Land: Australia
Språk: engelsk
Kilde: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
metoprolol tartrate, Quantity: 100 mg
AstraZeneca Pty Ltd
Tablet, uncoated
Excipient Ingredients: lactose monohydrate; microcrystalline cellulose; colloidal anhydrous silica; sodium starch glycollate; povidone; magnesium stearate
Oral
60 tablets
Medicine Registered
(S4) Prescription Only Medicine
INDICATIONS AS AT 23 NOVEMBER 2004 : Oral therapy - hypertension, angina pectoris prophylaxis, suspected or definite myocardial infarction, migraine prophylaxis.
Visual Identification: A white to off-white, circular, biconvex tablet, scored and engraved A/ME on one side.; Container Type: Blister Pack; Container Material: PVC/PVDC; Container Life Time: 3 Years; Container Temperature: Store below 30 degrees Celsius
Registered
1991-08-13
BETALOC ® TABLETS _Metoprolol tartrate_ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some of the common questions people ask about BETALOC tablets. It does not contain all the information that is known about BETALOC. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor will have weighed the risks of you taking BETALOC against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT BETALOC IS USED FOR BETALOC belongs to a group of medicines called beta-blockers. BETALOC tablets are used to: • lower high blood pressure, also called hypertension • prevent angina • treat or prevent heart attacks, or reduce your risk of heart complications following a heart attack • prevent migraine headaches. It works by affecting the body's response to some nerve impulses, especially in the heart. As a result, it decreases the heart's need for blood and oxygen and therefore reduces the amount of work the heart has to do. It also widens the blood vessels in the body, as well as helping the heart to beat more regularly. Your doctor will have explained why you are being treated with BETALOC and told you what dose to take. BETALOC may be used either alone or in combination with other medicines to treat your condition. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY BETALOC HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS GIVEN TO YOU BY YOUR DOCTOR CAREFULLY. They may differ from the information contained in this leaflet. BETALOC is not addictive BEFORE YOU TAKE BETALOC _WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT_ DO NOT TAKE BETALOC TABLETS IF: • YOU HAVE ANY ALLERGIES TO METOPROLOL TARTRATE, THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN BETALOC TABLETS, OR ANY OF THE INGREDIENTS LISTED AT THE END OF THIS LEAFLET, OR ANY OTHER BETA- BLOCKER MEDICINE. S read_full_document
1 of 16 AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION BETALOC ® METOPROLOL TARTRATE 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINE Metoprolol tartrate. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION BETALOC tablets contain 50 mg or 100 mg metoprolol tartrate and the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, cellulose microcrystalline, colloidal anhydrous silica, sodium starch glycollate, povidone and magnesium stearate. BETALOC Injection solution contains 1mg/mL metoprolol tartrate and the following inactive ingredients: sodium chloride and water for injections. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM TABLETS 50 MG White to off-white, circular, biconvex tablet with a diameter of 8 mm, scored and marked A/BB on one side. The score line is only to facilitate breaking for ease of swallowing and not to divide into equal doses. TABLETS 100 MG White to off-white, circular, biconvex tablet with a diameter of 10 mm, scored and marked A/ME on one side. The tablet can be divided into equal halves. INJECTION SOLUTION, 1MG/ML Clear, colourless liquid. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS ORAL THERAPY - Hypertension - angina pectoris prophylaxis - suspected or definite myocardial infarction - migraine prophylaxis. INTRAVENOUS THERAPY - disturbances of cardiac rhythm, in particular supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. 2 of 16 4.2 DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION ORAL THERAPY BETALOC (metoprolol tartrate) is recommended for oral therapy in hypertension, angina pectoris, suspected or definite myocardial infarction and migraine prophylaxis. BETALOC 50 mg tablets are scored to facilitate breaking for ease of swallowing only and not to divide the tablet into equal doses. BETALOC 100 mg tablets can be divided into two equal doses. _HYPERTENSION _ _Initially _ Mild hypertensives: 50 or 100 mg once daily, for one week. Severe hypertensives: 50 or 100 mg twice daily for one week. _Maintenance _ 50 or 100 mg once or twice daily. Some patients will respond to 50 mg once daily. However, a large number patients will respond to 100 mg once daily as initial and maintenance the read_full_document