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Product name	Date released
APO-Sotalol 16 Jan 2019   Sotalol is used to prevent and treat an irregular heart rhythm or heartbeat, also known as an 'arrhythmia'. Sotalol belongs to a group of medicines called beta-blockers. How it works Sotalol works by changing the body's response to some nervous impulses, especially in the heart. By doing so, sotalol helps the heart to beat more regularly and reduce the effort to which the heart has to pump blood. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. This medicine is not addictive. There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine in children. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Sumatriptan 18 Oct 2018   Sumatriptan is used to relieve a migraine attack. This medicine may be used for migraine headaches with or without what is known as 'aura'. Sumatriptan belongs to a group of drugs called serotonin agonists. How it works It is thought that a migraine headache is due to widening of certain blood vessels in the head. Sumatriptan works by narrowing the affected vessels, to ease the symptoms of migraine. This medicine does not work in other types of headache which are not a migraine. It should not be used to prevent migraine attacks from occurring. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. This medicine is not addictive. The effectiveness of this medicine has not been established in adolescents between 12 and 17; and the safety and effectiveness of this medicine in children under the age of 12 years has not been established. Sumatriptan is not recommended for use in people aged over 65 years. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Tadalafil 04 Aug 2020   APO-Tadalafil is used to treat: erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence, in men. This is when a man cannot get, or maintain, a hard erect penis suitable for sexual activity. Following sexual stimulation, APO-Tadalafil works by helping the blood vessels in your penis to relax, allowing the flow of blood into your penis. The result of this is improved erectile function. APO-Tadalafil will only treat erectile dysfunction if you are sexually aroused. You and your partner will need to engage in foreplay, just as you would if you were not taking a medicine for erectile dysfunction. urinary symptoms associated with a common condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia. This is when the prostate gland gets bigger with age. Symptoms include difficulty in starting to pass urine, a feeling of not completely emptying the bladder and a more frequent need to pass urine even at night. APO-Tadalafil improves blood flow to, and relaxes the muscles of, the prostate and bladder which may reduce symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Your doctor may have prescribed you APO-Tadalafil to treat either, or both of these conditions. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why APO-Tadalafil has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. APO-Tadalafil is available only with a doctor's prescription. APO-Tadalafil is not intended for use by women or by children under the age of 18 years. The active ingredient in APO-Tadalafil tablets, tadalafil, belongs to a group of medicines called phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Tamsulosin SR 07 May 2020   APO-TAMSULOSIN SR is a medicine for use by men only. Tamsulosin SR is used in men who have a medical condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia (also known as BPH). In BPH the prostate gland is bigger than normal. BPH is NOT prostate cancer. Tamsulosin SR belongs to a group of medicines called alpha-blockers. Your doctor has prescribed Tamsulosin SR for you because you have symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate gland. BPH occurs only in men. It is common in men over the age of 50 years. The prostate gland is at the outlet of your urinary bladder. Because your prostate has become bigger than it should be, it is affecting how well you are able to pass your urine. This causes some, or all of the following symptoms: urine flow is slow the urine stream may become a trickle, or it may stop and start you find a delay when you try to pass urine, and you must strain to do so you feel that you cannot empty your bladder completely you may dribble at the end of passing urine you need to pass urine often during the day you need to get up often during the night to pass urine you feel an urgency to pass urine as soon as you first feel the need to do so These symptoms usually start gradually and increase in severity. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Tamsulosin SR has been prescribed for you. Tamsulosin SR is available only with a doctor’s prescription. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Telmisartan 10 Oct 2019   Telmisartan is used to: treat high blood pressure (also called hypertension) prevent cardiovascular complications, including death due to cardiovascular causes, in patients aged 55 years of age or older with coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, previous stroke, previous transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or high-risk diabetes with evidence of end organ damage High blood pressure (hypertension) Everyone has blood pressure. This pressure helps your blood move around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at different times of the day, depending on how busy or worried you are. You have hypertension (high blood pressure) when your blood pressure stays higher than normal, even when you are calm or relaxed. There are usually no signs of hypertension. The only way of knowing that you have hypertension is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. If high blood pressure is not treated, it can lead to serious health problems, including stroke, heart disease and kidney failure. Prevention of cardiovascular complications, including death due to cardiovascular causes Patients who may be considered at