Minoxidil 2.5mg tablets

Valsts: Lielbritānija

Valoda: angļu

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

Aktīvā sastāvdaļa:

Minoxidil

Pieejams no:

Roma Pharmaceuticals Ltd

ATĶ kods:

C02DC01

SNN (starptautisko nepatentēto nosaukumu):

Minoxidil

Deva:

2.5mg

Zāļu forma:

Oral tablet

Ievadīšanas:

Oral

Klase:

No Controlled Drug Status

Receptes veids:

Valid as a prescribable product

Produktu pārskats:

BNF: 02050100; GTIN: 5060739220181

Lietošanas instrukcija

PHARMACODE
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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT
MINOXIDIL 2.5 MG TABLETS
MINOXIDIL 5 MG TABLETS
MINOXIDIL 10 MG 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.
The name of your product is Minoxidil 2.5 mg,
5 mg or 10 mg Tablets, but it will be referred to as
Minoxidil Tablets throughout this leaflet.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1. What Minoxidil Tablets are and what they are
used for
2. What you need to know before you take
Minoxidil Tablets
3. How to take Minoxidil Tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Minoxidil Tablets
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT MINOXIDIL TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE
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
MINOXIDIL TABLETS
DO NOT TAKE MINOXIDIL TABLETS
• 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
Minoxidil Tablets:
• If you are pregnant or trying to become pregnant.
• If

Produkta apraksts

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Minoxidil 2.5 mg Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains 2.5 mg of minoxidil.
Excipients with known effect
Each 2.5 mg tablet contains 55.81 mg of lactose (as monohydrate).
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet
Round, white to off white tablets, approximately 5.5mm in diameter,
with
score line on one side and “2.5” debossed on the other side. The
score line is
not intended for breaking the tablet.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Minoxidil is indicated for the treatment of severe hypertension.
It should not be used as the sole agent to initiate therapy. It is a
peripheral
vasodilator and should be given in conjunction with a diuretic, to
control salt
and water retention, and a beta-adrenergic blocking agent, or
appropriate
substitute, to control reflex tachycardia.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
_Patients over 12 years and adults _
The recommended starting dose is 5 mg per day. If required, this
dosage can
later be increased up to 20 mg, and then to 40 mg daily (given as a
single dose
or in two divided doses). Dose increases should be made at increments
of 5 mg
to 10 mg minoxidil per day at intervals of three or more days. If a
dose of
50 mg of minoxidil has been reached, the dose may be increased by 25
mg
minoxidil per day to a maximum dose of 100 mg per day.
If the desired decrease of diastolic blood pressure exceeds 30 mmHg,
dosage
should be divided to two daily doses to keep daily blood pressure
fluctuations
as low as possible.
_Patients younger than 12 years of age _
The use of minoxidil in children is restricted to children with severe
hypertension associated with target organ damage where other treatment
has
failed. The data regarding the use of minoxidil in children is very
limited,
especially in infants. The dosage recommendations can only be
considered as
a rough guide to treatment at present as this is based on the
publicat