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Product name	Date released
APO-Lisinopril 05 May 2016   The name of your medicine is APO-Lisinopril. It contains the active ingredient lisinopril (as lisinopril dihydrate). It is used to treat the following: People with mild or moderate hypertension (high blood pressure) People with congestive heart failure People with acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) High Blood Pressure Everyone has blood pressure. This pressure helps get your blood all 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 is needed, even when you are calm and relaxed. People with high blood pressure often feel fine and have no symptoms. You can only tell if you have high blood pressure by having your blood pressure regularly checked. If high blood pressure is not treated it can lead to serious health problems, including stroke, heart disease and kidney failure. Lisinopril is used to lower high blood pressure (hypertension). Congestive Heart Failure Heart failure means that the heart muscle cannot pump blood strongly enough to supply all the blood needed throughout the body. Heart failure is not the same as heart attack and does not mean that the heart stops working. Heart failure may start off with no symptoms, but as the condition progresses, people may feel short of breath or may get tired easily after light physical activity such as walking. Some people may wake up short of breath at night. Fluid may collect in different parts of the body, often first noticed as swollen ankles and feet. Lisinopril may help to improve the symptoms of heart failure. When used to treat heart failure, lisinopril is almost always used with other medicines called diuretics or fluid tablets. These medicines help the kidney to get rid of excess fluid from the body. Heart Attack A heart attack occurs when one of the major blood vessels supplying blood to the heart muscle becomes blocked. As a result of the blockage, the heart does not receive the oxygen it needs and the heart muscle becomes damaged. This may lead to further complications such as heart failure, irregular heart rhythms and blood clots. In some patients, lisinopril may help to prevent some of the further complications of heart attack, such as heart failure. 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. How it works Lisinopril belongs to a group of medicines called Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. It widens the blood vessels so that blood can pass through them more easily. This means that your blood pressure will drop, and it also means that if you have heart failure your heart can cope with doing some exercise and you won't run out of breath as easily. Lisinopril also helps prevent complications which follow a heart attack, such as heart failure. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. Use in children This medicine should not be used in children. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Macrogol Plus Electrolytes 13 Jan 2014   The name of your medicine is APO-MACROGOL PLUS ELECTROLYTES. It contains the active ingredient macrogol and electrolytes sodium chloride, potassium chloride and sodium bicarbonate. It is used: to help you have a comfortable bowel movement even if you have been constipated for a long time works in faecal impaction (as diagnosed by your doctor). If the product has been prescribed by your doctor, talk to your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine was prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Meloxicam Capsules 07 May 2015   The name of your medicine is APO- Meloxicam. It contains the active ingredient meloxicam. It is used to treat the symptoms of osteoarthritis rheumatoid arthritis Both diseases mainly affect the joints causing pain and swelling. Although meloxicam can relieve symptoms such as pain and inflammation, it will not cure your condition. 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. How it works Meloxicam belongs to a family of medicines called Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). These medicines work by relieving pain and inflammation. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. Use in children Do not give meloxicam to children and adolescents under 18 years of age. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Meloxicam Tablets 07 May 2015   The name of your medicine is APO- Meloxicam. It contains the active ingredient meloxicam. It is used to treat the symptoms of: osteoarthritis rheumatoid arthritis. Both diseases mainly affect the joints, causing pain and swelling. Although meloxicam can relieve symptoms such as pain and inflammation, it will not cure your condition. 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. 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. How it works Meloxicam belongs to a family of medicines called Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). These medicines work by relieving pain and inflammation. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. Use in children Do not give meloxicam to children and adolescents under 18 years of age. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Memantine 17 Sep 2014   The name of your medicine is APO-Memantine. It contains the active ingredient, memantine (as memantine hydrochloride). This medicine is used to treat moderately severe to severe Alzheimer's disease (AD). AD can be described as a general decline in all areas of mental ability. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why it has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason. This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription. How it works Memantine belongs to a group of medicines called N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists. It is thought to work by protecting NMDA receptors in the brain against high levels of the chemical glutamate, which could be the cause of brain degeneration. NMDA receptors are involved in the transmission of nerve signals within the brain, e.g. in learning and memory. This medicine should improve your thinking capacity and your ability to remember. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. Use in children This medicine should not be used in children. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Metformin 02 Jan 2015   The name of your medicine is APO-Metformin 500, 850 or 1000 tablets. It contains the active ingredient metformin (as metformin hydrochloride). It is used to treat type 2 diabetes (also called non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or maturity onset diabetes) in adults and children over 10 years of age. It is especially useful in those who are overweight, when diet and exercise are not enough to lower high blood glucose levels (hyperglycaemia). For adult patients, metformin can be used alone, or in combination with other oral diabetic medicines or in combination with insulin in insulin requiring type 2 diabetes. 