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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER ENALAPRIL MALEATE / HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 20 MG / 12.5 MG TABLETS

Enalapril maleate and Hydrochlorothiazide

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.

•    Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

•    If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

•    This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.

•    If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any side effects not listed in this leaflet.See section 4.

The name of the product is Enalapril maleate / Hydrochlorothiazide 20 mg / 12.5 mg Tablets but it will be referred to as Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets throughout the leaflet.

What is in this leaflet:

1.    What Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets are and what they are used for

2.    What you need to know before you take Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets

3.    How to take Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets

4.    Possible side effects

5.    How to store Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets

6.    Contents of the pack and other information

1. What Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets are and _what they are used for_

Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets contain enalapril maleate and hydrochlorothiazide:

•    enalapril belongs to a group of medicines known as ACE inhibitors, which work by widening your blood vessels

•    hydrochlorothiazide belongs to a group of medicines known as water tablets (diuretics), which increase the volume of urine you produce.

The effect of these medicines is to lower your blood pressure. Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets are used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Taking both medicines that Enalapril + HCTZ

Tablets contains can increase their effect compared to taking just

one.

2. What you need to know before you take Enalapril+HCTZ Tablets

Do not take Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets if:

•    you are allergic (hypersensitive) to enalapril maleate, hydrochlorothiazide, a similar medicine, or to any of the other ingredients of Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets (listed in Section 6). The signs may have been itching, nettle rash, wheezing or swelling of your hands, throat, mouth or eyelids

•    you are allergic to a type of medicine called ‘sulphonamides’

•    you have a family history or have previously suffered from swelling of the extremities, face, lips, throat, mouth or tongue (angioedema) under any other circumstances.

•    you are more than 3 months pregnant (it is also better to avoid these tablets in early pregnancy - see section Fertility, pregnancy and breast-feeding)

•    you are not passing urine

•    you have a condition known as renal artery stenosis (narrowing of the arteries that supply the blood to your kidneys)

•    you have severe liver problems

•    you have diabetes or impaired kidney function and you are treated with a blood pressure lowering medicine containing aliskiren.

Do not take this medicine if any of the above apply to you. If you

are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this

medicine.

Warnings and Precautions

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking your medicine if:

•    you have kidney problems, have had a recent kidney transplantation, are a dialysis patient, or are taking water tablets (diuretics)

•    you have blood disorders or liver problems

•    you are on a salt restricted diet, or have suffered from excessive vomiting or diarrhoea recently

•    you have a heart condition called ‘aortic stenosis’, ‘hypertrophic cardiomyopathy’ or ‘outflow obstruction’

•    you have collagen vascular disease, are taking immunosuppressant therapy (used for the treatment of autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis or following transplant surgery)

•    you are taking allopurinol, (used for the treatment of gout), or procainamide, (used to treat abnormal heart rhythms). If you develop an infection (symptoms may be high temperature or fever), you should let your doctor know immediately. Your doctor may take a blood sample from time to time to check your white blood cell count

•    you have diabetes and are taking antidiabetic medicines, including insulin to control your diabetes (you should monitor your blood for low blood glucose levels, especially during the first month of treatment)

•    you are going to have tests to check your parathyroid function

•    you are taking potassium supplements or potassium containing salt substitutes

•    you are taking lithium, used for the treatment of some psychiatric illnesses

•    you are taking any of the following medicines used to treat high blood pressure:

-    an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARBs) (also known as sartans

-    for example valsartan, telmisartan, irbesartan), in particular if you have diabetes-related kidney problems.

-    aliskiren

Your doctor may check your kidney function, blood pressure, and the amount of electrolytes (e.g. potassium) in your blood at regular intervals.

See also information under the heading “Do not take Enalapril +HCTZ tablets”.

You must tell your doctor if you think you are (or might become) pregnant. This medicine is not recommended in early pregnancy, and must not be taken if you are more than 3 months pregnant, as it may cause serious harm to your baby if used at that stage (see fertility, pregnancy & breastfeeding section).

Sudden swelling of the tongue, lips and face, neck possibly also hands and feet, or wheezing or hoarseness may occur at any time during treatment. This condition is called angioedema. If this happens, stop taking this medicine and tell your doctor. ACE inhibitors cause a higher rate of angioedema in black patients than in non-black patients.

If dry cough occurs during treatment, consult your doctor, who will decide whether or not treatment should be continued.

If you are about to have any of the following procedures, you should tell your doctor who is treating you that you are taking Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets:

•    any surgery or receive anaesthetics (even at the dentist)

•    a treatment called LDL apheresis, to remove cholesterol from your blood using a machine

•    desensitisation treatment, to reduce the effect of an allergy to bee or wasp stings.

Routine tests

When you first start to take Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets, your doctor will monitor your blood pressure frequently to ensure you have been given the correct dose. In addition, for some patients the doctor may want to do some tests to measure your potassium, sodium, magnesium, creatinine and liver enzyme levels.

