Kraj: Irlandia
Język: angielski
Źródło: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
FLUVASTATIN SODIUM
Clonmel Healthcare Ltd
FLUVASTATIN SODIUM
80 Milligram
Tablet Prolonged Release
Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)
Authorised
0000-00-00
Page 1 of 5 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER LOCHOL XL 80 MG PROLONGED-RELEASE TABLETS FLUVASTATIN READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. - Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. - If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. - This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. - If you get any side effects talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Lochol XL is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Lochol XL 3. How to take Lochol XL 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Lochol XL 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT LOCHOL XL IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Lochol XL contains the active substance fluvastatin sodium which belongs to a group of medicines known as statins, which are lipid-lowering medicines: they lower the fat (lipids) in your blood. They are used in patients whose conditions cannot be controlled by diet and exercise alone. - Lochol XL is a medicine used to TREAT RAISED LEVELS OF FATS IN THE BLOOD IN ADULTS, in particular total cholesterol and so called “bad” or LDL cholesterol, which is associated with an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. - in adult patients with high blood levels of cholesterol - in adult patients with high blood levels of both cholesterol and triglycerides (another sort of blood lipid) - Your doctor can also prescribe Lochol XL to prevent further serious cardiac events (e.g. heart attack) in patients aft Przeczytaj cały dokument
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Lochol XL 80 mg prolonged-release tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each prolonged-release tablet contains 80 mg fluvastatin (as fluvastatin sodium). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Prolonged-release tablet Yellow, round, biconvex tablet. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Dyslipidaemia Treatment of adults with primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed dyslipidaemia, as an adjunct to diet, when response to diet and other non-pharmacological treatments (e.g. exercise, weight reduction) is inadequate. Secondary prevention in coronary heart disease Secondary prevention of major adverse cardiac events in adults with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary interventions (see section 5.1). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Lochol XL 80 mg prolonged-release tablets cannot be divided. For doses of 20 mg and 40 mg, other Fluvastatin medicinal products must be used. _Adults_ Dyslipidaemia Prior to initiating treatment with Lochol XL, patients should be placed on a standard cholesterol-lowering diet, which should be continued during treatment. Starting and maintenance doses should be individualized according to the baseline LDL-C levels and the treatment goal to be accomplished. The recommended dosing range is 20 to 80 mg/day. For patients requiring LDL-C reduction to a goal of <25% a starting dose of 20 mg may be used as one capsule in the evening. For patients requiring LDL-C reduction to a goal of 25%, the recommended starting dose is 40 mg as one capsule in the evening. The dose may be up-titrated to 80 mg daily, administered as a single dose (one Lochol XL tablet) at any time of the day or as one 40 mg capsule given twice daily Przeczytaj cały dokument