Land: Australia
Språk: engelsk
Kilde: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Methysergide maleate; Methysergide 1mg (as maleate)
Link Medical Products Pty Ltd T/A Link Pharmaceuticals
Medicine Registered
DESERIL ® _methysergide maleate _ ______________________________________________________________ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about Deseril. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor and pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking Deseril against the benefits it can provide. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT DESERIL IS USED FOR Deseril is used to prevent attacks of migraine and other types of headaches such as ‘cluster’ headaches and ‘vascular’ headaches. These headaches are thought to be caused by temporary changes in the size of small blood vessels in the brain. These blood vessels swell, causing the pain and visual disturbances that often happen during an attack. Deseril prevents the attack by affecting the blood vessels in the brain. It is particularly useful if you suffer from one or more migraine attacks per week. Deseril is only used to prevent migraine attacks from happening. It is not used to treat an attack once it has started. There are some types of headaches which must not be treated with Deseril. Your doctor will determine the best treatment for your headache. Deseril contains the active ingredient methysergide. It belongs to a group of medicines known as the “ergot alkaloids.” ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. Deseril is only available with a doctor’s pre Les hele dokumentet
PRODUCT INFORMATION DESERIL ® Methysergide 1mg (as maleate) Tablets NAME OF THE MEDICINE Methysergide 1-Methyl-d-lysergic acid-(1-hydroxybut-2-yl)amide MW = 469.5 CAS number: 361-37-5 [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?term=361-37-5&rn=1] [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?term=361-37-5&rn=1] DESCRIPTION EXCIPIENTS: Gelatin, maleic acid, stearic acid, talc-purified, starch-maize, lactose, , sucrose, acacia, carnauba wax, silica-colloidal anhydrous, titanium dioxide, fine black ink 2202C Markem (ARTG 2110). PHARMACOLOGY Deseril is effective in the prevention of migraine chiefly on account of two properties: • It’s marked serotonin antagonism (inhibition of pain-facilitating action and of permeability- increasing effect of serotonin). • It’s potentiating action on vasoconstrictor stimuli. INDICATIONS Prophylactic therapy of recurrent attacks of migraine, migraine variants, cluster headaches (histaminic cephalalgia) and other vascular headaches. It is particularly indicated for patients suffering from one or more vascular headaches per week or headaches so severe that preventive therapy is indicated. It is not indicated in the treatment of the acute attack. CONTRAINDICATIONS • Known hypersensitivity to methysergide or any other components of the formulation. N N H CH 3 H CNH O H 3 C H CH 2 CH 3 CH 2 OH Methysergide • Peripheral vascular disorders, progressive arteriosclerosis, severe and/or inadequately controlled hypertension, coronary heart disease, valvular heart disease, phlebitis or cellulitis of the lower extremities, pulmonary heart disease, collagen disease, impaired renal or hepatic function, disease of the urinary tract, cachectic or septic conditions, history of drug-induced fibrotic disorders (e.g. retroperitoneal fibrosis), pulmonar Les hele dokumentet