Renantos Esomeprazol 40 mg, maagsapresistente tabletten

Renantos Esomeprazole contains a medicine called esomeprazole. This belongs to a group of medicines called ‘proton pump inhibitors’. They work by reducing the amount of acid that your stomach produces.

Renantos Esomeprazole is used to treat the following conditions:

Adults and young people aged 12 years and above

• Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease’ (GORD). This is where acid from the stomach escapes into the gullet (the tube which connects your throat to your stomach) causing pain, inflammation and heartburn.
• Ulcers in the stomach or upper part of the gut (intestine) that are infected with bacteria called ‘Helicobacter pylori’. If you have this condition, your doctor may also prescribe antibiotics to treat the infection and allow the ulcer to heal.

Adults

• Stomach ulcers caused by medicines called NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs). Renantos Esomeprazole can also be used to stop stomach ulcers from forming if you are taking NSAIDs.
• Too much acid in the stomach caused by a growth in the pancreas (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome).
• Prolonged treatment after prevention of rebleeding of ulcers with intravenous Renantos Esomeprazole

Do not take Renantos Esomeprazole if you are:

• allergic (hypersensitive) to esomeprazole or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in Section 6: Further information).
• allergic to other proton pump inhibitor medicines (e.g. pantoprazole, lanzoprazole, rabeprazole, omeprazole)..
• taking a medicine containing nelfinavir (used to treat HIV).

Do not take Renantos Esomeprazole if any of the above apply to you.

If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Renantos Esomeprazole

Take special care with Renantos Esomeprazole

Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking Renantos Esomeprazole if you have:

• severe liver problems.
• severe kidney problems.

Renantos Esomeprazole may hide the symptoms of other diseases.

Therefore, if any of the following happen to you before you start taking Renantos Esomeprazole or while you are taking it, talk to your doctor straight away:

• You lose a lot of weight for no reason and have problems swallowing.
• You get stomach pain or indigestion.
• You begin to vomit food or blood.
• You pass black stools (blood-stained faeces).

If you have been prescribed Renantos Esomeprazole "on demand" you should contact your doctor if your symptoms continue or change in character.

Taking a proton pump inhibitor like Renantos Esomeprazole, especially over a period of more than one year, may slightly increase your risk of fracture in the hip, wrist or spine. Tell your doctor if you have osteoporosis or if you are taking corticosteroids (which can increase the risk of osteoporosis)

Taking other medicines

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, or have recently taken, any other medicines. This includes medicines that you buy without a prescription.

This is because Renantos Esomeprazole can affect the way some medicines work and some medicines can have an effect on Renantos Esomeprazole.

Do not take Renantos Esomeprazole if you are taking a medicine containing nelfinavir (used to treat HIV).

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following medicines:

• Atazanavir (used to treat HIV).
• Ketoconazole, itraconazole or voriconazole (used to treat infections caused by a fungus).
• Citalopram, imipramine or clomipramine (used to treat depression).
• Diazepam (used to treat anxiety, relax muscles or in epilepsy).
• Phenytoin (used in epilepsy). If you are taking phenytoin, your doctor will need to monitor you when you start or stop taking Renantos Esomeprazole
• Medicines that are used to thin your blood, such as warfarin. Your doctor may need to monitor you when you start or stop taking Renantos Esomeprazole.
• Cisapride (used for indigestion and heartburn).
• Clopidogrel (used to prevent blood clots (thrombi)).
• Digoxin (used for heart problems).
• Rifampicin (used for treatment of tuberculosis).
• St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) (used to treat depression).

If your doctor has prescribed the antibiotics amoxicillin and clarithromycin as

well as Renantos Esomeprazole to treat ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infection, it is very important that you tell your doctor about any other medicines you are taking.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

Before taking Renantos Esomeprazole tell your doctor if you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine. Your doctor will decide whether you can take Renantos Esomeprazole during this time.

It is not known if esomeprazole passes into breast milk. Therefore, you should not take Renantos Esomeprazole if you are breastfeeding.

Taking Renantos Esomeprazole with food and drink

Renantos Esomeprazole can be taken with or without food.

Driving and using machines

Renantos Esomeprazole is not likely to affect you being able to drive or use any tools or machines.

Important information about some of the ingredients of Renantos Esomeprazole

Renantos Esomeprazole gastro-resistant tablets contain sucrose, which is a type of sugar. If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, talk to your doctor before taking this medicine.

Always take Renantos Esomeprazole exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

• Renantos Esomeprazole gastro-resistant tablets are not recommended for children less than 12 years old.
• If you are taking this medicine for a long time, your doctor will want to monitor you (particularly if you are taking it for more than a year).
• If your doctor has told you to take this medicine as and when you need it, tell your doctor if your symptoms change.

