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Oxycodone as oxycodone hydrochloride.
Qdem Pharmaceuticals Limited
N02A A05
Oxycodone as oxycodone hydrochloride.
13.5 mg of oxycodone as 15 mg of oxycodone hydrochloride
Tablets
Oral use
Pack of 28 or 56 tablets
POM - Prescription Only Medicine
Bard Pharmaceuticals Limited
Natural opium alkaloids
For the treatment of moderate to severe pain in patients with cancer and post-operative pain. For the treatment of severe pain requiring the use of a strong opioid.
Authorised
2013-07-19
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER _LONGTEC_ ® 5 MG, 10 MG, 15 MG, 20 MG, 30 MG, 40 MG, 60 MG, 80 MG AND 120 MG PROLONGED RELEASE TABLETS Oxycodone hydrochloride READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE. 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. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. If any of the side effects become serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist. IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What _LONGTEC_ tablets are and what they are used for 2. Before you take _LONGTEC_ tablets 3. How to take _LONGTEC_ tablets 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store _LONGTEC_ tablets 6. Further information _ _ 1. WHAT _LONGTEC_ TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR These tablets have been prescribed for you by your doctor to relieve moderate to severe pain over a period of 12 hours. They contain the active ingredient oxycodone which belongs to a group of medicines called strong analgesics or ‘painkillers’. 2. BEFORE YOU TAKE _LONGTEC_ TABLETS DO NOT TAKE _LONGTEC_ TABLETS IF YOU: are allergic (hypersensitive) to oxycodone, or any of the other ingredients of the tablets (see section 6 ‘Further Information’); have breathing problems, such as chronic obstructive airways disease, severe bronchial asthma or respiratory depression. Your doctor will have told you if you have any of these conditions. Symptoms may include breathlessness, coughing or breathing more slowly or weakly than expected; have a head injury that causes a severe headache o Citiți documentul complet
Longtec 15 mg, 30 mg, 60 mg and 120 mg, prolonged release tablets Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 01Jul2015 | Qdem Pharmaceuticals Limited 1. Name of the medicinal product Longtec 15 mg, 30mg, 60 mg and 120 mg prolonged release tablets 2. Qualitative and quantitative composition 15 mg tablet contains 13.5 mg of oxycodone as 15 mg of oxycodone hydrochloride. 30 mg tablet contains 27 mg of oxycodone as 30 mg of oxycodone hydrochloride. 60 mg tablet contains 54 mg of oxycodone as 60 mg of oxycodone hydrochloride. 120 mg tablet contains 108 mg of oxycodone as 120 mg of oxycodone hydrochloride. Contains lactose monohydrate For full list of excipients, see Section 6.1. 3. Pharmaceutical form Prolonged release tablet. The 15 mg tablets are grey, round, convex tablets marked OC on one side and 15 on the other. The 30 mg tablets are brown, round, convex tablets marked OC on one side and 30 on the other. The 60 mg tablets are red, round, convex tablets marked OC on one side and 60 on the other. The 120 mg tablets are purple, round, convex tablets marked OC on one side and 120 on the other. 4. Clinical particulars 4.1 Therapeutic indications For the treatment of moderate to severe pain in patients with cancer and postoperative pain. For the treatment of severe pain requiring the use of a strong opioid. 4.2 Posology and method of administration Longtec tablets must be swallowed whole, and not broken, chewed or crushed. _Elderly and adults over 18 years:_ Longtec tablets should be taken at 12hourly intervals. The dosage is dependent on the severity of the pain, and the patient's previous history of analgesic requirements. Longtec is not intended for use as a prn analgesic. Increasing severity of pain will require an increased dosage of Long Citiți documentul complet