Pentoxipharm 100 mg. 60 tablets

WHAT IS PENTOXIPHARM AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
PENTOXIPHARM is a medicine that belongs to a group of medicines called peripheral vasodilators. It expands the blood vessels and improves the viscosity of the blood, thus improving blood flow in the tissues.
Pentoxifar is used to treat blood flow disorders such as intermittent claudication (sudden pain in walking muscles in the legs), diabetic angiopathy, trophic ulcers of the lower legs, cerebral atherosclerosis, transient ischemic disorders, vascular disorders of the retina ; vascular vestibular and auditory disorders.

2. BEFORE YOU TAKE PENTOXIPHARM
Do not take PENTOXIPHARM

if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to the active substance or any of the other ingredients of the product;
if you are allergic to other similar medicines (eg theophylline) or to caffeine; if you have severe heart disease (coronary atherosclerosis), atherosclerosis of the brain or have recently had myocardial infarction;
if you have a brain stroke with hemorrhage in the brain; bleeding in the retina; if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.
Take special care with Pentoxifar

Tell your doctor if:
- have low blood pressure or rhythm heart failure;
- have heart disease associated with narrowing of the blood vessels (atherosclerosis) kidney or liver problems. In these cases the treating physician may change the dosage.
- You are over 65 years of age.

Taking other medicines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription. This is important because Pentoxifar may change the activity of some of the medicines or vice versa, some medicines may alter its effects. Pentoxifar may increase the effects of:
- anti-coagulants (such as aspirins or warfarin);
- medicines to treat high blood pressure;
- medicines to treat diabetes.

Concomitant use of Pentoxifar with certain medicines such as:

ketorolac (a medicine to treat pain;
theophylline (a medicine for the treatment of difficulty breathing) may increase the risk of side effects.
Taking Pentoxifar with food and drink
Take Pentoxifar during a meal with water. Food slows down but does not reduce its absorption by the body.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine. It is contraindicated the appointment of Pentoxifar for pregnant and nursing mothers.

Driving and using machines
There is no effect on the ability to drive or use machines.
Important information about some of the ingredients of Pentoxifarm
If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this product.
Patients with wheat allergy (other than celiac disease) should not take this product because it contains wheat starch. It is suitable for people with celiac disease (gluten enteropathy). Contains a cochineal red colorant (E124) that can cause allergic reactions.

3. HOW TO TAKE PENTOXIPHARM
Always take Pentoxifarm exactly as your doctor has told you. If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist

The tablets are taken unsprung while eating with enough fluid.

Adults: The recommended daily dose for adults is 4 tablets 3 times daily (1200 mg) Maintenance dose - 800 mg daily.
Duration of the course - at least 8 weeks are recommended.
Elderly: no special dosing requirements. Patients with kidney or liver disease: Your doctor may recommend a lower than recommended dose.

Children: Not recommended for use because of insufficient studies and data on its use in children.

If you take more PENTOXIPHARM  than you should
If you take more than the prescribed dose, ask your doctor for advice. If you experience symptoms of overdose, contact your doctor or your nearest health care professional immediately!

If you forget to take PENTOXIPHARM
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as possible. If it's almost time for the next dose, take it as usual. Do not take a double dose to make up for forgotten. Continue to take the medicine as prescribed.

If you stop taking PENTOXIPHARM
Do not interrupt treatment without consulting a doctor!
If you feel that the effect of the drug is too strong or too weak, talk to your doctor.
If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Like all medicines, Pentoxiphar can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them.

Some side effects are common (occurring in less than 1 in 100 patients) such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and abdominal pain, diarrhea. Others are uncommon (affects 1 in 1,000 patients), such as: dizziness, headache; blurred vision; redness of the face.

Rare (affects 1 to 10 patients in 10,000) are: blood pressure lowering, blood glucose lowering, accelerated heart rhythm, palpitations and heart rhythm disturbances; chest pain; bronchospasm; biliary stenosis and elevation of liver enzymes; allergic skin reactions, skin redness, itching, urticaria (hives), angioedema (an allergic reaction that causes swelling of the face or throat), anaphylactic shock (severe allergic reaction causing difficulty in breathing) and increased sweating; anxiety, sleep disturbances, hallucinations.
Very rare (affects less than 1 user in 10,000) are the following side effects: aplastic anemia (severe decrease in blood cell count, resulting in weakness, bruising or increased likelihood of an infection), thrombocytopenia the number of platelets, which increases the risk of bleeding); bleeding of the skin, mucous membranes, gastrointestinal tract.
If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

5. HOW TO STORE PENTOXIPHARM
In a dry and light protected place at temperatures below 25 ° C. Keep out of the reach and sight of children.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of your unnecessary medicines. These measures will help to protect the environment.

6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

What Pentoxipharm contains

The active substance is pentoxifylline (100 mg).
The other ingredients are: lactose monohydrate; cellulose, microcrystalline; wheat starch sodium starch glycolate; povidone; copovidone; magnesium stearate; talc.
Lacquered: talc, titanium dioxide, methacrylic acid / methylmethacrylate dibutyl phthalate, macrogol, coloring agent Eurolaak E 124.
What Pentoxiphar looks like and what the package contains
Round, biconvex, gastro-resistant tablet, without scored parchment with pink pink color and 8 mm diameter.
10 gastro-resistant tablets in a blister of orange PVC / aluminum foil; 6 blisters in a cardboard box, together with a leaflet.

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