Taking this medicine

• You can take your tablets at any time of the day.
• You can take your tablets with food or on an empty stomach.
• Swallow your tablets whole with a drink of water. Do not chew or crush the tablets. This is because the tablets contain coated pellets which stop the medicine from being broken down by the acid in your stomach. It is important not to damage the pellets.

What to do if you have trouble swallowing the tablets

• If you have trouble swallowing the tablets:
  • Put them into a glass of still (non-fizzy) water. Do not use any other liquids.
  • Stir until the tablets break up (the mixture will not be clear). Then drink the mixture straight away or within 30 minutes. Always stir

the mixture just before drinking it.

• To make sure that you have drunk all of the medicine, rinse the

glass very well with half a glass of water and drink it. The solid pieces contain the medicine

• • do not chew or crush them.
• If you cannot swallow at all, the tablet can be mixed with some water and put into a syringe. It can then be given to you through a tube directly into your stomach (‘gastric tube’).

How much to take

• Your doctor will tell you how many tablets to take and how long to take them for. This will depend on your condition, how old you are and how well your liver works.
• The usual doses are given below.

To treat heartburn caused by gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD):

Adults and children aged 12 or above:

If your doctor has found that your food pipe (gullet) has been slightly damaged,

the usual dose is one Renantos Esomeprazole 40 mg gastro-resistant tablet once a day for 4 weeks. Your doctor may tell you to take the same dose for a further 4 weeks

if your gullet has not yet healed.

• The usual dose once the gullet has healed is one Renantos Esomeprazole 20 mg gastro-resistant tablet once a day
• If your gullet has not been damaged, the usual dose is one Renantos Esomeprazole

20 mg gastro-resistant tablet each day. Once the condition has been controlled,

your doctor may tell you to take your medicine as and when you need it, up to a maximum of one Renantos Esomeprazole 20 mg gastro-resistant tablet each day.

If you have severe liver problems, your doctor may give you a lower dose.

To treat ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infection and to stop them coming back:

• Adults and young people aged 12 or above: the usual dose is one Renantos Esomeprazole 20 mg gastro-resistant tablet twice a day for one week.
• Your doctor will also tell you to take antibiotics called amoxicillin and clarithromycin.

To treat stomach ulcers caused by NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs):

• Adults aged 18 and above: the usual dose is one Renantos Esomeprazole 20 mg gastro-resistant tablet once a day for 4 to 8 weeks.

To prevent stomach ulcers if you are taking NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs):

• Adults aged 18 and above: the usual dose is one Renantos Esomeprazole 20 mg gastro-resistant tablet once a day.

To treat too much acid in the stomach caused by a growth in the pancreas (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome):

• Adults aged 18 and above: the usual dose is one Renantos Esomeprazole 40 mg gastro-resistant tablet twice a day.
• Your doctor will adjust the dose depending on your needs and will also decide how long you need to take the medicine for. The maximum dose is 80 mg twice a day.

Prolonged treatment after prevention of rebleeding of ulcers with intravenous esomeprazole:

• The usual dose is one Renantos Esomeprazole 40 mg tablet once a day for 4 weeks.

If you take more Renantos Esomeprazole than you should

If you take more Renantos Esomeprazole than prescribed by your doctor, talk to your doctor or pharmacist straight away.

If you forget to take Renantos Esomeprazole

If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember it. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose.

Do not take a double dose (two doses at the same time) to make up for a forgotten dose.

If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Like all medicines, Renantos Esomeprazole can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

If you notice any of the following serious side effects, stop taking Renantos Esomeprazole and contact a doctor immediately:

• Sudden wheezing, swelling of your lips, tongue and throat or body, rash, fainting or difficulties in swallowing (severe allergic reaction).
• Reddening of the skin with blisters or peeling. There may also be severe blisters and bleeding in the lips, eyes, mouth, nose and genitals. This could be ‘Stevens-

Johnson syndrome’ or ‘toxic epidermal necrolysis’.

Yellow skin, dark urine and tiredness which can be symptoms of liver problems.

These effects are rare, affecting less than 1 in 1,000 people.

Other side effects include:

Common (affects 1 to 10 users in 100)

• Headache.
• Effects on your stomach or gut: diarrhoea, stomach pain, constipation, wind (flatulence).
• Feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting).

Uncommon (affects 1 to 10 users in 1,000)

• Swelling of the feet and ankles.
• Disturbed sleep (insomnia).
• Dizziness, tingling feelings such as “pins and needles”, feeling sleepy.
• Spinning feeling (vertigo).
• Dry mouth.
• Changes in blood tests that check how the liver is working.
• Skin rash, lumpy rash (hives) and itchy skin.

