Ülke: Avustralya
Dil: İngilizce
Kaynak: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
atenolol
Apotex Pty Ltd
Atenolol
Registered
TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS ATENOLOL _Contains the active ingredient, atenolol_ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION _FOR A COPY OF A LARGE PRINT LEAFLET, PH: 1800 195 055_ WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET READ THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE TAKING YOUR MEDICINE. This leaflet answers some common questions about atenolol. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. The information in this leaflet was last updated on the date listed on the last page. Some more recent information on the medicine may be available. You should ensure that you speak to your pharmacist or doctor to obtain the most up to date information on the medicine. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risk of you taking atenolol against the benefits it is expected to have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may want to read it again. WHAT THIS MEDICINE IS USED FOR The name of your medicine is Terry White Chemists Atenolol. It contains the active ingredient, atenolol. Atenolol is used to: • lower high blood pressure (hypertension) • prevent angina (chest pain or discomfort) • treat an irregular heart beat or rhythm, also called arrhythmia • reduce your risk of heart complications following a heart attack. HYPERTENSION: All people have blood pressure. This pressure helps to push blood all around your body. Your blood pressure changes during the day, depending on how busy you are or how you are feeling. You have hypertension (high blood pressure) when your blood pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are calm and relaxed. Regular blood pressure checks are the only way of knowing that you have hypertension. There are usually no symptoms and you may feel fine. If hypertension is not treated, serious health problems such as stroke, heart disease and kidney failure may occur. Atenolol helps to lower your blood pressure. ANGINA: Angina is a pain or uncomfortabl Belgenin tamamını okuyun
1 AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION –TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS - ATENOLOL (ATENOLOL) 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINE Atenolol. 2 AND 3 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION AND PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Atenolol is a white or almost white powder, sparingly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, slightly soluble in methylene chloride and practically insoluble in ether. Each tablet contains atenolol 50 mg as the active ingredient. In addition, each tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: magnesium stearate, maize starch, sodium lauryl sulphate, colloidal anhydrous silica, sodium starch glycollate type A, magnesium carbonate hydrate, Hypromellose, macrogol 6000, titanium dioxide, purified talc. Terry White Chemists Atenolol 50 mg tablets are intended for oral administration. White to off-white, circular biconvex film coated tablets with “50” embossed on one side and break line on other side. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS All grades of hypertension, including hypertension of renal origin. Frequent disabling angina without evidence of cardiac failure. Cardiac arrhythmias (maintenance treatment of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias which have been controlled with other intravenous agents, including those associated with acute myocardial infarction). Myocardial infarction: late intervention (beta-blockers class effect greater than 12 hours after onset of chest pain). 4.2 DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION ADULTS Hypertension Therapy should be initiated with atenolol 50 mg daily. This may be increased each week in daily doses of 50 mg up to a maximum of 200 mg. Where patients are controlled on daily doses of 50 to 100 mg this may be given once daily. Doses above 100 mg daily should be given on a divided basis. Where necessary, a further reduction in blood pressure may be achieved by combining atenolol with other antihypertensive agents. Patients can be transferred to atenolol from other antihypertensive treatments with the exception of clonidine (see 4.4-Special warnings and pre Belgenin tamamını okuyun