a high risk of developing cardiovascular complications, or at a high risk of death due to cardiovascular causes, are those aged 55 or more who have problems such as coronary artery disease (a heart disease caused by poor blood flow in the blood vessels of the heart), peripheral vascular disease (poor circulation in the hands or feet), previous stroke, previous transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or diabetes with additional high risk factors and evidence of end organ damage (e.g. damage occurring in the kidneys, heart, brain or eyes). Your doctor can tell you if you are at a high risk of developing cardiovascular complications or if you are at a high risk of death due to cardiovascular causes. Telmisartan belongs to a group of medicines called angiotensin II receptor antagonists. Angiotensin II is a substance in the body which causes blood vessels to narrow, thus increasing blood pressure. Telmisartan works by blocking the effect of angiotensin II. When the effect of angiotensin II is blocked, the blood vessels relax and your blood pressure goes down. Telmisartan may be used either alone or in combination with other medicines used to treat high blood pressure. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine for children under the age of 18 years. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Telmisartan HCTZ 04 Jun 2020   APO-Telmisartan HCTZ is used to lower high blood pressure (hypertension). Everyone has blood pressure. This pressure helps your blood move around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at different times of the day, depending on how busy or worried you are. You have hypertension when your blood pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are calm or relaxed. There are usually no signs of hypertension. The only way of knowing that you have hypertension is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. Untreated hypertension can lead to serious health problems, including stroke, heart disease and kidney failure. APO-Telmisartan HCTZ contains both telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) in one single tablet. These two active ingredients help to reduce blood pressure in different ways: Telmisartan belongs to a group of medicines called angiotensin II receptor antagonists. Angiotensin II is a substance in the body which causes blood vessels to narrow, thus increasing blood pressure. Telmisartan works by blocking the effect of angiotensin II. When the effect of angiotensin II is blocked, your blood vessels relax, and your blood pressure goes down Hydrochlorothiazide belongs to the group of medicines called diuretics. Diuretics help to reduce the amount of excess fluid in the body by increasing the amount of urine produced. They help with lowering blood pressure particularly when used with other blood pressure lowering medicines Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason. This medicine is not addictive. This medicine is available only with a doctor’s prescription. The safety and effectiveness of this medicine in children and teenagers up to 18 years of age have not been established. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Telmisartan/Amlodipine 13 Feb 2019   Telmisartan/amlodipine is used to lower high blood pressure (hypertension). Telmisartan belongs to a group of medicines called angiotensin II receptor antagonists. Amlodipine belongs to a group of medicines called calcium channel blockers. How it works Telmisartan and amlodipine work together to help stop your blood vessels tightening. As a result, the blood vessels relax, and blood pressure is lowered. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. This medicine is not addictive. There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine in children. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Temazepam 21 Nov 2016   APO-TEMAZEPAM is used to treat sleeping problems, also called insomnia. Your doctor, however, may have prescribed APO-TEMAZEPAM for another purpose. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why APO-TEMAZEPAM has been prescribed for you. APO-TEMAZEPAM belongs to a group of medicines called benzodiazepines. They are thought to work by their action on brain chemicals. In general, benzodiazepines such as APO-TEMAZEPAM should be taken for short periods only (for example 2 - 4 weeks). Continuous long-term use is not recommended unless advised by your doctor. The use of benzodiazepines may lead to dependence on the medicine. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Temozolomide 16 Nov 2020   The name of your medicine is APO-Temozolomide. It contains the active ingredient temozolomide. It is used to treat: patients with certain types of brain tumours called glioblastoma multiforme and anaplastic astrocytoma adult patients with advanced metastatic malignant melanoma Temozolomide belongs to a group of medicines called cytotoxic or chemotherapy medicines. It works by killing cancer cells and stopping cancer cells from growing and multiplying. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. Use in children Temozolomide is used to treat children 3 years and older, with specific forms of brain tumour (glioblastoma multiforme or anaplastic astrocytoma, showing recurrence or progression after standard therapy). read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Terbinafine 09 Oct 2019   Terbinafine is used to treat: fungal infections of the finger nails and toe nails tinea (ringworm) infections of the groin and body tinea infections of the feet, commonly called "athlete's foot" These infections are caused by a group of fungi called dermatophytes. Terbinafine works by killing dermatophytes. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason. It is available only with a doctor's prescription. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. This medicine should not be used in children. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print

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