Metoprolol 100mg tablets

Nchi: Uingereza

Lugha: Kiingereza

Chanzo: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Viambatanisho vya kazi:

Metoprolol tartrate

Inapatikana kutoka:

Actavis UK Ltd

ATC kanuni:

C07AB02

INN (Jina la Kimataifa):

Metoprolol tartrate

Kipimo:

100mg

Dawa fomu:

Oral tablet

Njia ya uendeshaji:

Oral

Darasa:

No Controlled Drug Status

Dawa ya aina:

Valid as a prescribable product

Bidhaa muhtasari:

BNF: 02040000; GTIN: 5012617009821 5012617015495

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Metoprolol Tartrate
50 & 100mg x 28 & 56’s (UK)
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METOPROLOL TARTRATE 50MG AND 100MG TABLETS PIL - UK
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21/09/16
01.12.16
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148 x 210
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METOPROLOL TARTRATE 50MG
AND 100MG TABLETS
_Continued over page_
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 METOPROLOL TARTRATE TABLETS ARE AND
WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
2
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE
METOPROLOL TARTRATE TABLETS
3
HOW TO TAKE METOPROLOL TARTRATE TABLETS
4 POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5
HOW TO STORE METOPROLOL TARTRATE TABLETS
6 CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION
1
WHAT METOPROLOL TARTRATE TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY
ARE USED FOR
Metoprolol Tartrate belongs to a group of medicines called
beta-blockers.
It is used to TREAT:
•
high blood pressure
•
an

Tabia za bidhaa

1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
METOPROLOL TARTRATE TABLETS BP 50mg
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains 100mg Metoprolol Tartrate.
Excipient with known effect: Each tablet contains 98.80mg of lactose
monohydrate
PhEur.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
White to off-white, uncoated tablets.
White to off-white, circular, biconvex uncoated tablets impressed
“100” and the identifying
letters “MK” on either side of a central division line on one
face, plain on the reverse.
The score line is only to facilitate breaking for ease of swallowing
and not to divide into equal
doses.
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
In the management of:
1) Hypertension.
2) Angina pectoris.
3) Cardiac arrhythmias (especially supraventricular tachyarrhythmias).
4) As an adjunctive treatment of thyrotoxicosis.
5) Prophylaxis of migraine.
6) Early intervention of metoprolol tartrate in acute myocardial
infarction reduces
infarct size and the incidence of ventricular fibrillation. Pain
relief may also decrease
the need for opiate analgesics.
Metoprolol tartrate has been shown to reduce mortality when
administered to patients
with acute myocardial infarction.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
The following dosage regimes are intended only as a guideline and
should always be adjusted
to the individual requirements of the patient.
_Adults _
_Hypertension_
Initially 100mg daily. This may be increased, if necessary, to 200mg
daily in single or
divided doses. Combination therapy with a diuretic or vasodilator may
also be considered to
further reduce blood pressure.
Metoprolol may be administered with benefit both to previously
untreated patients with
hypertension and to those in whom the response to previous therapy is
inadequate. In the
latter type of patient the previous therapy may be continued and
metoprolol added in to the
regime with adjustment of the previous therapy if necessary.
_Angina_
Usually 50-100mg two or three times daily. In general a significant
impr