Quốc gia: Vương quốc Anh
Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh
Nguồn: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Promethazine hydrochloride
A A H Pharmaceuticals Ltd
R06AD02
Promethazine hydrochloride
25mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 03040100; GTIN: 5025903084679
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER PHENERGAN® 25MG TABLETS / PROMETHAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE 25MG TABLETS (promethazine hydrochloride) This medicine is available as any of the above names but will be referred to as Phenergan Tablets throughout the following leaflet. READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. • Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. • Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice. • 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. • You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 7 days. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Phenergan Tablets are and what they are used for 2. What you need to know before you take Phenergan Tablets 3. How to take Phenergan Tablets 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Phenergan Tablets 6. Contents of the pack and other Information 1. WHAT PHENERGAN TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR Phenergan Tablets contain a medicine called promethazine hydrochloride. This belongs to a group of medicines called phenothiazines. It works by blocking a natural substance (histamine) that your body makes during an allergic reaction. It also works directly on the brain to help you feel more relaxed. WHAT PHENERGAN TABLETS ARE USED FOR Phenergan Tablets are used to treat the following conditions: • For short term use: to treat adults with difficulty sleeping (insomnia) • To treat allergic conditions such as hay fever or rashes (like nettle rash or hives) • To treat or stop you feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting) such as travel sickness • For short term use: as a sedative for children aged 5 years and above 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE PHENERGAN TABLETS DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE IF: • The person taking Đọc toàn bộ tài liệu
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Promethazine Hydrochloride 25 mg Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 25 mg of the active substance promethazine hydrochloride. Also contains 35.4 mg of lactose and 51.5 mg of sucrose. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Sugar coated tablet Blue sugar-coated circular tablet 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS As symptomatic treatment of allergic conditions of the upper respiratory tract and skin including allergic rhinitis, urticaria and anaphylactic reactions to drug or foreign proteins. As an antiemetic For short term use: - Treatment of insomnia in adults - As a paediatric sedative 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Route of administration: Oral Not for use in children under 2 years of age (see section 4.3). _AS AN ANTIHISTAMINE IN ALLERGY: _ Children 2-5 years The use of Promethazine liquid is recommended for this age group. Children 5-10 years 25 mg as a single dose*. Maximum daily dose 25 mg. Children over 10 years and adults (including elderly) 25 mg as a single dose*. Increasing to a maximum of 25 mg twice a day as required. *Single doses are best taken at night. _AS AN ANTIEMETIC: _ Children 2-5 years The use of Promethazine liquid is recommended for this age group. Children 5-10 years The use of Promethazine liquid or Promethazine 10mg tablet is recommended. Children over 10 years and adults (including elderly) 25 mg to be taken the night before the journey To be repeated after 6-8 hours as required. _ _ _AS A PAEDIATRIC SEDATIVE FOR SHORT TERM USE AND FOR SHORT TERM TREATMENT OF _ _INSOMNIA IN ADULTS: _ Children 2-5 years The use of Promethazine liquid is recommended for this age group. Children 5-10 years 25 mg as a single night-time dose. Children over 10 years and adults (including elderly) 25 or 50 mg as a single night time dose. 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Promethazine should not be used in patients in coma or suffering from CNS depression of any Đọc toàn bộ tài liệu