ATEHEXAL 25

Land: Malaysia

Språk: engelsk

Kilde: NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara)

Aktiv ingrediens:

ATENOLOL

Tilgjengelig fra:

IMEKS PHARMA SDN. BHD.

INN (International Name):

ATENOLOL

Enheter i pakken:

30Tablet Tablets; 50Tablet Tablets; 100Tablet Tablets

Produsert av:

Salutas pharma GmbH

Informasjon til brukeren

_CONSUMER MEDICATION INFORMATION LEAFLET (RIMUP)_
ATEHEXAL TABLET
®
Atenolol (25mg, 50mg, 100mg)
1
WHAT IS IN THE LEAFLET
1.
What Atehexal is used for
2.
How Atehexal works
3.
Before you use Atehexal
4.
How to use Atehexal
5.
While you are using it
6.
Side effects
7.
Storage and Disposal of Atehexal
8.
Product Description
9.
Manufacturer and Product Registration
Holder
10.
Date of Revision
WHAT ATEHEXAL
IS USED FOR
Atehexal contains the active ingredient
atenolol.
Atehexal is used to:
• Treat high blood pressure (hypertension)
• Treat uneven heart beats (arrhythmias)
• Help relieve chest pain (angina)
• Protect the heart in the early treatment after
a heart attack (myocardial infarction)
HOW ATEHEXAL
WORKS
Atehexal belongs to a group of medicines
known as beta-blockers.
It works by decreasing the heart rate and
force of contraction of the heart which
resulting in decreased blood pressure.
BEFORE YOU USE ATEHEXAL_ _
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_When you must not use it_
• Have ever had a reaction or been told that
you are allergic to atenolol or to any of the
excipients
• Have ever had swelling of the face, lips
tongue, throat, hands or feet
• Have a slow heart beat or serious problems
with the heart rhythm (second or third degree
heart block)
• Your heart is not pumping efficiently
despite medication (uncontrolled heart
failure)
• Have been told that you have acidosis
(excess acid in the blood)
• Have been told that you have tumor in
adrenal gland (phaeochromocytoma) and are
not being treated
• Very slow or very uneven heart beats, very
low blood pressure or very poor circulation
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_Before you start to use it _
Tell your doctor if you:
• Suffer from any heart disease
• Have chest pain (angina pectoris) eg.
Prinzmetal’s angina
• Have poor blood circulation or controlled
heart failure
• Have first-degree heart block
• Have coronary artery disease (narrowing of
blood vessels to the heart)
• Have diabetes
• Suffer from hyperthyroidism (over
production of thyroid hormone)
• Suffer from any type of breat