Acebutolol 400 Mg Film-Coated Tablets
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If you are not sure if any of the above apply to Package leaflet: you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before Information for the user taking Acebutolol. Operations or anaesthetics Acebutolol 400 mg Tell your doctor or dentist you are taking film-coated tablets Acebutolol if you are going to have an anaesthetic or an operation (including dental acebutolol hydrochloride surgery). Other medicines and Acebutolol Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, Read all of this leaflet carefully before have recently taken or might take any other you start taking this medicine because it medicines. contains important information for you. In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it any of the following: again. - Other medicines for high blood pressure • If you have any further questions, ask your - Clonidine used for migraine or high blood doctor or pharmacist. pressure. If you are taking clonidine and • This medicine has been prescribed for you Acebutolol together, you should not stop only. Do not pass it on to others. It may taking clonidine unless your doctor tells you. harm them, even if their signs of illness are If you have to stop taking clonidine, your the same as yours. doctor will give you instructions • If you get any side effects, talk to your - Medicines for chest pain (angina) such as doctor or pharmacist. This includes any verapamil, nifedipine or diltiazem. Verapamil possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. must not be taken within several days of See section 4. taking Acebutolol What is in this leaflet - Medicines for heart problems such as 1. What Acebutolol is and what it is used for amiodarone, disopyramide or digoxin 2. What you need to know before you take - Medicines used for mental health problems Acebutolol (antipsychotic medicines) - such as 3. How to take Acebutolol haloperidol, sulpiride, pimozide, flupenthixol 4. Possible side effects or sultopride 5. How to store Acebutolol - Some medicines used for depression 6. Contents of the pack and other information (mono-amine oxidase inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants) such as phenelzine, 1. What Acebutolol is and what it is used imipramine or amitriptyline for - Medicines to help you sleep (barbiturates) The name of your medicine is Acebutolol such as amobarbital 400 mg Tablets. This belongs to a group of - Insulin or tablets to treat diabetes - such as medicines called beta-blockers. It works by glibenclamide. Your doctor may change your slowing your heart rate or lowering your blood dose pressure. - Medicines used for breathing problems Acebutolol is used for: -such as aminophylline, theophylline, - Chest pain (angina) salbutamol and terbutaline - High blood pressure - Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs - Uneven or unusually fast heart beats (NSAIDs) - used to relieve pain (such (arrhythmia) as ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, indometacin, piroxicam and floctafenine) 2. What you need to know before you - Fingolimod used for treating multiple take Acebutolol sclerosis. Your doctor may perform monitoring at the start of treatment Do not take this medicine if: - You are allergic (hypersensitive) to Acebutolol with food, drink and alcohol acebutolol hydrochloride, other betablockers Take Acebutolol with or just after meals or any of the other ingredients of Acebutolol Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility (see Section 6: Further information) Signs Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine of an allergic reaction include: a rash, if: swallowing or breathing problems, swelling - You are pregnant, might become pregnant, of your lips, face, throat or tongue or think you may be pregnant. Acebutolol - You have low blood pressure should not normally be given during - You have severe heart problems or heart pregnancy as it may cause problems with failure not controlled by medicines the foetus or newly born baby. - You have a very slow heartbeat - less than - You are breast-feeding or planning to 50 beats per minute breast-feed. You should not breastfeed if - Your doctor has told you that you have an you are taking Acebutolol. This is because abnormal level of acid in your blood (called small amounts may pass into mothers’ milk. acidosis). Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice - You have serious blood circulation problems before taking any medicine if you are - You have a tumour on the adrenal gland pregnant or breast-feeding. (called phaechromocytoma) - You are taking floctafenine (used to treat Driving and using machines pain), or sultopride (used to treat certain You may feel tired or dizzy while taking this mental medicine. If this happens, do not drive or use illnesses) any tools or machines. - You are breast-feeding Acebutolol Tablets contains lactose. If you - You have asthma or chronic obstructive have been told by your doctor that you can not pulmonary disease in their severe forms”. tolerate some sugars, talk to your doctor before Do not take if any of the above apply to you. taking Acebutolol Tablets. