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MSD Ireland (Human Health) Limited

MSD Ireland (Human Health) Limited
Pelham House, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland
Telephone: +353 1 299 8700
Fax: +353 1 299 8701
Medical Information e-mail: medinfo_ireland@merck.com
Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on medicines.ie: 11/02/2011
SPC Cozaar 12.5mg, 50mg & 100mg Film-coated Tablets

When a pharmaceutical company changes an SPC or PIL, a new version is published on medicines.ie. For each version, we show the dates it was published on medicines.ie and the reasons for change.

Updated on 11/02/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   31-Jan-2011
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

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Update section 4.1, 4.2, 4.8 & 5.1 of SPC following the HEAAL Study.

Updated on 16/03/2010 and displayed until 11/02/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   15-Jan-2010
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

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Correct lactose content i.e. change from 12.5mg to 25.25mg
Each COZAAR 12.5 mg tablet contains 25.25 mg lactose monohydrate

Updated on 25/02/2010 and displayed until 16/03/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of excipients
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   15-Jan-2010
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

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4.9 Overdose

Symptoms of intoxication
Limited data are available with regard to overdose in humans. The most likely manifestation of overdose would be hypotension and tachycardia. Bradycardia could occur from parasympathetic (vagal) stimulation.

 

Treatment of intoxication

If symptomatic hypotension should occur, supportive treatment should be instituted.Measures are depending on the time of medicinal product intake and kind and severity of symptoms. Stabilisation of the cardiovascular system should be given priority. After oral intake, the administration of a sufficient dose of activated charcoal is indicated. Afterwards, close monitoring of the vital parameters should be performed. Vital parameters should be corrected if necessary.

 

Neither losartan nor the active metabolite can be removed by haemodialysis.

6.1 List of excipients

 

microcrystalline cellulose (E460)
lactose monohydrate
pregelatinized maize starch
magnesium stearate (E572)

hyprolose (E463)
hypromellose (E464)

 

COZAAR 12.5 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg contain potassium in the following amounts: 1.06 mg (0.027 mEq), 4.24 mg (0.108 mEq) and 8.48 mg (0.216 mEq) respectively.

COZAAR 12.5 mg tablets also contain carnauba wax (E903), titanium dioxide (E171), indigo carmine (E132) aluminum lake.

 

 

6.5 Nature and contents of container
COZAAR 12.5 mg - PVC/PE/PVDC blister packages with aluminum foil lidding in cartons containing 7, 14, 21, 28, 50, 98, 210 or 500 tablets
and a unit-dose package of 28 tablets for hospital use. HDPE bottles of 100 tablets.

 

COZAAR 50 mg - PVC/PE/PVDC blister packages with aluminum foil lidding in cartons containing 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 30, 50, 56, 84, 90, 98, 280 or 500 tablets

and unit-dose packages of 28, 56 and 98 tablets for hospital use. HDPE bottles of 100 or 300 tablets.

 

COZAAR 100 mg - PVC/PE/PVDC blister packages with aluminum foil lidding in cartons containing 7, 10, 14, 15, 20, 28, 30, 50, 56, 84, 90, 98 or 280 tablets

and unit-dose packages of 28, 56 and 98 tablets for hospital use. HDPE bottles of 100 tablets.

 

 9. DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION/RENEWAL OF THE AUTHORISATION
Cozaar 12.5mg 6th March 2009 /

31 December 2009
Cozaar 50mg 6th June 1995 / 31 December 2009
Cozaar 100mg 16th November 2001 / 31 December 2009

 

Updated on 07/01/2010 and displayed until 25/02/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Addition of joint SPC covering all presentations
Date of revision of text on the SPC:  
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

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Active Ingredients

 
   Losartan potassium

Versions

 
11/02/2011 to Current
16/03/2010 to 11/02/2011
25/02/2010 to 16/03/2010
07/01/2010 to 25/02/2010
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Registered Number: 254776
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