Iressa 250 mg 30 Tablets

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Iressa 250 mg 30 Tablets
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About Product

Product Description:
  • Iressa contains the active substance gefitinib which blocks a protein called ‘epidermal growth factor receptor’ (egfr). This protein is involved in the growth and spread of cancer cells.
  • Iressa is used to treat adults with non small cell lung cancer. This cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the lung


How to use:
  • 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 one 250 mg tablet per day.
  • Take the tablet at about the same time each day.
  • You can take the tablet with or without food.
  • Do not take antacids (to reduce the acid level of your stomach) 2 hours before or 1 hour after taking iressa.
  • If you have trouble swallowing the tablet, dissolve it in half a glass of still (non fizzy) water. Do not use any other liquids. Do not crush the tablet. Swirl the water until the tablet has dissolved. This may take up to 20 minutes. Drink the liquid straight away. To make sure that you have drunk all of the medicine, rinse the glass very well with half a glass of water and drink it.
  • Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
  • Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton, blister and overwrap foil after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
  • Store in the original package in order to protect from moisture.
  • 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 to protect the environment.

Caution & Warnings:
  • Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking IRESSA
  • If you have ever had any other lung problems. Some lung problems may get worse during treatment with IRESSA.
  • If you have ever had problems with your liver.
  • Children and adolescents iressa is not indicated in children and adolescents under 18 years.


Ingredients:
  • The active substance is gefitinib. Each tablet contains 250 mg of gefitinib.
  • The other ingredients (excipients) are lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose (E460), croscarmellose sodium, povidone (K29 32) (E1201), sodium laurilsulfate, magnesium stearate, hypromellose (E464), macrogol 300, titanium dioxide (E171), yellow iron oxide (E172) and red iron oxide (E172).
  • Iressa is a round brown tablet marked with ‘IRESSA 250’ on one side and plain on the other.

  • Iressa comes in blister packs of 30 tablets. The blister foil may be perforated or non-perforated.

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