Country: Armenia
Bahasa: Inggeris
Sumber: Դեղերի և բժշկական տեխնոլոգիաների փորձագիտական կենտրոնի գործունեության Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունում
eplerenone
Adamed Pharma S.A.
C03DA04
eplerenone
50mg
tablets film-coated
(20/2x10/) in blister, (30/3x10/) in blister
Prescription
Registered
2020-12-16
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER NONPRES, 25 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS NONPRES, 50 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS Eplerenone 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 Nonpres is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Nonpres 3. How to take Nonpres 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Nonpres 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT NONPRES IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Nonpres belongs to a group of medicines known as selective aldosterone blocking agents. These blocking agents inhibit the action of aldosterone, a substance produced within the body, which controls your blood pressure and heart function. High levels of aldosterone can cause changes in your body that lead to heart failure. Nonpres is used to treat your heart failure to prevent worsening and reduce hospitalisations if you have: 1. had a recent heart attack, in combination with other drugs that are used to treat your heart failure, or 2. have persistent, mild symptoms despite the treatment you have been receiving so far. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE NONPRES DO NOT TAKE NONPRES • if you are allergic to eplerenone or to any other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). • if you have high levels of potassium in your blood (hyperkalemia) • if you are taking groups of drugs which help you to excrete excessive body fluid, (potassium sparing diuretics) or “salt tablets” (potassium supplements) • if you have severe kidney disease • if you have severe Baca dokumen lengkap
Page 1 of 14 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Nonpres, 25 mg film-coated tablets Nonpres, 50 mg film-coated tablets 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film-coated tablet contains 25 mg of eplerenone. Excipient with known effect: each 25 mg film-coated tablet contains 35.7 mg of lactose monohydrate (see section 4.4). Each film-coated tablet contains 50 mg of eplerenone. Excipient with known effect: each 50 mg film-coated tablet contains 71.4 mg of lactose monohydrate (see section 4.4). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet. Nonpres, 25 mg film-coated tablets are beige, round, biconvex, debossed "25" on one side. Nonpres, 50 mg film-coated tablets are beige, round, biconvex, debossed "50" on one side. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Eplerenone is indicated: - in addition to standard therapy including beta-blockers, to reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in stable patients with left ventricular dysfunction (LVEF ≤ 40 %) and clinical evidence of heart failure after recent myocardial infarction - in addition to standard optimal therapy, to reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in adult patients with NYHA class II (chronic) heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVEF ≤30%) (see section 5.1). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology For the individual adjustment of dose, the strengths of 25 mg and 50 mg are available. The maximum dose regimen is 50 mg daily. Page 2 of 14 _ _ _ _ _For post-myocardial infarction heart failure patients: _ The recommended maintenance dose of eplerenone is 50 mg once daily (OD). Treatment should be initiated at 25 mg once daily and titrated to the target dose of 50 mg once daily preferably within 4 weeks, taking into account the serum potassium level (see Table 1). Eplerenone therapy should usually be started within 3-14 days after an acute myocardial infarction. _For patients with NYHA class II (c Baca dokumen lengkap