Rasagiline 1 Mg Tablets
Package leaflet: Information for the user
Rasagiline 1 mg tablets
Rasagiline
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 possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Rasagiline is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Rasagiline
3. How to take Rasagiline
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Rasagiline
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Rasagiline is and what it is used for
Rasagiline is used for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. It can be used together with or without Levodopa (another medicine that is used to treat Parkinson’s disease).
With Parkinson’s disease, there is a loss of cells that produce dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is a chemical in the brain involved in movement control. Rasagiline helps to increase and sustain levels of dopamine in the brain.
2. What you need to know before you take Rasagiline
Do not take Rasagiline
- if you are allergic to rasagiline or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6)
- if you have severe liver problems.
Do not take the following medicines while taking Rasagiline:
- monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors (e.g. for treatment of depression or Parkinson’s disease, or used for any other indication), including medicinal and natural products without prescription e.g. St. John’s Wort.
- pethidine (a strong pain killer).
You must wait at least 14 days after stopping Rasagiline treatment before starting treatment with MAO inhibitors or pethidine.
You should wait at least 5 weeks after stopping fluoxetine treatment before starting treatment with Rasagiline.
Warning and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Rasagiline
- if you have mild to moderate liver problems
- you should speak with your doctor about any suspicious skin changes.
Children
Rasagiline is not recommended for use under the age of 18.
Other medicines and Rasagiline
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including medicines obtained without prescription or if you are smoking or intend to stop smoking.
Ask your doctor for advice before taking any of the following medicines together with Rasagiline:
- Certain antidepressants (selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitors, selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, tricyclic or tetracyclic antidepressants)
- the antibiotic ciprofloxacin used against infections
- the cough suppressant dextromethorphan
- sympathomimetics such as those present in eye drops, nasal and oral decongestants and cold medicine containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine
The use of Rasagiline together with the antidepressants containing fluoxetine or fluvoxamine should be avoided.
If you are starting treatment with Rasagiline, you should wait at least 5 weeks after stopping fluoxetine treatment.
If you are starting treatment with fluoxetine or fluvoxamine, you should wait at least 14 days after
stopping Rasagiline treatment.
Tell your doctor if you or your family/ carer notices that you are developing unusual behaviours where you cannot resist the impulse, urges or cravings to carry out certain harmful or detrimental activities to yourself or others. These are called impulse control disorders. In patients taking Rasagiline and/or other medications used to treat Parkinson’s disease, behaviours such as compulsions, obsessive thoughts, addictive gambling, excessive spending, impulsive behaviour and an abnormally high sex drive or an increase in sexual thoughts or feelings have been observed. Your doctor may need to adjust or stop your dose.
Rasagiline with food and drink
Rasagiline may be taken with or without food.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.
Driving and using machines No studies on the effects on the ability to drive and use machines have been performed. Ask your doctor for advice prior to driving or using machines.
3. How to take Rasagiline
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The recommended dose is 1 tablet of 1 mg taken by mouth once daily. Rasagiline may be taken with or without food.
If you take more Rasagiline than you should
If you think that you may have taken too many Rasagiline tablets, contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately. Take the Rasagiline carton/bottle with you to show the doctor or pharmacist.
If you forget to take Rasagiline
Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose. Take the next dose normally, when it is time to take it.
If you stop taking Rasagiline
Do not stop taking Rasagiline without first talking to your doctor.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The following side effects have been reported in clinical trials:
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Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people):
- abnormal movements (dyskinesia)
- headache
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):
- abdominal pain
- fall
- allergy
- fever
- flu (influenza)
- general feeling of being unwell (malaise)
- neck pain
- chest pain (angina pectoris)
- low blood pressure when rising to a standing position with symptoms like dizziness/light-headedness (orthostatic hypotension)
- decreased appetite
- constipation
- dry mouth
- nausea and vomiting
- flatulence
- abnormal results of blood tests (leucopenia)
- joint pain (arthralgia)
- musculoskeletal pain
- joint inflammation (arthritis)
- numbness and muscle weakness of the hand (carpal tunnel syndrome)
- decreased weight
- abnormal dreams
- difficulty in muscular coordination (balance disorder)
- depression
- dizziness (vertigo)
- prolonged muscle contractions (dystonia)
- runny nose (rhinitis)
- irritation of the skin (dermatitis)
- rash
- bloodshot eyes (conjunctivitis)
- urinary urgency
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
- stroke (cerebrovascular accident)
- heart attack (myocardial infarction)
- blistering rash (vesiculobullous rash)
In addition, skin cancer was reported in around 1% of patients in the clinical trials.
Nevertheless, scientific evidence suggests that Parkinson’s disease, and not any medicine in particular, is associated with a higher risk of skin cancer (not exclusively melanoma). You should speak with your doctor about any suspicious skin changes.
Parkinson’s disease is associated with symptoms of hallucinations and confusion.
In post marketing experience these symptoms have also been observed in Parkinson’s disease patients treated with Rasagiline.
There have been cases of patients who, while taking one or more medications for the treatment of
Parkinson’s disease, were unable to resist the impulse, drive or temptation to perform an action that could
be harmful to themselves or others. These are called impulse control disorders. In patients taking
Rasagiline and/or other medications used to treat Parkinson’s disease, the following have been observed:
- Obsessive thoughts or impulsive behaviour.
- Strong impulse to gamble excessively despite serious personal or family consequences.
- Altered or increased sexual interest and behaviour of significant concern to you or to others, for
- example, an increased sexual drive.
- Uncontrollable excessive shopping or spending.
Tell your doctor if you experience any of these behaviours; they will discuss ways of managing or reducing the symptoms.
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor , pharmacist or nurse. 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 Rasagiline
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use Rasagiline after the expiry date which is stated on the carton, bottle or blister. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month. For the bottle pack, only use for up to 2 months after first opening. After 2 months, take it back to the pharmacy.
Do not store above 25 °C.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Rasagiline contains
- The active substance is rasagiline. Each tablet contains 1 mg rasagiline (as tartrate).
- The other ingredients are microcrystalline cellulose, citric acid, pregelatinised starch, colloidal anhydrous silica, stearic acid, talc
What Rasagiline looks like and contents of the pack
Rasagiline tablets are presented as white to off-white, circular, flat tablets with “771” debossed on one side and “G” on other side, approximately 8 mm in diameter.
The tablets are available in blister packs of 7,
10, 28, 30, 60, 100 and 112 tablets or in a bottle containing 28 and 30 tablets.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
Marketing Authorisation Holder
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Limited Laxmi House, 2-B Draycott Avenue Kenton, Middlesex HA3 0BU, United Kingdom
Manufacturer
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Limited, Building 2, Croxley Green Business Park, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, WD18 8yA, United Kingdom
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals s.r.o., Fibichova 143, 566 17 Vysoke Myto,
Czech Republic
This leaflet was last revised in 09/2015.
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