LAMICAVIR TEVA

Țară: Israel

Limbă: engleză

Sursă: Ministry of Health

Ingredient activ:

ABACAVIR; LAMIVUDINE

Disponibil de la:

ABIC MARKETING LTD, ISRAEL

Codul ATC:

J05AF06

Forma farmaceutică:

FILM COATED TABLETS

Compoziție:

LAMIVUDINE 300 MG; ABACAVIR 600 MG

Calea de administrare:

PER OS

Tip de prescriptie medicala:

Required

Produs de:

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD, ISRAEL

Zonă Terapeutică:

ABACAVIR

Indicații terapeutice:

Lamicavir Teva is indicated in antiretroviral combination therapy for the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in adults, adolescents and children weighing at least 25 kg.

Data de autorizare:

2017-09-25

Prospect

THE FORMAT OF THIS LEAFLET WAS DETERMINED
BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND ITS CONTENT WAS
CHECKED AND APPROVED BY IT
PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PHARMACISTS’
REGULATIONS (PREPARATIONS) - 1986
The medicine is dispensed with
a doctor’s prescription only
LAMICAVIR TEVA
®
FILM-COATED TABLETS
COMPOSITION
Each film-coated tablet contains:
Abacavir 600 mg
Lamivudine 300 mg
For the list of inactive ingredients in the preparation,
see section 6 – “Further information”.
READ THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE
USING THE MEDICINE. This leaflet contains concise
information about the medicine. If you have further
questions, refer to the doctor or pharmacist.
This medicine has been prescribed to treat your
ailment. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them
even if it seems to you that their medical condition
is similar.
IMPORTANT – HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS
LAMICAVIR TEVA
® CONTAINS ABACAVIR. Some people
who take abacavir may develop a HYPERSENSITIVITY
REACTION )a serious allergic reaction(, which can be
life-threatening if they continue to take abacavir-
containing preparations.
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ ALL THE INFORMATION UNDER
THE ‘HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS’ HEADING, THAT
APPEARS IN THE PANEL IN SECTION 4. The Lamicavir
Teva
®
pack includes an ALERT CARD, to remind you
and the medical staff about abacavir hypersensitivity.
DETACH THIS CARD AND KEEP IT WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES.
1. WHAT IS THE MEDICINE INTENDED FOR?
Lamicavir Teva
®
is used to treat HIV )acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome( infection in adults and
in children over the age of 12 years.
THERAPEUTIC GROUP: Lamicavir Teva
®
contains two
active ingredients that are used to treat HIV infection:
abacavir and lamivudine. These belong to a group of
anti-retroviral medicines called nucleoside analogue
reverse transcriptase inhibitors )NRTIs(.
Lamicavir Teva
®
does not completely cure HIV
infection; it reduces the amount of virus in your body,
and keeps it at a low level.
Additionally, it increases the CD4 cell count in