Krajina: Spojené kráľovstvo
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Acetazolamide
Advanz Pharma
S01EC01
Acetazolamide
250mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 11060000; GTIN: 5021691164739
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER DIAMOX ® 250MG TABLETS (acetazolamide) IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Diamox 250mg Tablets are and what they are used for 2. Before you take Diamox 250mg Tablets 3. How to take Diamox 250mg Tablets 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Diamox 250mg Tablets 6. Further information Diamox ® 250mg Tablets (referred to as Diamox 250mg Tablets throughout this leaflet) contain the active substance Acetazolamide. This belongs to a group of medicines known as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Diamox 250mg Tablets are used to treat: • glaucoma (a condition of the eye), by reducing the pressure within the eye • abnormal retention of fluids (Diamox 250mg Tablets acts as a diuretic) • epilepsy (fits or convulsions). DO NOT TAKE DIAMOX 250MG TABLETS IF: • you know you are allergic to sulphonamides, sulphonamide derivatives including acetazolamide or to any of the ingredients in the medicine (listed in Section 6 at the end of this leaflet) • you have severe liver problems • you have or have ever had severe kidney problems • you have a particular type of glaucoma known as chronic non congestive angle closure glaucoma (your doctor will be able to advise you) • you have reduced function of the adrenal glands – glands above the kidneys – (also known as Addison’s disease) • you have low blood levels of sodium and/or potassium or high blood levels of chlorine (your doctor will advise you). Speak to your doctor if any of the above applies to you. TAKE SPECIAL CARE AND SPEAK TO YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TAKING DIAMOX 250MG TABLETS IF: • you have or have ever had kidney problems such as kidney stones • you have lung problems such as chronic bronchitis or emphysema, which cause difficulty in breathing • you are over the age of 65 • a small number of people being treated with anti-epileptics such as Acetazolamide have had thoughts of harming or killing themselves, if at any time you have these thoughts, immediately contact your doctor. Diamox 250mg Tablets may affect some medi Prečítajte si celý dokument
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT DIAMOX* 250mg Tablets Acetazolamide Mercury_ _Pharma 250mg Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 250mg acetazolamide BP. Excipient(s) with known effect For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablet. White, circular shallow biconvex tablets with quarter breakline on one side and engraved “FW” and “147” on other side. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS DIAMOX Tablets are for oral administration. Acteazolamide is an enzyme inhibitor which acts specifically on carbonic anhydrase. It is indicated in the treatment of: i) _Glaucoma:_ DIAMOX Tablets is useful in glaucoma (chronic simple (open angle) glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, and perioperatively in acute angle closure glaucoma where delay of surgery is desired in order to lower intraocular pressure) because it acts on inflow, decreasing the amount of aqueous secretion. ii) _Abnormal retention of fluids:_ DIAMOX Tablets is a diuretic whose effect is due to the effect on the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide and dehydration of carbonic acid reaction in the kidney. The result is renal loss of HC0 3- ion which carries out sodium, water and potassium. DIAMOX Tablets can be used in conjunction with other diuretics when effects on several segments of the nepbron are desirable in the treatment of fluid retaining states. iii) _Epilepsy:_ In conjunction with other anticonvulsants best results with DIAMOX Tablets have been seen in petit mal in children. Good results, however, have been seen in patients, both children and adults, with other types of seizures such as grand mal, mixed seizure patterns, myoclonic jerk patterns etc. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology i) Glaucoma (simple acute congestive and secondary): Adults: 250 - 1,000mg (1-4 tablets) per 24 hours, usually in divided doses for amounts over 250mg daily. ii) Abnormal retention of fluid: Congestive heart failure, drug-induced oedema. Adults Prečítajte si celý dokument