Tell your doctor if you have or will take an anti-doping test since this medication can produce a positive result.

Children

Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets is not recommended for use in children.

Other medicines and Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently

taken or might take any other medicines. In particular:

•    potassium sparing water tablets (diuretics) such as spironolactone, eplerenone, triamterene or amiloride, potassium supplements, or potassium-containing salt substitutes. Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets may increase the levels of potassium in your blood leading to high potassium levels. This causes few signs and is usually seen by a test

•    water tablets (diuretics) such as thiazides, furosemide, bumetanide

•    angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) or aliskiren (see also information under the headings “Do not take Enalapril +HCTZ” and “Warnings and precautions”). Your doctor may need to change your dose and/or to take other precautions.

•    other medicines that lower blood pressure, such as nitroglycerine, nitrates, and vasodilators

•    lithium, used for the treatment of some psychiatric illnesses.

•    barbiturates (sedatives used for sleeplessness or epilepsy)

•    tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline, used for depression, antipsychotics such as phenothiazines, used for severe anxiety

•    pain killers such as morphine or anaesthetics, because your blood pressure may become too low

•    cholestyramine or colestipol (used to help control cholesterol levels)

•    medicines used for stiffness and inflammation associated with painful conditions, particularly those affecting your muscles, bones and joints

-    including gold therapy which can lead to flushing of your face, feeling sick (nausea), vomiting and low blood pressure, when taken with Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets, and

-    non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), for example diflunisal or diclofenac. They may prevent your blood pressure from being well controlled and may increase the level of potassium in your blood

•    medicines such as ephedrine, used in some cough and cold remedies, or noradrenaline and adrenaline used for low blood pressure, shock, cardiac failure, asthma or allergies. If used with Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets these drugs may keep your blood pressure high

•    ACTH (to test whether your adrenal glands are working properly)

•    corticosteroids (used to treat certain conditions such as rheumatism, arthritis, allergic conditions, asthma or certain blood disorders)

•    allopurinol (used to treat gout)

•    ciclosporins (immunosuppressive agents used for autoimmune disorders)

•    medicines for the treatment of cancer

•    antacids (used for indigestion relief)

•    procainamide, amiodarone or sotalol (used to treat abnormal heart rhythms)

•    digitalis (used to treat heart rhythm problems)

•    carbenoxolone (used to treat stomach ulcers)

•    excessive use of laxatives

•    anti-diabetic medicines such as insulin. Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets may cause your blood sugar levels to drop even further if you take it with anti-diabetics.

If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your

doctor or pharmacist before taking Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets.

Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets with food and drink

Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets can be taken with or without food.

However, if you drink alcohol while taking Enalapril + HCTZ

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Tablets, it may cause your blood pressure to drop too much and you may experience dizziness, light-headedness or faintness.

You should keep your alcohol intake to a minimum.

Fertility, pregnancy and breast-feeding Pregnancy

You must tell your doctor if you think that you are (or might become) pregnant. Your doctor will normally advise you to stop taking Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets before you become pregnant or as soon as you know you are pregnant and will advise you to take another medicine instead of Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets, as Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets is not recommended during pregnancy, and must not be taken when more than 3 months pregnant, as it may cause serious harm to your baby if used after the third month of pregnancy.

Breastfeeding

Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding or about to start breastfeeding. Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets is not recommended for mothers who are breast-feeding.

Driving and using machines

Certain side effects, such as dizziness and weariness, have been reported with Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets which may affect your ability to drive or operate machinery.

Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets contain Lactose monohydrate

If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.

3. How to take Enalapril+HCTZ Tablets

Taking this medicine

•    You should take this medicine by mouth

•    Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor told you

•    The number of tablets you take each day will depend upon your condition

•    The score line is only there to help you break the tablet if you have difficulty swallowing it whole

You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

REMEMBER, this medicine is for you. Do not share it with anyone else. It may not suit them.

The usual dose for many people is:

•    One tablet each day

•    Your doctor may increase the dose to two tablets each day

•    Do not take more or less than your doctor has prescribed

If you take more Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets than you should Contact your doctor immediately if you think you have taken more of your tablets than you should. The most common signs and symptoms of an overdose are a fall in blood pressure and stupor (a state of almost complete lack of consciousness). Other symptoms may include dizziness or light-headedness due to a fall in blood pressure, forceful and rapid heartbeat, rapid pulse, anxiety, cough, kidney failure, and rapid breathing.

If you forget to take Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets

•    If you forget to take a tablet, skip the missed dose

•    Take the next dose as usual

•    Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose If you stop taking Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets

Do not stop taking your medicine, unless your doctor has told you to. If you do, your blood pressure may increase. If your blood pressure becomes too high it may affect your heart and kidneys.