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. How it works Metformin belongs to a group of medicines called biguanides. Metformin lowers high blood glucose by helping your body make better use of the insulin produced by your pancreas. If your blood glucose is not properly controlled, you may experience hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose) or hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose). People with type 2 diabetes are unable to make enough insulin or their body does not respond properly to the insulin it does make. This causes a build up of glucose in the blood, which can lead to serious medical problems with your heart, eyes, circulation or kidneys. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. Use in children This medicine should not be used in children under 10 years of age. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Metformin XR 14 Jun 2017   APO-Metformin XR Tablets is used to control blood glucose (sugar) in people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus, especially in those who are overweight. It is used when diet and exercise are not enough to control high levels of blood glucose. Metformin XR can be used alone, or in combination with other medicines for treating diabetes. Metformin belongs to a group of medicines called biguanides. It lowers high blood glucose levels by: improving your body's sensitivity to insulin and restoring the way it normally uses glucose reducing the amount of glucose your liver makes delaying the amount of glucose your intestine absorbs. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 diabetes mellitus is also called Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) or Maturity Onset Diabetes. Insulin is a hormone that enables body tissues to take up glucose from the blood and to use it for energy or fat storage for future use. People with Type 2 diabetes are unable to make enough insulin or their body does not respond properly to the insulin it does make. This causes a build-up of glucose in the blood (hyperglycaemia), which can lead to serious medical problems. Long-term hyperglycaemia can lead to heart disease, blindness, kidney damage, poor blood circulation and gangrene. Signs of hyperglycaemia may include: tiredness or lack of energy headache thirst passing large amounts of urine blurred vision. 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. Use in children There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine for children. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Metoclopramide 23 Apr 2015   The name of your medicine is APO-Metoclopramide. It contains the active ingredient metoclopramide hydrochloride. In adults over 20 years old this medicine is used: to treat nausea and vomiting caused by infectious diseases, kidney disease, child birth, other medications, cancer, or following surgery, chemotherapy or radiation treatment to activate stomach contractions in conditions where there is a need to encourage normal passage of food through the stomach and intestines with X-rays to help diagnose problems of the stomach and/or intestines to help with passing tubes into the intestine. In young adults between 15 to 20 years old this medicine is used as a second therapy option to: treat severe vomiting of known cause or following chemotherapy or radiation treatment help with passing tubes into the intestine. 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. How it works This medicine works by blocking the action of a chemical in the brain which causes nausea and vomiting. It also acts in the stomach and upper intestine to increase muscle contractions. Use in children These tablets should not be used for children under 15 years of age. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Metoprolol 26 Nov 2015   The name of your medicine is APO-Metoprolol tablets. It contains the active ingredient metoprolol. It is used: 1. to treat high blood pressure, also called hypertension 2. to prevent a type of chest pain, also called angina 3. after a heart attack 4. to prevent migraine headaches. 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. How it works Hypertension Everyone has blood pressure. This pressure helps to move your blood around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at various times of the day, depending on how busy you are. You have hypertension (high blood pressure) when your blood pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are calm and relaxed. If high blood pressure is not treated it can lead to serious health problems, including stroke, heart disease and kidney failure. There are usually no symptoms of hypertension. The only way of knowing that you have it is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. You may feel fine and have no symptoms but, if high blood pressure is not treated, it can lead to serious health problems. Metoprolol helps to lower your blood pressure. Angina Angina is a pain or uncomfortable feeling in the chest, often spreading to the arms or neck and sometimes to the shoulders and back. This may be caused by too little blood and oxygen getting to the heart. The pain of angina is usually brought on by exercise or stress but it can also happen while you are resting. Metoprolol helps to prevent angina from happening. It is not used to treat a sudden attack. Reducing heart complications after heart attack After a heart attack there is a chance of developing complications such as an irregular heart beat (also called an arrhythmia) or another heart attack. Metoprolol helps to prevent these conditions from happening. Migraine This is a throbbing headache, usually affecting one side of the head and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light. Metoprolol belongs to a group of medicines called beta-blockers. It works by affecting the body's response to some nerve impulses, especially in the heart. As a result, it decreases the heart's need for blood and oxygen and reduces the amount of work that the heart has to do. It also widens the blood vessels in the rest of the body. Metoprolol can be used alone or in combination with other medicines to treat your condition. Metoprolol is only available with a doctor's prescription. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. Use in children Metoprolol is not recommended for use in children. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
APO-Mirtazapine 04 Feb 2016   The name of your medicine is APO-Mirtazapine. It contains the active ingredient mirtazapine. It is used to treat depression. 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. How it works Depression is longer lasting or more severe than the "low moods" everyone has from time to time due to the stress of everyday life. It is thought to be caused by a chemical imbalance in parts of the brain. This affects your whole body and can cause emotional and physical symptoms, such as feeling low in spirit, loss of interest in activities, unable to enjoy life, poor appetite or overeating, disturbed sleep, often waking up early, loss of sex drive, lack of energy and feeling guilty over nothing. Mirtazapine corrects this chemical imbalance and may help relieve the symptoms of depression. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. Use in children This medicine must not be used in children or adolescents under 18 years of age. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print

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