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Acebutolol. 3. How to take Acebutolol Warnings and precautions Always take Acebutolol exactly as your doctor Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking has told you. You should check with your doctor Acebutolol if you: or pharmacist if you are not sure. - You have kidney problems Taking this medicine - You have heart failure that is controlled with - Take this medicine by mouth medicines - Swallow the tablets with a drink of water - You have a slow heart beat (also see - If you feel the effect of your medicine is too section ‘Do not take Acebutolol if’) weak or too strong, do not change the dose - You have breathing problems due to long yourself, but ask your doctor term lung problems (called ‘asthma’, ‘bronchitis’ or ‘emphysema’) How much to take - You have an overactive thyroid gland Adults (including the elderly) - You have diabetes or low blood sugar levels The usual dose of Acebutolol depends on your (hypoglycaemia) needs and the illness being treated. Your doctor - You have psoriasis will advise you. - You have mild or moderate blood circulation Chest pains (angina) problems. You may have cold hands and - The starting dose is 400 mg once a feet that look darker than the rest of your day at breakfast or 200 mg twice a day body - If necessary, your doctor may increase - You have a form of chest pain known as this to 300 mg three times a day ‘Prinzmetal’s’ angina - The maximum daily dose is 1200 mg - You have a history of allergies P1519937 High blood pressure Other side effects include: - The starting dose is 400 mg once a - Lack of interest in sexual activities (loss of day at breakfast or 200 mg twice a libido) day - Being sick (vomiting) - If necessary, after 2 weeks, your - Unusual skin sensations such as numbness, doctor may increase this to 400 mg tingling, pricking, burning or creeping on the twice a day skin (paraesthesia) Uneven or unusually fast heart beats Blood tests (arrhythmia) Acebutolol can increase the levels of liver - The starting dose is 200 mg daily enzymes shown up in blood tests. This can - If necessary, your doctor may mean that your liver is not working properly. increase this to 400 mg to 1200 mg Reporting of side effects daily If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor Patients with kidney problems or pharmacist. This includes any possible side Your doctor may decide to lower your dose of effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also Acebutolol if necessary. report side effects directly via the national reporting system listed in Yellow Card Scheme If you take more Acebutolol than you should If you take more tablets than you should Website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or - Tell a doctor or go to a hospital casualty search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google department straight away. Play or Apple App Store. - Take the medicine pack with you. This is so By reporting side effects you can help provide the doctors know what you have taken. more information on the safety of this medicine. - The following effects may happen: 5. How to store Acebutolol Feeling dizzy or weak, difficulty in breathing or wheezing, low blood sugar or serious Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of heart problems. children. Store below 30 ºC. If you forget to take Acebutolol Do not use this medicine after the expiry date If you forget a dose, take it as soon as you which is stated on the label, carton and blister remember it. However, if it is nearly time for the after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day next dose, skip the missed dose. Do not take a of that month. double dose to make up for a forgotten dose. Do not throw away any medicines via If you stop taking Acebutolol wastewater or household waste. Ask your Keep taking Acebutolol until your doctor tells pharmacist how to throw away medicines you you to stop. If you stop treatment no longer use. These measures will help protect suddenly your illness may get worse. When the environment. your doctor says that you can stop taking Acebutolol, you need to do this gradually. Your 6. Contents of the pack and other doctor will help you do this. information If you have any further questions about this medicine, ask your doctor or • The active substance is acebutolol pharmacist. hydrochloride. Each film-coated tablet contains 400 mg of 4. Possible side effects acebutolol (as acebutolol hydrochloride) • The other ingredients are Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side Tablet core: Lactose monohydrate, Maize effects, although not everybody gets them. starch, Povidone (K-30), Talc, Silica colloidal Stop taking Acebutolol and see your doctor Anhydrous, Magnesium Stearate or go to a hospital straight Tablet coat: Hypromellose 6cp, Macrogol away if: 6000, Titanium dioxide (E171) - You have an allergic reaction.