Country: Ireland
Bahasa: Inggeris
Sumber: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
ZIDOVUDINE
ViiV Healthcare UK Ltd
ZIDOVUDINE
300 Milligram
Tablets
Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Withdrawn
2014-03-01
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Retrovir 300 mg film coated tablets. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 300 mg zidovudine: For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film coated tablets White, round, biconvex, film-coated tablets, with a white to beige core scored and branded “WELLCOME X4F”. The score line is only to facilitate breaking for ease of swallowing and not to divide into equal doses. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Retrovir oral formulations are indicated in anti-retroviral combination therapy for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected adults and children. Retrovir chemoprophylaxis is indicated for use in HIV-positive pregnant women (over 14 weeks of gestation) for prevention of maternal-foetal HIV transmission and for primary prophylaxis of HIV infection in newborn infants. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Retrovir should be prescribed by physicians who are experienced in the treatment of HIV infection. _Dosage in adults and adolecents weighing at least 30 kg: _The usual recommended dose of Retrovir in combination with other anti-retroviral agents is 250 or 300 mg twice daily. _Dosage in children:_Retrovir 100 mg capsules and Retrovir 100 mg/10 ml oral solution are available for use in children. _Dosage in the prevention of maternal-foetal transmission: _Pregnant women (over 14 weeks of gestation) should be given 500 mg/day orally (100 mg five times per day) until the beginning of labour. During labour and delivery Retrovir should be administered intravenously at 2 mg/kg bodyweight given over one hour followed by a continuous intravenous infusion at 1 mg/kg/h until the umbilical cord is clamped. The newborn infants should be given Baca dokumen lengkap