Exelon 3 mg 28 Capsules

Rivastigmine 3 mg capsules What Rivastigmine is used for: Rivastigmine is used for the treatment of adult patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer’s dementia, a progressive brain disorder that gradually affects memory and intellectual ability. Do not use Rivastigmine: If you are allergic to Rivastigmine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine. If you have ever had an allergic reaction to a similar type of medicine. If you have a skin reaction spreading beyond the patch size, if there is a more intense local reaction and if it does not improve within 48 hours after removal of the transdermal patch. Warnings & Precautions: Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Rivastigmine: If you have, or have ever had, an irregular or slow heartbeat. If you have, or have ever had, an active stomach ulcer. If you have, or have ever had, difficulties in passing urine. If you have, or have ever had, seizures. If you have, or have ever had, asthma or a severe respiratory disease. If you suffer from trembling. If you have a low body weight. If you have gastrointestinal reactions such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. If you have impaired liver function. Possible Side Effects: These include loss of appetite, feeling dizzy, agitated or sleepy, urinary incontinence (inability to retain adequate urine), problems with your heartbeat, hallucinations and hyperactivity, stomach ulcer, dehydration (losing too much fluid), aggression. Other medicines and Rivastigmine: Rivastigmine might interfere with anticholinergic medicines some of which are medicines used to relieve stomach cramps or spasms (e.g. dicyclomine), to treat Parkinson’s disease (e.g. amantadine) or to prevent motion sickness (e.g. diphenhydramine, scopolamine, or meclizine). Rivastigmine Patch should not be given at the same time as metoclopramide. Taking the two medicines together could cause problems such as stiff limbs and trembling hands. If you have to undergo surgery whilst using Rivastigmine transdermal patches, tell your doctor that you are using them because they may exaggerate the effects of some muscle relaxants during anaesthesia. Caution when Rivastigmine Patch is given together with beta-blockers (medicines such as atenolol used to treat hypertension, angina, and other heart conditions). Taking the two medicines together could cause problems such as slowing of the heartbeat leading to fainting or loss of consciousness. How to use Rivastigmine: IMPORTANT: Take off the previous patch before putting ONE new patch on. Only one patch per day. Do not cut the patch into pieces. Press the patch firmly in place for at least 30 seconds using the palm of the hand. Your doctor will tell you which Rivastigmine transdermal patch is most suitable for you. Treatment usually starts with Rivastigmine 4.6 mg/24 h. The recommended usual daily dose is Rivastigmine 9.5 mg/24 h. If well tolerated, the treating physician may consider increasing the dose to 13.3 mg/24 h. Only wear one Rivastigmine patch at a time and replace the patch with a new one after 24 hours. If you have not applied a patch for more than three days, do not apply the next one before you have talked to your doctor. Transdermal patch treatment can be resumed at the same dose if treatment is not interrupted for more than three days. Otherwise your doctor will restart your treatment on Rivastigmine 4.6 mg/24 h. Before you apply a patch, make sure that your skin is clean, dry and hairless, free of any powder, oil, moisturiser or lotion that could keep the patch from sticking to your skin properly, free of cuts, rashes and/or irritations. Carefully remove any existing patch before putting on a new one. Having multiple patches on your body could expose you to an excessive amount of this medicine which could be potentially dangerous. Apply ONE patch per day to ONLY ONE of the possible locations shown in the following diagrams: left upper arm or right upper arm left upper chest or right upper chest (avoid breast) left upper back or right upper back left lower back or right lower back Do not apply a new patch to the same skin area twice within 14 days. How to store Rivastigmine: Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and sachet. Do not store above 25°C. Keep the transdermal patch in the sachet until use. Do not use any patch that is damaged or shows signs of tampering. * Dosage form and route of administration of Rivastigmine 1.5 mg, 3 mg, 4.5 mg, or 6 mg capsules and Rivastigmine 2 mg/mL Oral Solution should be prescribed according to therapeutic indication and disease severity of each individual patient.