Racecadotril Gerda 10 mg Granulat till oral suspension

Land: Sverige

Språk: svenska

Källa: Läkemedelsverket (Medical Products Agency)

Aktiva substanser:

racekadotril

Tillgänglig från:

Laboratoires GERDA

ATC-kod:

A07XA04

INN (International namn):

racekadotril

Dos:

10 mg

Läkemedelsform:

Granulat till oral suspension

Sammansättning:

sackaros Hjälpämne; racekadotril 10 mg Aktiv substans

Receptbelagda typ:

Receptbelagt

Bemyndigande status:

Avregistrerad

Tillstånd datum:

2019-10-25

Produktens egenskaper

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Racecadotril Gerda 10 mg Granules for Oral Suspension
Racecadotril Gerda 30 mg Granules for Oral Suspension
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each 10 mg sachet contains 10 mg of racecadotril and 979.8 mg of
sucrose
Each 30 mg sachet contains 30 mg of racecadotril and 2.9 g of sucrose
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Granules for oral suspension.
White to off white powder.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Complementary symptomatic treatment of acute diarrhoea in infants
(older than 3 months) and in children
together with oral rehydration and the usual support measures, when
these measures alone are insufficient
to control the clinical condition, and when causal treatment is not
possible.
If causal treatment is possible, racecadotril can be administered as a
complementary treatment.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Racecadotril Gerda is administered via the oral route, together with
oral rehydration (see section 4.4). The
recommended dose is determined according to body weight: 1.5 mg/kg per
dose (corresponding to 1 to 2
sachets), three times daily at regular intervals.
Racecadotril Gerda 10 mg:
Racecadotril Gerda 10 mg is intended for children ≤ 13 kg.
Infants weighing up to 9kg: one 10 mg dose sachet 3 times a day
Infants weighing from 9kg to 13kg: two 10 mg dose sachet 3 times a day
Racecadotril Gerda 30 mg:
Children weighing from 13 kg to 27 kg: one 30 mg sachet 3 times daily.
Children weighing more than 27 kg: two 30 mg sachets 3 times daily.
The duration of treatment in the clinical trials with children was 5
days. Treatment should be continued
until two normal stools are recorded. Treatment should not exceed 7
days.
There are no clinical trials in infants under 3 months of age.
Special populations:
There are no studies in infants or children with renal impairment or
hepatic impairment (see Section 4.4).
Caution is advised in patients with hepatic or renal impairment.