Country: Malaysia
Bahasa: Inggeris
Sumber: NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara)
PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE
ASTRAZENECA SDN. BHD.
PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE
100 Tablets
AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
INDERAL ® TABLET PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE 10 MG & 40 MG _CONSUMER MEDICATION INFORMATION LEAFLET (RIMUP)_ 1 WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Inderal tablet is used for 2. How Inderal tablet works 3. Before you use Inderal tablet 4. How to take Inderal tablet 5. While you are using Inderal tablet 6. Side effects 7. Storage and disposal of Inderal tablet 8. Product description 9. Manufacturer 10. Date of revision WHAT INDERAL TABLET IS USED FOR Inderal tablet can be used for many conditions including hypertension (high blood pressure), angina (chest pain), some arrythmias (disorders of heart rhythm), protection of the heart after a myocardial infarction (heart attack), prevention of migraine, essential tremor, anxiety, certain thyroid conditions (such as thyrotoxicosis, which is caused by an overactive thyroid gland), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (thickened heart muscle) and phaeochromocytoma (high blood pressure due to a tumour usually near the kidney). HOW INDERAL TABLET WORKS Propranolol is one of a group of drugs called beta-blockers. It has effects on the heart and circulation and also on other parts of the body. BEFORE YOU USE INDERAL TABLET - _When you must not use it _ Do not take Inderal tablet: • If you have ever had asthma or wheezing. • If you are allergic to propranolol or any of the other ingredients of this medicine listed in this leaflet (see _Ingredients_ section). If any of the above applies to you (or you are in doubt), please go back and see your doctor or pharmacist - _Before you start to take it _ Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Inderal tablet: • If you have heart failure which is not under control • If you are fasting or have been fasting recently • If you have phaeochromocytoma (high blood pressure due to a tumour near the kidney) which is not being treated • If you have metabolic acidosis • If you get allergic reactions to such things as insect stings • If you have diabetes as Inderal tablet may change your normal response to blood sugar, which usually involv Baca dokumen lengkap
1 INDERAL ® Propranolol Hydrochloride PRESENTATION Tablets containing 10 mg or 40 mg Propranolol Hydrochloride Ph. Eur. INDICATIONS i) Control of hypertension ii) Management of angina pectoris iii) Long term prophylaxis after recovery from acute myocardial infarction iv) Control of cardiac arrhythmias v) Prophylaxis of migraine vi) Management of essential tremor vii) Control of anxiety and anxiety tachycardia viii) Adjunctive management of thyrotoxicosis ix) Management of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy x) Management of phaeochromocytoma (Inderal should only be started in the presence of effective alpha blockade) DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Since the half-life may be increased in patients with significant hepatic or renal impairment, caution must be exercised when starting treatment and selecting the initial dose. Adults _Hypertension:_ A starting dose of 80 mg twice a day may be increased at weekly intervals according to response. The usual dose range is 160-320 mg per day and the maximum daily dose must not exceed 640 mg per day (see Table 1). With concurrent diuretic or other antihypertensive drugs a further reduction of blood pressure is obtained. _Angina, anxiety, migraine and essential tremor:_ A starting dose of 40 mg two or three times daily may be increased by the same amount at weekly intervals according to patient response. An adequate response in anxiety, migraine and essential tremor is usually seen in the range. 80-160 mg/day, and in angina in the range 120-240 mg/day. A maximum daily dose of 240 mg for migraine and 480 mg for angina must not be exceeded (see Table 1). _Arrhythmias, anxiety tachycardia, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and _ _thyrotoxicosis:_ A dosage range of 10-40 mg three or four times a day usually achieves the required response. A maximum daily dose of 240 mg for arrhythmias must not be exceeded. (see Table 1). 2 _Post-myocardial infarction:_ Treatment should start between days 5 and 21 after myocardial infarction, with an initial dose of 40 mg four times a day fo Baca dokumen lengkap