国家: 马耳他
语言: 英文
来源: Medicines Authority
IRBESARTAN
Accord Healthcare Limited Sage House, 319, Pinner Road, North Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4HF, United Kingdom
C09CA04
IRBESARTAN 75 mg
FILM-COATED TABLET
IRBESARTAN 75 mg
POM
AGENTS ACTING ON THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM
Withdrawn
2011-08-29
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER IRBESARTAN 75 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS IRBESARTAN 150 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS IRBESARTAN 300 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS irbesartan 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 further questions, please 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, call your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Irbesartan Tablet is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Irbesartan Tablets 3. How to take Irbesartan Tablets 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Irbesartan Tablets 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT IRBESARTAN TABLET IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Irbesartan Tablets belong to a group of medicines known as angiotensin –II receptor antagonists. Angiotensin –II is a substance produced in the body which binds to receptors in blood vessels causing them to tighten. This results in an increase in blood pressure. Irbesartan Tablets prevents the binding of angiotensin -II to these receptors, causing the blood vessels to relax and the blood pressure to lower. Irbesartan Tablets slows the decrease of kidney function in patients with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. Irbesartan Tablets is used in adult patients • to treat high blood pressure (essential hypertension) • to protect the kidney in patients with high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and laboratory evidence of impaired kidney function. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE IRBESARTAN TABLETS DO NOT TAKE IRBESARTAN TABLETS: • If you are allergi 阅读完整的文件
Page 1 of 13 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Irbesartan 75 mg Film-coated Tablets Irbesartan 150 mg Film-coated Tablets Irbesartan 300 mg Film-coated Tablets 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film - coated tablet contains 75 mg Irbesartan. Excipient: 25.36 mg of lactose monohydrate per tablet. For thefull list of excipients, see section 6.1. Each film - coated tablet contains 150 mg Irbesartan. Excipient with known effect: 50.72 mg of lactose monohydrate per tablet. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. Each film - coated tablet contains 300 mg Irbesartan. Excipient with known effect: 101.44 mg of lactose monohydrate per tablet. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film– coated tablet White to off white, oval, biconvex, film coated tablet debossed ‘I 75’ on one side and plain on other side. Film– coated tablet White to off white, oval, biconvex, film coated tablet debossed ‘I 150’ on one side and plain on other side. Film– coated tablet White to off white, oval, biconvex, film coated tablet debossed ‘I 300’ on one side and plain on other side. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Irbesartan is indicated in adults for the treatment of essential hypertension. It is also indicated for the treatment of renal disease in adult patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus as part of an antihypertensive medicinal product regimen. (See section 5.1) Page 2 of 13 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology The usual recommended initial and maintenance dose is 150 mg once daily, with or without food. Irbesartan Tablets at a dose of 150 mg once daily generally provides a better 24 hour blood pressure con 阅读完整的文件