ALCARTIS

Țară: Irlanda

Limbă: engleză

Sursă: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Ingredient activ:

ARIPIPRAZOLE

Disponibil de la:

EGIS Pharmaceuticals PLC

Codul ATC:

N05AX12

INN (nume internaţional):

ARIPIPRAZOLE

Dozare:

15 Milligram

Forma farmaceutică:

Tablets

Tip de prescriptie medicala:

Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Zonă Terapeutică:

aripiprazole

Statutul autorizaţiei:

Not Marketed

Data de autorizare:

2016-02-26

Caracteristicilor produsului

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Alcartis 15 mg tablets
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains 15 mg aripiprazole.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet
White or almost white, round, flat, bevelled edge tablets with
stylized E and 563 code on one side and no engraving on
the other side. The diameter of the tablet is about 9 mm.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Alcartis is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults and
in adolescents aged 15 years and older.
Alcartis is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe manic
episodes in Bipolar I Disorder and for the prevention
of a new manic episode in adults who experienced predominantly manic
episodes and whose manic episodes responded
to aripiprazole treatment (see section 5.1).
Alcartis is indicated for the treatment up to 12 weeks of moderate to
severe manic episodes in Bipolar I Disorder in
adolescents aged 13 years and older (see section 5.1).
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
_Adults:_
_Schizophrenia:_ the recommended starting dose for Alcartis is 10 or
15 mg/day with a maintenance dose of 15 mg/day
administered on a once-a-day schedule without regard to meals.
Alcartis is effective in a dose range of 10 to 30 mg/day. Enhanced
efficacy at doses higher than a daily dose of 15 mg
has not been demonstrated although individual patients may benefit
from a higher dose. The maximum daily dose
should not exceed 30 mg.
_Manic episodes in Bipolar I Disorder:_ the recommended starting dose
for Alcartis is 15 mg administered on a once-a-
day schedule without regard to meals as monotherapy or combination
therapy (see section 5.1). Some patients may
benefit from a higher dose. The maximum daily dose should not exceed
30 mg.
_Recurrence prevention of manic episodes in Bipolar I Disorder:_ for
preventing recurrence of manic episodes in patients
who have been receiving aripiprazole as monotherapy or combination
therapy, continu