Accolate 20mg tablets

Nchi: Uingereza

Lugha: Kiingereza

Chanzo: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Viambatanisho vya kazi:

Zafirlukast

Inapatikana kutoka:

Waymade Healthcare Plc

ATC kanuni:

R03DC01

INN (Jina la Kimataifa):

Zafirlukast

Kipimo:

20mg

Dawa fomu:

Oral tablet

Njia ya uendeshaji:

Oral

Darasa:

No Controlled Drug Status

Dawa ya aina:

Valid as a prescribable product

Bidhaa muhtasari:

BNF: 03030200

Taarifa za kipeperushi

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
ACCOLATE 20MG TABLETS / ZAFIRLUKAST 20MG TABLETS
(zafirlukast)
This product is available as any of the above names but will be
referred to as Accolate
throughout the remainder of this leaflet.
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
•
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 only. Do not pass it on to
others. It may harm
them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
•
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This
includes any possible
side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Accolate is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Accolate
3. How to take Accolate
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Accolate
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT ACCOLATE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Accolate contains a medicine called zafirlukast. This belongs to a
group of medicines called
‘leukotriene antagonists’. This means that it reduces the effects
of ‘leukotrienes’.
These are natural substances in the lung that cause asthma.
•
Accolate is used to control the symptoms of your asthma.
•
It is also used to prevent your asthma from getting worse.
Do not take Accolate to treat sudden (acute) asthma attacks. Your
doctor will provide you
with other medicines to treat sudden attacks.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE ACCOLATE
DO NOT TAKE ACCOLATE:
•
If you are allergic to zafirlukast or any of the other ingredients of
this medicine (listed in
Section 6).
•
If you have ever had problems with your liver.
•
If you have had problems with your liver that were caused by taking
Accolate.
Do not take Accolate if any of the above applies to you. If you are
not sure, talk to your
doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
WARNINGS AND PR