you
have hypertension. There are usually
no symptoms of hypertension and
you may feel fine. If hypertension is
not treated, serious health problems
such as stroke or heart attack and
heart or kidney failure may occur.
ATACAND lowers blood pressure
by dilating (expanding) small blood
vessels from the heart, letting the
blood be pumped around the body
more easily.
HEART FAILURE:
Heart failure means that the heart
muscle cannot pump blood strongly
enough to supply all the blood
needed throughout the body. Heart
failure is not the same as heart attack
and does not mean that the heart
stops working.
Heart failure may start off with no
symptoms, but as the condition
progresses, patients may feel short of
breath or may get tired easily

Prekės savybės

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AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION
ATACAND
® (CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL) TABLETS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINE
Candesartan cilexetil.
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QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
ATACAND (candesartan cilexetil) is available in 4 mg, 8 mg, 16 mg and
32 mg tablets.
EXCIPIENTS WITH KNOWN EFFECT
Sugars as lactose monohydrate.
For the full list of excipients, see Section 6.1 List of excipients.
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PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
ATACAND
®
4 MG TABLETS
are round (diameter 7 mm), white tablets with a score and marked
“A/CF” on one side and 004 on the other side.
ATACAND
® 8 MG TABLETS
are round (diameter 7 mm), light pink tablets with a score and marked
“A/CG” on one side and marked 008 on the other side.
ATACAND
® 16 MG TABLETS
are round (diameter 7 mm), pink tablets with a score and marked
“A/CH” on one side and marked 016 on the other side.
ATACAND
® 32 MG TABLETS
are round, pink, biconvex tablets, with a score and marked “A/CL”
on
one side and marked 032 on the other side.
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CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Treatment of hypertension.
Treatment of patients with heart failure and impaired left ventricular
systolic function (left
ventricular ejection fraction ≤40%) as add-on therapy to ACE
inhibitors or when ACE inhibitors are
not tolerated.
4.2
DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
ATACAND should be taken once daily with or without food.
HYPERTENSION
The recommended maintenance dose of ATACAND is 8 mg or 16 mg once
daily. The maximal
antihypertensive effect is attained within 4 weeks following
initiation of treatment. For those
patients who start on 8 mg and require further blood pressure
reduction, a dose increase to 16 mg is
recommended. An initial dose of 16 mg is also well tolerated. Some
patients may receive an
additional benefit by increasing the dose to 32 mg once daily.
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In patients with less than optimal blood pressure reduction on
ATACAND, combination with a
thiazide diuretic is recommended.
_SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS _
Use in the elderly
An initial dose of 8 mg is recommended.
Hepatic