Țară: Australia
Limbă: engleză
Sursă: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
escitalopram oxalate, Quantity: 12.74 mg
Generic Health Pty Ltd
Tablet, film coated
Excipient Ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose; croscarmellose sodium; titanium dioxide; purified talc; colloidal anhydrous silica; macrogol 400; magnesium stearate; hypromellose
Oral
28
(S4) Prescription Only Medicine
? Treatment of major depression. ? Treatment of social anxiety disorder (social phobia). ? Treatment of generalised anxiety disorder. ? Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Visual Identification: White to off-white, oval, biconvex, film-coated tablet with 'C4' embossed on one side and a notch break-line on the other side.; Container Type: Blister Pack; Container Material: PVC/PVDC/Al; Container Life Time: 48 Months; Container Temperature: Store below 30 degrees Celsius
Registered
2018-02-23
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION ESCITALOPRAM GH (ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE) FILM-COATED TABLET WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet contains answers to some common questions about Escitalopram GH. It does not contain all the information that is known about Escitalopram GH. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risk of you using this medicine against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT USING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT ESCITALOPRAM GH IS USED FOR Escitalopram GH is used to treat depression. It belongs to a group of medicines called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). They are thought to work by their actions on brain chemicals called amines which are involved in controlling mood. Depression is longer lasting or more severe than the "low moods" everyone has from time to time due to the stress of everyday life. It is thought to be caused by a chemical imbalance in parts of the brain. This imbalance affects your whole body and can cause emotional and physical symptoms such as feeling low in spirit, loss of interest in activities, being unable to enjoy life, poor appetite or overeating, disturbed sleep, often waking up early, loss of sex drive, lack of energy and feeling guilty over nothing. Escitalopram GH corrects this chemical imbalance and may help relieve the symptoms of depression. Escitalopram GH may also be used to treat patients who may avoid and/or are fearful of social situations. Escitalopram GH may also be used to treat patients who have excessive anxiety and worry. Escitalopram GH may also be used to treat irrational fears or obsessional behaviour (obsessive-compulsive disorder). Obsessive-compulsive disorder involves having both obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are unwanted thoughts that occur over and over again. Compulsions are the ongoing need to repeat certain a Citiți documentul complet
AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION – ESCITALOPRAM GH (ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE) FILM COATED TABLET 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINE Escitalopram (as oxalate). 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 10 mg and 20 mg escitalopram (as oxalate). For the full list of excipients, see SECTION 6.1 LIST OF EXCIPIENTS. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Escitalopram GH 10 mg tablets are white to off-white, oval, biconvex, film-coated tablets embossed with ’C4’ on one side and a notch breakline on the other side. Escitalopram GH 20 mg tablets are white to off-white, oval, biconvex, film-coated tablets embossed with ’C3’ on one side and scored notch breakline on the other side. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS • Treatment of major depression. • Treatment of social anxiety disorder (social phobia). • Treatment of generalised anxiety disorder. • Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. 4.2 DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION ADULTS Escitalopram is administered as a single oral dose and may be taken with or without food. _ _ Major depression The recommended dose is 10 mg (one 10 mg tablet) once daily. Depending on individual patient response, the dose may be increased to a maximum of 20 mg (one 20 mg tablet) daily. Usually 2-4 weeks are necessary for antidepressant response, although the onset of therapeutic effect may be seen earlier. The treatment of a single episode of depression requires treatment over the acute and the medium term. After the symptoms resolve during acute treatment, a period of consolidation of the response is required. Therefore, treatment of a depressive episode should be continued for a minimum of 6 months. _ _ Escitalopram GH v4 Page 2 of 30 (escitalopram oxalate) film coated tablet Social anxiety disorder The recommended dose is 10 mg (one 10 mg tablet) once daily. Depending on individual patient response, the dose may be increased to a maximum of 20 mg (one 20 mg tablet) daily. Social anxiety disorder is a disease with a chronic course and long-term treatment is therefore Citiți documentul complet