Rare (affects 1 to 10 users in 10,000)

• Blood problems such as a reduced number of white cells or platelets. This can cause weakness, bruising or make infections more likely.
• Low levels of sodium in the blood. This may cause weakness, being sick (vomiting) and cramps.
• Feeling agitated, confused or depressed.
• Taste changes.
• Eyesight problems such as blurred vision.
• Suddenly feeling wheezy or short of breath (bronchospasm).
• An inflammation of the inside of the mouth.
• An infection called “thrush” which can affect the gut and is caused by a fungus.
• Liver problems, including jaundice which can cause yellow skin, dark urine, and tiredness.
• Hair loss (alopecia).
• Skin rash on exposure to sunshine.
• Joint pains (arthralgia) or muscle pains (myalgia).
• Generally feeling unwell and lacking energy.
• Increased sweating.

Very rare (affects less than 1 user in 10,000)

• Changes in blood count including agranulocytosis (lack of white blood cells)
• Aggression.

• Seeing, feeling or hearing things that are not there (hallucinations).
• Severe liver problems leading to liver failure and inflammation of the brain.
• Sudden onset of a severe rash or blistering or peeling skin. This may be associated with a high fever and joint pains (Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis).
• Muscle weakness.
• Severe kidney problems.
• Enlarged breasts in men.
• Low levels of magnesium in the blood. If you are on Renantos Esomeprazole for more than three months it is possible that the levels of magnesium in your blood may fall. Low levels of magnesium can be seen as fatigue, involuntary muscle contractions, disorientation, convulsions, dizziness, increased heart rate. If you get any of these symptoms, please tell your doctor promptly. Low levels of magnesium can also lead to a reduction in potassium or calcium levels in the blood. Your doctor may decide to perform regular blood tests to monitor your levels of magnesium.

Renantos Esomeprazole may in very rare cases affect the white blood cells leading to immune deficiency. If you have an infection with symptoms such as fever with a severely reduced general condition or fever with symptoms of a local infection

such as pain in the neck, throat or mouth or difficulties in urinating, you must

consult your doctor as soon as possible so that a lack of white blood cells (agranulocytosis) can be ruled out by a blood test.

It is important for you to give information about your medication at this time.

Do not be concerned by this list of possible side effects. You may not get any of them. If any of the side effects get serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in

this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

• • Keep out of the reach and sight of children.
  • Store below 30°C.
  • Keep this medicine in the original container (blister) in order to protect from moisture.
  • Do not take your tablets after the expiry date (EXP) shown on the carton or blister foil. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
  • Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines that are no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.

What Renantos Esomeprazole contains

The active substance is esomeprazole. Renantos Esomeprazole gastro-resistant tablets come in two strengths containing 20 mg or 40 mg of esomeprazole

(as magnesium trihydrate).

The other ingredients are

Glyceryl monostearate, hypromellose, iron oxide red (E 172), iron oxide yellow (E172), mannitol (E421), methacrylic acid-ethyl acrylate copolymer, cellulose, paraffin, hard

macrogol 4000, polysorbate 80, povidone, sodium stearyl fumarate, sugar spheres (sucrose and maize starch), talc, titanium dioxide (E 171), triethyl citrate.

What Renantos Esomeprazole looks like and contents of the pack

• Renantos Esomeprazole 20 mg gastro-resistant tablets are pink, oval shaped film-coated tablets with average dimensions 14.0 mm x 7.0 mm.
• Renantos Esomeprazole 40 mg gastro-resistant tablets are pink, oval shaped film-coated tablets with average dimensions 17.6 mm x 8.8 mm.
• Renantos Esomeprazole 20 mg gastro-resistant tablets are available in presentation packs containing 7, 14, 28, 56 or 98 blistered tablets;
• Renantos Esomeprazole 40 mg gastro-resistant tablets are available in presentation packs containing 7, 14, 28 blistered tablets;

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Houder van de vergunning voor het in de handel brengen en fabrikant

Houder van de vergunningRenantos Pharmavertriebsgesellschaft mbH Beethovenstraße 10

89340 Leipheim Duitsland

Fabrikant

LAMP S. PROSPERO S.p.A.

Via della Pace, 25, 41030 San Prospero (Modena) Italië

FARMEA

Rue Bouché Thomas, 10, ZAC d’Orgemont, BP 50723, 49007 Angers Cedex, Frankrijk

In het register ingeschreven onder:

RVG 108422

RVG 108424

This medicinal product is authorised in the Member States of the EEA under the following names:

DE: Renantos Esomeprazol 20/40 mg magensaftresistente Tabletten

NL: Renantos Esomeprazol 20/40 mg maagsapresistente tabletten

Deze bijsluiter is voor het laatst goedgekeurd in December 2012