Vastarel 80 mg OD Dosage & Drug Information

Concise Prescribing Info Full Prescribing Info Contents Description Action Indications/Uses Dosage/Direction for Use Overdosage Contraindications Special Precautions Use In Pregnancy & Lactation Adverse Reactions Drug Interactions Caution For Usage Storage MIMS Class ATC Classification Regulatory Classification Presentation/Packing Brand Resources

Concise Prescribing Info

Contents

Trimetazidine diHCl

Indications/Uses

Add-on therapy for the symptomatic treatment of adults w/ stable angina pectoris who are inadequately controlled by or intolerant to 1st-line antianginal therapies.

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Dosage/Direction for Use

1 cap once daily during breakfast. Moderate renal impairment (CrCl 30-60 mL/min) Reduce dose by ½ ie, 40 mg in the morning during breakfast.

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Overdosage

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Administration

May be taken with or without food: Swallow whole, do not open.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity. Parkinson's disease, parkinsonian symptoms, tremors, restless leg syndrome & other related movement disorders. Severe renal impairment (CrCl <30 mL/min).

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Special Precautions

Not for use as a curative treatment for angina attacks, as initial treatment for unstable angina or MI, in the pre-hospital phase or during the 1st days of hospitalisation. May cause or worsen parkinsonian symptoms (tremor, akinesia, hypertonia). W/draw treatment if movement disorders eg, parkinsonian symptoms, restless leg syndrome, tremors, gait instability occur. Falls related to gait instability or hypotension may occur. Not to be taken by patients w/ rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrose-isomaltase insufficiency. May give a +ve result in anti-doping tests. May affect ability to drive & use machines. Moderate renal impairment. Avoid during pregnancy. Not to be used during lactation. Childn <18 yr. Elderly >75 yr.

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Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

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Adverse Reactions

Dizziness, headache; abdominal pain, diarrhoea, dyspepsia, nausea & vomiting; rash, pruritus, urticaria; asthenia.

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Caution For Usage

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Storage

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Description

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Action

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MIMS Class

Anti-Anginal Drugs

ATC Classification

C01EB15 - trimetazidine ; Belongs to the class of other cardiac preparations.

Regulatory Classification

POM

Presentation/Packing

Form

Vastarel 80 mg OD PR cap 80 mg

Packing/Price

1 × 10's;3 × 10's

Vastarel 80 mg OD

trimetazidine

Manufacturer:

Servier

Distributor:

Maxxcare