Nchi: Malesia
Lugha: Kiingereza
Chanzo: NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara)
FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE
ABBOTT LABORATORIES (M) SDN. BHD.
FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE
60Tablet Tablets; 60 Tablets
Mylan Laboratories SAS
_CONSUMER MEDICATION INFORMATION LEAFLET (RIMUP)_ _ _ LUVOX® FILM-COATED TABLET _ _ Fluvoxamine maleate (50mg, 100mg) 1 WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Luvox® is used for 2. How Luvox® works 3. Before you use Luvox® 4. How to use Luvox® 5. While you are using it 6. Side effects 7. Storage and disposal of Luvox® 8. Product description 9. Manufacturer and product registration holder 10. Date of revision WHAT LUVOX® IS USED FOR It is used to treat depression. Luvox® can also treat people who have obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). HOW LUVOX® WORKS Luvox® belongs to a group of medicines called selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI). It contains a substance called fluvoxamine that works to correct the chemical imbalance in the brain that are thought to cause depression and OCD, helping to relieve symptoms. BEFORE YOU USE LUVOX® _- When you must not use it _ • If you are allergic to fluvoxamine maleate or any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet • You are taking medicines called monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) or have taken them in the last two weeks. Your doctor will advise you how you should begin taking Luvox® once you have stopped taking the MAOI. This medicine is sometimes prescribed to treat depression • You are breast feeding Do not take this medicine if you are taking the following medicines: • pimozide, used for mental problems • tizanidine, used as a muscle relaxant. • ramelteon, used to help you sleep Do not take Luvox® if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Luvox®. _- Before you start to use it _ Take special care with Luvox® and tell your doctor if: • you are pregnant, or could be pregnant • you have epilepsy • you have a history of bleeding problems or if you regularly use medicines which increase the risk of bleeding, such as common pain killers • you have diabetes • you are having treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) • you ever had mania (a feeling of elation or Soma hati kamili
Luvox ® 50mg film -coated tablets Luvox ® 100mg film -coated tablets 50 or 100 mg fluvoxamine maleate Read this entire leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine. Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. If you have questions not answered by this pamphlet, please ask your doctor or pharmacist. This medicine has been prescribed to you personally and you should not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. Luvox 50 mg film -coated tablets are: round, biconvex, scored, white to off -white film coated tablets for oral administration (to be taken by mouth). Each tablet contains 50 mg of fluvoxamine maleate. The tablet can be divided into equal halves. Luvox 100 mg film -coated tablets are: oval, biconvex, scored, white to off -white film coated tablets for oral administration (to be taken by mouth). Each tablet contains 100 mg of fluvoxamine maleate. The tablet can be divided into equal halves. Excipients (non -medicinal ingredients): Tablet core: Mannitol (E421), maize starch, pregelatinised starch, sodium stearyl fumarate, colloidal anhydrous silica Film -coating: Hypromellose, polyethylene glycol 6000, talc, tit aniumdioxyde (E171). Indications • Treatment of depressive illness and the symptoms of depressive disorder. • Treatment of symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Dosage and administration Depression The recommended starting dose is 50 or 100 mg, given as a single dose in the evening. It is recommended to increase the dose gradually until an effective dose is reached. The usual effective dose is 100 mg per day and should be adjusted on individual patie nt response. Doses of up to 300 mg per day have been given. Dosages above 150 mg should be given in divided doses. In agreement with the consensus statement of the WHO, antidepressant medication should be continued for at least 6 months after recovery f rom a depressive episode. Fluvoxamine at a fixed single daily dose of 100 mg is the recommended dose for the prevention of recurr Soma hati kamili