Loniten 5mg tablets

Valsts: Lielbritānija

Valoda: angļu

Klimata pārmaiņas: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktīvā sastāvdaļa:

Minoxidil

Pieejams no:

Dowelhurst Ltd

ATĶ kods:

C02DC01

SNN (starptautisko nepatentēto nosaukumu):

Minoxidil

Deva:

5mg

Zāļu forma:

Oral tablet

Ievadīšanas:

Oral

Klase:

No Controlled Drug Status

Receptes veids:

Valid as a prescribable product

Produktu pārskats:

BNF: 02050100

Lietošanas instrukcija

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT
LONITEN
® 5MG TABLETS / MINOXIDIL 5MG TABLETS
(MINOXIDIL)
This product is available as above names but will be referred to as
Loniten throughout the
remainder of this leaflet. Please note that the leaflet also contains
information about other
strengths (Loniten 2.5mg and 10mg Tablets).
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.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Loniten is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Loniten
3. How to take Loniten
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Loniten
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT LONITEN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
This medicine contains minoxidil, which is one of a group of medicines
called ‘vasodilators’. It
can be used to treat very high blood pressure (hypertension), and
works by relaxing blood
vessels so that blood passes through them more easily. This helps to
lower blood pressure.
You must talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you do not feel better
or if you feel worse.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE LONITEN
DO NOT TAKE LONITEN:
•
If you are allergic to minoxidil or any of the other ingredients of
this medicine (listed in section
6).
•
If your high blood pressure is caused by hormones from a tumour
(phaeochromocytoma),
usually near the kidneys.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Loniten:
•
If you are pregnant or trying to become pregnant.
•
If you have heart failure (you may feel breathless, wheezy or tired
and your ankles may swell
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