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Product name	Date released
Actemra SC AI 16 Apr 2020   Actemra contains the active ingredient tocilizumab. Actemra belongs to a group of medicines called anti-rheumatic agents. There are many different classes of anti-rheumatic agents. Actemra belongs to a class called monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal antibodies are proteins which specifically recognise and bind to other unique proteins in the body. Actemra for subcutaneous injection is used to treat active moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) in adults. It is also used to treat moderate to severe active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) in children over 2 years of age and active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) in children and adolescents, aged 1 year and over. Some of the signs and symptoms of these conditions are caused by the actions of a protein called interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R). Actemra works by binding and blocking IL-6R thereby helping to relieve some of the signs and symptoms of these conditions. For patients with RA, Actemra can also prevent damage occurring to your joints. There are different types of medicines used to treat RA, GCA, pJIA and sJIA. Your doctor, however, may have prescribed Actemra for another purpose. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Actemra has been prescribed for you. Actemra is not addictive. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Actilyse 10 Aug 2020   Actilyse is used to treat a number of conditions caused by blood clots forming within blood vessels, including: heart attacks caused by blood clots in the arteries of the heart (myocardial infarction) blood clots in the arteries of the lungs (pulmonary embolism) stroke caused by a blood clot in an artery of the brain (acute ischaemic stroke). Actilyse contains the active ingredient alteplase. It belongs to a group of medicines called thrombolytic agents. Actilyse works by dissolving clots in the blood vessels. These clots cause disease by interfering with normal blood flow. 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. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Actiq 29 Jun 2020   Actiq contains a medicine called fentanyl citrate. Fentanyl is a strong pain-relieving medicine and belongs to a group of medicine known as opioids. Actiq lozenge with integral applicator is a system for delivering fentanyl directly through the lining of the mouth. When you place Actiq in your mouth, it dissolves and the medicine is absorbed through the lining of your mouth, into the blood system. Taking the medicine in this way allows it to be absorbed very quickly to relieve your breakthrough pain. Breakthrough pain is additional sudden pain that occurs in spite of you having taken your usual opioid pain-relieving medicines. Keep using the opioid pain medicine you take for your persistent (around-the-clock) cancer pain during your Actiq treatment. Opioid medicines are those that contain active ingredients such as morphine, fentanyl citrate, codeine, methadone, oxycodone, pethidine or buprenorphine. The use of Actiq by people who are not taking prescription opioid medicines on a regular basis could result in life-threatening side effects. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Actiq lozenges have been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another use. Actiq is only available on a doctor’s prescription. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Actonel 09 Sep 2019   Actonel is used to treat bone disease and belongs to a group of medicines called bisphosphonates. Actonel works directly on your bones to make them stronger and therefore less likely to break or fracture. Actonel 5mg daily, 35mg Once-a-Week and 150mg Once-a-Month tablets are used to treat: osteoporosis (brittle or fragile bones that may fracture easily) osteoporosis caused by taking steroids Actonel 30mg tablets are used to treat: Paget's disease of the bone. These conditions are caused by changes in the way bone is normally maintained. Understanding bone Bone is a living tissue consisting of calcium and other minerals. Throughout life, old bone is constantly broken down and replaced with new bone. After the age of 35, bone loss may occur faster than your body can replace it. If you lose too much bone then they become weaker and are more likely to break. Osteoporosis Osteoporosis (brittle bone disease) is a disease that causes bones to become weaker. Weak bones break (fracture) easily. Many patients with osteoporosis have no symptoms and may not even know that they have osteoporosis. However osteoporosis makes you more likely to break bones when you have a fall or bump. The spine, hip and wrist are the most likely bones to break, although this can happen to any bone in your body. Osteoporosis can also cause back pain, height loss and a curved back. Osteoporosis is common in women after the menopause (change of life) and is also more likely to occur in women who have reached the menopause early. Osteoporosis can also occur in women who have not yet reached menopause, and in men. Long term steroid treatment can also lead to osteoporosis in both men and women. Actonel works by slowing down the process of old bone being removed. This allows the bone-forming cells time to rebuild normal bone. Actonel also helps to rebuild bone mass. This creates stronger bone which is less likely to fracture. Therefore Actonel can help reverse the progression of osteoporosis. Paget's disease of the bone Paget's disease occurs when the process of bone remodelling happens too quickly and in a disordered way. The new bone that is produced is weaker than normal and the affected bones may become enlarged, deformed, painful and may fracture. The skull, spine, legs, collar bone and pelvic bone are the most commonly affected. Do not give Actonel to children or adolescents under 18 years of age. There have been no studies of its effects in this age group. There is no evidence that Actonel is addictive. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Actonel EC 09 Sep 2019   Actonel EC is used to treat bone disease and belongs to a group of medicines called bisphosphonates. Actonel EC works directly on your bones to make them stronger and therefore less likely to break or fracture. Actonel EC is used to treat: osteoporosis (brittle or fragile bones that may fracture easily) osteoporosis caused by taking steroids Understanding bone Bone is a living tissue consisting of calcium and other minerals. Throughout life, old bone is constantly broken down and replaced with new bone. After the age of 35, bone loss may occur faster than your body can replace it. If you lose too much bone then they become weaker and are more likely to break. Osteoporosis Osteoporosis (brittle bone disease) is a disease that causes bones to become weaker. Weak bones break (fracture) easily. Many patients with osteoporosis have no symptoms and may not even know that they have osteoporosis. However osteoporosis makes you more likely to break bones when you have a fall or bump. The spine, hip and wrist are the most likely bones to break, although this can happen to any bone in your body. Osteoporosis can also cause back pain, height loss and a curved back. Osteoporosis is common in women after the menopause (change of life) and is also more likely to occur in women who have reached the menopause early. Osteoporosis can also occur in women who have not yet reached menopause, and in men. Long term steroid treatment can also lead to osteoporosis in both men and women. Actonel EC works by slowing down the process of old bone being removed. This allows the bone-forming cells time to rebuild normal bone. Actonel EC also helps to rebuild bone mass. This creates stronger bone which is less likely to fracture. Therefore Actonel EC can help reverse the progression of osteoporosis. Do not give Actonel EC to children or adolescents under 18 years of age. There have been no studies of its effects in this age group. There is no evidence that Actonel EC is addictive. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Actos 16 Dec 2020   ACTOS is a tablet that is used to improve the action of the body's naturally produced insulin. ACTOS is used in the management of type 2 diabetes not controlled by diet. ACTOS helps to control the level of glucose in your blood when you have type 2 diabetes. This is the 'adult onset' type of diabetes and is controlled by diet, certain oral medications and occasionally insulin. This medicine is also called pioglitazone hydrochloride and belongs to a group of medicines called glitazones. Glitazones decrease insulin resistance. 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. ACTOS can be used alone (when diet and exercise is not enough to treat your diabetes) or together with other anti-diabetic medicines. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. The use of ACTOS has not been studied in children. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Acular 17 Jul 2018   Download PDF Standard Print
Aczone 15 Feb 2017   Download PDF Standard Print
Adacel 14 Apr 2020   Adacel is a vaccine used to help prevent whooping cough (pertussis), tetanus and diphtheria. This vaccine is for use as a booster in persons from the age of 10 years who have previously received childhood immunisation. Use of Adacel during pregnancy allows antibodies to be passed to the baby in the womb from the pregnant woman to protect the baby from whooping cough during the first few months of life. Adacel is not intended for childhood immunisation. The use of Adacel should be determined on the basis of official recommendations and by your doctor. Whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria cause significant sickness and sometimes death in unvaccinated infants, children, and adults. How it works Adacel works by causing the body to produce its own protection against whooping cough, tetanus, and diphtheria. It does this by making substances called antibodies in the blood, which fight the bacteria and toxins that cause these diseases. If a vaccinated person comes into contact with these bacteria and toxins, the body is usually ready to destroy them. It usually takes several weeks after vaccination to develop protection against these diseases. Most people will produce enough antibodies against these diseases. However, as with all vaccines, 100% protection cannot be guaranteed. The vaccine will not give you any of these diseases. The chance of a severe reaction from Adacel is very small, but the risks from not being vaccinated against these diseases may be very serious. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Adacel Polio 10 Jul 2020   Do not use if you or your child has ever had an allergic reaction to Adacel Polio or any of the ingredients listed at the end of the CMI, or if you or your child ever had a disease of brain without an apparent cause within 7 days of a previous pertussis, tetanus or diphtheria vaccination. Talk to your doctor if you have any other medical conditions, take any other medicines, or are pregnant or plan to become pregnant or are breastfeeding. For more information, see Section 2. What should I know before I use Adacel Polio? in the full CMI. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print

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