Valsts: Austrālija
Valoda: angļu
Klimata pārmaiņas: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
atenolol
Arrow Pharma Pty Ltd
Atenolol
Registered
TENSIG- Consumer Medicine Information Page 1 of 5 TENSIG _atenolol _ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI) WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about TENSIG. 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 TENSIG 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 TENSIG IS USED FOR TENSIG belongs to a group of medicines called beta-blockers. It works by affecting the body's response to certain nerve impulses, especially in the heart. As a result, it decreases the heart's need for blood and oxygen and therefore reduces the amount of work the heart has to do. It widens the blood vessels in the body, causing blood pressure to_ _ fall. It also helps the heart to beat more regularly. TENSIG is used to:_ _ • lower high blood pressure, which is also called hypertension • prevent angina (chest pain) • treat irregular heart rhythm or beat such as arrhythmia • treat or prevent heart attacks, or reduce your risk of heart complications following a heart attack • widen vessels in the heart which have narrowed HYPERTENSION: Everyone has blood pressure. This pressure helps get your blood all around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at different times of the day, depending on how busy or worried you are. You have hypertension (high blood pressure) when your blood pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are calm and relaxed. There are usually no symptoms of hypertension. The only way of knowing that you have hypertension is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. You may feel fine and have no symptoms, but if high blood pressure is not treated, it can lead to serious health problems. TENSIG helps to lower your blood pressure. ANGINA: Angi Izlasiet visu dokumentu
1 AUSTRALIAN PI – TENSIG (ATENOLOL) 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINE Atenolol 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION TENSIG tablets contain atenolol 50mg. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS: A white or almost white powder, sparingly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol; slightly soluble in dichloromethane; practically insoluble in ether. Melting point 152 o C to 155 o C. EXCIPIENTS: For the full list of excipients, see Section 6.1 List of Excipients. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM TENSIG atenolol 50mg: A white to off-white, round, uncoated tablet, one side embossed with “T 50”, the other side with a break bar, each containing 50mg atenolol. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 T HERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS ALL GRADES OF HYPERTENSION, INCLUDING HYPERTENSION OF RENAL ORIGIN. FREQUENT DISABLING ANGINA WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF CARDIAC FAILURE. CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS: Oral maintenance treatment following control with intravenous atenolol. MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: Oral treatment following initial intravenous treatment in early intervention (within 12 hours); oral treatment in those patients who present more than 12 hours after suffering an acute myocardial infarction. 4.2 D OSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION _HYPERTENSION, ADULTS._ Commence treatment with Tensig 50 mg once daily, increasing, if necessary, in daily dose increments of 50 mg, at weekly intervals, to a maximum of 200 mg daily. Doses of 50 2 mg to 100 mg may be taken once daily, doses above 100 mg are taken in divided doses. If further reduction in blood pressure is required, Tensig may be combined with other antihypertensive agents, taking care that no interaction is involved (see Section 4.4 Special Warnings and Precautions for Use and Section 4.5 Interactions with Other Medicines and Other Forms of Interactions). Patients can be changed over to Tensig from other antihypertensive agents, except clonidine (see Section 4.4 Special Warnings and Precautions for Use and Section 4.5 Interactions with Other Medicines and Other Forms of Interactions). _ANGINA PECTORIS. _Commence treatment with T Izlasiet visu dokumentu