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

4. Possible side effects

Like all medicines, Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. The following side effects may happen with this medicine:

It is vital to stop taking Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets and seek medical attention immediately if you begin to have the following symptom:

•    allergic reaction - you may get an itch, short of breath or wheezy and develop swelling of your hands, mouth, throat, face or eyes

Stop taking Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets immediately and see your doctor if you have any of the following side effects

•    severe dizziness, light-headedness, especially at the start of treatment or when your dose is increased or when you stand up

Other possible side effects:

Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people)

•    blurred vision, cough, feeling sick (nausea), weakness

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)

•    headache, depression, low blood pressure, fainting

•    chest pain, heart rhythm changes, angina, fast heart beat, shortness of breath

•    diarrhoea, pain around your stomach area (abdomen), changes in taste, fluid retention (oedema), feeling tired

•    rash, hypersensitivity/angioneurotic oedema: angioneurotic oedema of the face, extremities, lips, tongue, glottis and/or larynx has been reported

•    increased blood potassium level, increases in serum creatinine (both are usually detected by a test); low levels of potassium in the blood, increased levels of cholesterol, increased levels of triglycerides, increased levels of uric acid in the blood

•    muscle cramps

Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)

•    anaemia, anxiety, a sense of heightened awareness or a shaky feeling (caused by low blood sugar), confusion, feeling sleepy, difficulty sleeping, feeling nervous, tingling or numbness, feeling like you are spinning (vertigo)

•    low blood pressure (which may make you feel dizzy when you stand up), racing or uneven heart beats, heart attack or stroke (in high risk patients)

•    runny nose, sore throat and hoarseness, difficulty breathing or asthma

•    a blockage in your intestine (ileus), pancreatitis, being sick, indigestion, constipation, not feeling like eating properly (anorexia), stomach irritation, dry mouth, flatulence, gout

•    burning, aching pain with an empty feeling and hunger, particularly when the stomach is empty (caused by a peptic ulcer), excessive sweating, itching, hives (urticaria), hair loss, protein in your urine (usually detected by a test)

•    impotence, decreased libido, flushing, ringing in your ears, feeling lethargic, high temperature

•    increases in blood urea and decreases in blood sodium levels (usually detected by a test), weakness (malaise)

•    low level of magnesium in the blood (hypomagnesemia)

•    kidney problems

•    joint pain

Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)

•    strange dreams, sleeping problems

•    decreases in your white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, bone marrow depression (all are usually detected by tests)

•    swollen glands, autoimmune diseases, low blood flow to your fingers and toes causing redness and pain (Raynaud’s), fluid in your lungs, runny or sore nose

•    eosinophilic pneumonia (signs may be cough, high temperature and difficulty breathing)

•    pain, swelling or ulcers in your mouth, infection or pain and swelling of your tongue, kidney problems such as lower back pain and reduction in the volume of urine you pass

•    swollen nasal lining

•    difficulty breathing, respiratory distress

•    liver failure or hepatitis, this may cause yellowing of your skin (jaundice)

•    excessive redness of your skin, blisters, skin peeling off in sheets

•    development of breasts in men

•    increased liver enzymes or blood ‘bilirubin’ (usually detected by a blood test), increases in blood sugar

•    muscle weakness, sometimes due to low potassium (paresis) Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people)

•    intestinal ‘angioedema’. Signs may include stomach pain, feeling sick and vomiting, elevated calcium level in blood

Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available date) A complex side effect has also been reported which may include some or all of the following signs:

•    fever, inflammation of your blood vessels, pain and inflammation of muscles or joints

•    blood disorders affecting the components of your blood (usually detected by a blood test)

•    rash, hypersensitivity to sunlight and other effects on your skin Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.

You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. How to store Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets

•    Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

•    Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original package.

•    Do not use Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.

•    Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.

6. Contents of the pack and other information

What Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets contain

The active ingredients in Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets are enalapril maleate and hydrochlorothiazide. Each tablet contains 20 mg enalapril maleate and 12.5 mg hydrochlorothiazide.

The other ingredients in Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets are lactose monohydrate, maleic acid, pregelatinised starch, maize starch, yellow ferric oxide E172, and sodium stearyl fumarate.

What Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets look like and contents of the pack

Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets are available as pale yellow coloured, circular, biconvex uncoated tablets with “BL” on one side and a break line on the other side.

Enalapril + HCTZ Tablets are available in blister packs containing 10, 28, 30, 50, 56 and 98 tablets. Not all pack sizes may be marketed. Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer

Bristol Laboratories Ltd.

Unit 3, Canalside, Northbridge Road Berkhamsted, Herts, HP4 1EG,

United Kingdom

Telephone:    0044 (0)1442 200922

Fax:    0044 (0)1442 873717

E-mail:    info@bristol-labs.co.uk

Enalapril maleate / Hydrochlorothiazide 20 mg / 12.5 mg

Tablets; PL 17907/0332

This leaflet was last revised in December 2014.

To request a copy of this leaflet in Braille, large print or audio format, please contact the licence holder at the address (or telephone, fax, e-mail) above.

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