Quốc gia: Malta
Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh
Nguồn: Medicines Authority
DEXAMETHASONE
Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Limited Rosemont House, Yorkdale Industrial Park, Braithwaite Street, Leeds LS11 9XE, United Kingdom
H02AB02
DEXAMETHASONE 10 mg/5ml
ORAL SOLUTION
DEXAMETHASONE 10 mg/5ml
POM
CORTICOSTEROIDS FOR SYSTEMIC USE
Withdrawn
2013-11-01
PAGE 1 PACKAGE LEAFLET PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MEDICINE • DEXAMETHASONE IS A STEROID MEDICINE, prescribed for many different conditions, including serious illnesses • YOU NEED TO TAKE IT REGULARLY to get the maximum benefit • DON’T STOP TAKING THIS MEDICINE without talking to your doctor – you may need to reduce the dose gradually • DEXAMETHASONE CAN CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS IN SOME PEOPLE (read section 4: Possible side effects). Some problems such as mood changes (feeling depressed or ‘high’) or stomach problems can happen straight away. If you feel unwell, in any way, keep taking your medicine, BUT SEE YOUR DOCTOR STRAIGHT AWAY • SOME SIDE EFFECTS ONLY HAPPEN AFTER WEEKS OR MONTHS. These include weakness of arms and legs or developing a rounder face (read section 4 for more information) • IF YOU TAKE THIS MEDICINE FOR MORE THAN 3 WEEKS, IN THE UK, YOU WILL GET A BLUE ‘STEROID CARD’: always keep it with you and show it to any doctor or nurse treating you • KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHICKEN-POX, SHINGLES OR MEASLES, if you have never had them. They could affect you severely. If you do come into contact with anyone, SEE YOUR DOCTOR STRAIGHT AWAY. NOW READ THE REST OF THIS LEAFLET. It includes other important information on the safe and effective use of this medicine that might be especially important for you. THIS LEAFLET WAS LAST UPDATED ON 10/2013. • Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine. • Keep this leaflet. You Đọc toàn bộ tài liệu
PAGE 1 OF 16 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Dexamethasone 10mg/5ml Oral Solution 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each 5ml contains 10mg Dexamethasone (as dexamethasone sodium phosphate) 1ml contains 2mg Dexamethasone (as dexamethasone sodium phosphate) Excipients with known effect: Liquid maltitol 1375mg/5ml (275mg/ml) Sorbitol liquid (non crystallising)_ _700mg/5ml (140mg/ml) For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Oral Solution A colourless to faint yellow solution. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Dexamethasone is a corticosteroid. It is designed for use in certain endocrine and non-endocrine disorders, in certain cases of cerebral oedema and for diagnostic testing of adrenocortical hyperfunction. Endocrine disorders: Endocrine exophthalmos. Non-endocrine disorders: Dexamethasone may be used in the treatment of non-endocrine corticosteroid responsive conditions including: Allergy and anaphylaxis: Anaphylaxis. Arteritis collagenosis: Polymyalgia rheumatica, polyarteritis nodosa. Haematological disorders: Haemolytic anaemia (also auto immune), leukaemia, myeloma, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults, reticulolymphoproliferative disorders (see also under oncological disorders). PAGE 2 OF 16 Gastroenterological disorders: For treatment during the critical stage in: ulcerative colitis (rectal only); regional enteritis (Crohn’s disease), certain forms of hepatitis. Muscular disorders: Polymyositis. Neurological disorders: Raised intra-cranial pressure secondary to cerebral tumours, acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis. Ocular disorders: Anterior and posterior uveitis, optic neuritis, chorioretiniti Đọc toàn bộ tài liệu