ELIQUIS TABLET 5MG

Land: Singapore

Taal: Engels

Bron: HSA (Health Sciences Authority)

Werkstoffen:

Apixaban

Beschikbaar vanaf:

PFIZER PRIVATE LIMITED

ATC-code:

B01AF02

Dosering:

5mg

farmaceutische vorm:

TABLET, FILM COATED

Samenstelling:

Apixaban 5mg

Toedieningsweg:

ORAL

Prescription-type:

Prescription Only

Geproduceerd door:

Bristol-Myers Squibb Manufacturing Company Unlimited Company

Autorisatie-status:

ACTIVE

Autorisatie datum:

2013-09-11

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ELIQUIS 5 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS
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PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
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1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
ELIQUIS 5 mg film-coated tablets
2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each film-coated tablet contains 5 mg apixaban.
Excipient(s) with known effect
Each 5 mg film-coated tablet contains 102.9 mg lactose (see section
4.4).
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablet
Pink, oval shaped, biconvex film-coated tablets with “894”
debossed on one side and “5” on the other
side.
4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in adult patients with
non-valvular atrial fibrillation
(NVAF), with one or more risk factors, such as prior stroke or
transient ischaemic attack (TIA); age
≥75 years; hypertension; diabetes mellitus; symptomatic heart
failure (NYHA Class ≥II).
Treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE),
and prevention of recurrent
DVT and PE in adults (see section 4.4 for haemodynamically unstable PE
patients).
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
_Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with
non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF)_
The recommended dose of apixaban is 5 mg taken orally twice daily.
_Dose reduction_
The recommended dose of apixaban is 2.5 mg taken orally twice daily in
patients with NVAF and at
least two of the following characteristics: age ≥80 years, body
weight ≤60 kg, or serum creatinine
≥1.5 mg/dL (133 micromole/L).
Therapy should be continued long term.
_Treatment of DVT, treatment of PE and prevention of recurrent DVT and
PE (VTEt)_
The recommended dose of apixaban for the treatment of acute DVT and
treatment of PE is 10 mg
taken orally twice daily for the first 7 days followed by 5 mg taken
orally twice daily. As per available
medical guidelines, short duration of treatment (at least 3 months

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1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
ELIQUIS 5 mg film-coated tablets
2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each film-coated tablet contains 5 mg apixaban.
Excipient(s) with known effect
Each 5 mg film-coated tablet contains 102.9 mg lactose (see section
4.4).
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablet
Pink, oval shaped, biconvex film-coated tablets with “894”
debossed on one side and “5” on the other
side.
4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in adult patients with
non-valvular atrial fibrillation
(NVAF), with one or more risk factors, such as prior stroke or
transient ischaemic attack (TIA); age
≥75 years; hypertension; diabetes mellitus; symptomatic heart
failure (NYHA Class ≥II).
Treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE),
and prevention of recurrent
DVT and PE in adults (see section 4.4 for haemodynamically unstable PE
patients).
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
_Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with
non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF)_
The recommended dose of apixaban is 5 mg taken orally twice daily.
_Dose reduction_
The recommended dose of apixaban is 2.5 mg taken orally twice daily in
patients with NVAF and at
least two of the following characteristics: age ≥80 years, body
weight ≤60 kg, or serum creatinine
≥1.5 mg/dL (133 micromole/L).
Therapy should be continued long term.
_Treatment of DVT, treatment of PE and prevention of recurrent DVT and
PE (VTEt)_
The recommended dose of apixaban for the treatment of acute DVT and
treatment of PE is 10 mg
taken orally twice daily for the first 7 days followed by 5 mg taken
orally twice daily. As per available
medical guidelines, short duration of treatment (at least 3 months)
should be based on transient risk
factors (e.g., recent surgery, trauma, immobilisation).
The recommended dose of apixaban for the prevention of recurrent DVT
and PE is 2.5 mg taken
orally twice dai