Acupan 30mg tablets

Land: Storbritannia

Språk: engelsk

Kilde: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktiv ingrediens:

Nefopam hydrochloride

Tilgjengelig fra:

Mawdsley-Brooks & Company Ltd

ATC-kode:

N02BG06

INN (International Name):

Nefopam hydrochloride

Dosering :

30mg

Legemiddelform:

Oral tablet

Administreringsrute:

Oral

Klasse:

No Controlled Drug Status

Resept typen:

Valid as a prescribable product

Produkt oppsummering:

BNF: 04070100

Informasjon til brukeren

ACUPAN
® 30MG TABLETS
(nefopam hydrochloride)
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1) What Acupan is and what it is used for
2) What you need to know before you take Acupan
3) How to take Acupan
4) Possible side effects
5) How to store Acupan
6) Contents of the pack and other information
1) WHAT ACUPAN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
The name of your medicine is ACUPAN 30MG TABLETS (referred to as
Acupan
throughout this leaflet).
Acupan belongs to a group of medicines called analgesics, commonly
known
as pain killers or pain relievers. The active substance, nefopam
hydrochloride,
interrupts the pain messages being sent to your brain, and it also
acts in your
brain to stop pain messages being felt. This means that Acupan does
not stop
the pain from happening, but you will not be able to feel the pain as
much.
Acupan is used to relieve of acute and chronic pain (for example pain
after an
operation, dental pain, joint or muscle pain, after an injury, or pain
caused by
cancer). Acupan should not be used to treat the pain from a heart
attack.
2) WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE ACUPAN
DO NOT TAKE ACUPAN IF:
•
you are a child under 12 years old
•
you have ever had an allergic reaction to nefopam hydrochloride or any
of
the ingredients resulting in a skin rash, swelling of the face or
difficulty in
breathing (see section 6. Contents of the pack and other information)
•
you
are
taking
monoamine
oxidase
inhibitors
(MAOIs)
to
treat
your
depression
•
you have, or have ever had, epilepsy (fits).
TAKE SPECIAL CARE WITH ACUPAN
IF THE ANSWER TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IS ‘YES’, YOU MUST TELL YOUR
DOCTOR –
your doctor may decide to alter your treatment.
−
Are you pregnant or breast feeding?
−
Do you have severe problems with your liver or kidneys?
−
Do you have, or have you had in the past difficulty passing urine?
−
Are you taking other medicines?
−
Have you previously been diagnosed with glaucoma (increased pressure
in
the eye)?
TAKING OTHER MEDICINES
Please TELL YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST if you a