Држава: Ирска
Језик: Енглески
Извор: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
DONEPEZIL HYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE
Synthon BV
DONEPEZIL HYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE
5 Milligram
Film Coated Tablet
Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Authorised
0000-00-00
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Donepezil Synthon 5 mg film-coated tablets. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film-coated tablet contains 5.22 mg donepezil hydrochloride monohydrate, equivalent to 5 mg donepezil hydrochloride, equivalent to 4.56 mg of donepezil. Excipient with known effect: Each tablet contains 91 mg lactose. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet. White, round, biconvex, film-coated tablets, debossed with D9EI on one side and 5 on the other side. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Donepezil hydrochloride is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of mild to moderately severe Alzheimer’s dementia. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Adults/elderly Treatment is initiated at 5 mg/day (once-a-day dosing). Donepezil hydrochloride tablets should be taken orally, in the evening, just prior to retiring. The 5 mg/day dose should be maintained for at least one month in order to allow the earliest clinical responses to treatment to be assessed and to allow steady-state concentrations of donepezil hydrochloride to be achieved. Following a one-month clinical assessment of treatment at 5 mg/day, the dose of donepezil hydrochloride can be increased to 10 mg/day (once-a-day dosing). The maximum recommended daily dose is 10 mg. Doses greater than 10 mg/day have not been studied in clinical trials. For doses not realisable/practicable with this strength other strengths of this medicinal product are available. Treatment should be initiated and supervised by a physician experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s dementia. Diagnosis should be made according to accepted guidelines (e.g. DSM IV, ICD 10). Therapy with donepezil hydrochloride should Прочитајте комплетан документ