Kapron 500 Mg 20 Tablets

Description

Kapron Tablets belongs to a group of medicines called anti-fibrinolytic drugs. These are used to stop or reduce un- wanted bleeding. When you bleed your body forms clots to stop the bleeding. In some people these break down causing too much bleeding. Kapron Tablets stops these clots dissolving and so reduces unwanted bleeding. Kapron Tablets is used to prevent or reduce bleeding for a short period of time in many different conditions. You may have been prescribed it for one of the following: Following prostate surgery (post-prosta tectomy) Following bladder surgery Heavy periods (menorrhagia) Nose bleeds (epistaxis) Cervical surgery (conisation of the cervix) Bleeding inside the eye (traumatic hyphaema) Tooth removal (dental extraction) in haemophiliacs (people who bleed more easily than normal). You will know if this refers to you A hereditary disease called angioneurotic oedema (HANO). A doctor will have told you if you have this. How to use Your doctor will decide the correct dose that is right for you and how long you should take it. Remember: Your medicine should always be taken with a glass of water. The tablets should be swallowed whole. Do not crush or chew them. Adults and the elderly: The usual dose is 2 or 3 tablets taken two to three times daily The exact dose you take will depend on why you have been prescribed these tablets Follow your doctor’s instructions about how many tablets to take, when to take them and for how long. Use in children: Your doctor will tell you exactly how much medicine you should give your child. They will work out the dose according to how much your child weighs. Patients with kidney problems: Your doctor will tell you how much to take. The dose you take may be lower than the usual adult dose. Warnings and precautions Do not take Kapron Tablets: If you are allergic to tranexamic acid or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine If you have serious problems with your kidneys (kidney failure) If you have a blood clot in your blood vessels (called a `thrombosis’). If you have a history of blood clots in your blood vessels (called a `thrombosis’) If you have disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), a disease where your blood starts to clot throughout your body If you have a history of fits If any of the above applies to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor before taking Kapron Tablets: If you have blood in your urine If you have ever had any uncontrollable bleeding If you have disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), a disease where your blood starts to clot throughout your body If you have been taking medicine to treat a hereditary disease called angioneurotic oedema (HANO) every day for a long time. If so, you may need to have regular eye tests and blood tests to check your liver is working properly If you are a woman with irregular periods If you have a history of blood clots in your blood vessels (called a `thrombosis’) If anyone in your family has suffered from blood clots in their blood vessels If you have kidney disease. If you have been taking oral contraceptives Side Effects Stop taking this medicine and go immediately to the hospital if you experience any of the following symptoms Pain or feeling of heaviness in your chest Sudden shortness of breath Coughing up blood Unusual pain or swelling in your arms or legs Fainting You may have developed a blood clot in your legs or lungs Stop taking you medicine and tell your doctor immediately if experience any of the following rare symptom Problems with your eyesight, especially your colour vision A blood clot in your eye. This may cause bleeding in the eye or loss of vision Allergic reaction (mild symptoms include itching and/or skin rash: more severe symptoms include swelling of the face, lips, tongue and/or throat with difficulty in swallowing or breathing Very rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people) Feeling sick Being sick Diarrhoea Storage Information Store at temperature not exceeding 30 °C. In a dry place. Drug Interactions Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medi- cines, including medicines obtained without a prescription. You should specifically tell your doctor if you take: Fibrinolytic drugs (used to help dissolve blood clots), such as streptokinase. This is because Kapron Tablets will stop these drugs working Ingredients The active substance is tranexamic acid. The other ingredients are: Tablet core: Croscarmellose Sodium, Sodium Stearyl Fumarate, Prosolve 90, Crospovidone XL , Povidone K30 Film coating: Opadry White 85F18422 Specifications Kapron tablets are white to buff oblong biconvex film coated tablets embossed with A K 5 from one side and Amoun from other side.