{"id":193481,"date":"2023-12-08T15:30:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T20:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vincihairclinic.com\/?page_id=193481"},"modified":"2024-09-17T15:35:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T14:35:39","slug":"hair-loss-medication-oral-minoxidil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vincihairclinic.com\/en\/hair-loss-medication-oral-minoxidil\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral Minoxidil Patient Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"193481\" class=\"elementor elementor-193481\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e36230b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" 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elementor-size-default\"><b>PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT<\/br> \nLONITEN \u00ae 2.5 mg Tablets<\/br>\nMinoxidil<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17498c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e17498c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this hair loss medication because it contains important information for you.<\/b><br>\n\u2022 Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.<br>\n\u2022 If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.<br>\n\u2022 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.<br>\n\u2022 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.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>What is in this leaflet<\/b><br>\n<b style=\"color:212529\">1.<\/b> What LONITEN is and what it is used for<br>\n<b style=\"color:212529\">2.<\/b> What you need to know before you take LONITEN<br>\n<b style=\"color:212529\">3.<\/b> How to take LONITEN\n<br>\n<b style=\"color:212529\">4.<\/b> Possible side effects<br>\n<b style=\"color:212529\">5.<\/b> How to store LONITEN<br>\n<b style=\"color:212529\">6.<\/b> Contents of the pack and other informa\u019fon\n\n<br><br>\n<b>1. What LONITEN is and what it is used for<\/b><br>\nThis medicine contains minoxidil, which is one of a group of medicines called \u2018vasodilators\u2019. It can be used to treat very high blood pressure (hypertension)\nand works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood passes through them more easily. This helps to lower blood pressure. You must talk to your doctor or\npharmacist if you do not feel better or if you feel worse.\n<br><br>\n<b>2. What you need to know before you take LONITEN\n<\/b><br>\n<b>Do not take LONITEN:<\/b><br>\n\u2022 If you are allergic to minoxidil or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).<br>\n\u2022 If your high blood pressure is caused by hormones from a tumour (phaeochromocytoma), usually near the kidneys.\n<br><br>\n\n<b>Warnings and precautions<\/b><br>\nTalk to your doctor or pharmacist before using LONITEN:<br>\n\u2022 If you are pregnant or trying to become pregnant.\n\u2022 If you have heart failure (you may feel breathless, wheezy or tired and your ankles may\nswell up);\n<br>\n\u2022 If you have ever had a heart attack.\n<br>\nLONITEN tablets encourage salt and water to remain in your body. Too much salt and water in the body can make you feel breathless, wheezy, sick and\ntired, and can stop LONITEN working properly. LONITEN also makes your heart beat faster.\n<br>\nTo avoid these problems, your doctor will prescribe two other medicines for you to take with LONITEN. One will be a water tablet (diuretic) to help your\nbody get rid of excess water, and the other a beta-blocker or similar medicine to stop your heart beating too fast or angina pain in the chest.\nIf your doctor gives you a low salt diet, follow it carefully.\n<br>\nYou should weigh yourself daily and keep an accurate record of your weight while you are taking this medicine. Tell your doctor if you put on more than 1 to 1.5 kg. The cause could be extra fluid in your body. Tell\nyour doctor if you think you have gained weight\u2013 even though it may not be due to the medicine. Your doctor will want to monitor fluid and salt (electrolyte)\nlevels in your body.\n<br>\nYou may recognise increased hair growth (hypertrichosis) after starting treatment, this usually emerges in the face but may subside with continued\ntreatment. This side effect is reversible upon stopping treatment but may take one to six months.\n<br>\nYour doctor will want to make regular checks on your blood pressure and general health. You should also have occasional checks on your heart.\n<br>\nIf you have an ECG test (to check the electrical activity of your heart) or any blood tests, remind your doctor that you are taking LONITEN, as it can change\nthe results. Your doctor may monitor your blood for the very rare possibility of decreased white blood cells and platelets cells.\n<br>\nIn some patients, inflammation of membrane around heart, fluid accumulation under the membrane around heart (cardiac tamponade) can occur. Your\ndoctor should monitor these carefully and may try to drain the fluid or may consider stopping treatment with LONITEN.\n<br>\nPatients with kidney failure and undergoing haemodialysis may need smaller doses of LONITEN, which should be used with special care in these patients to maintain electrolyte balance in body.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Other medicines and LONITEN<\/b><br>\nTell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.\nIt is particularly important you tell your doctor about any other medicine you are taking to reduce your high blood pressure. These medicines may interact\nwith LONITEN by causing blood pressure to drop too low. In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking guanethidine or betanidine so you can be monitored\nwhilst on treatment with LONITEN or your doctor may consider stopping these therapies before starting treatment with LONITEN.\n<br>\nYour doctor will tell you when and how to stop taking this medicine\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Pregnancy and breast-feeding<\/b><br>\nIf you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this\nmedicine. LONITEN passes into breast milk and is not recommended if you are breast-feeding unless your doctor thinks it is necessary.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Driving and using machines<\/b><br>\nLONITEN tablets may make you feel faint or dizzy, particularly when you first start treatment or your dose is increased. If affected do not drive or operate\nmachines\n\n<br><br>\n<b>LONITEN contains lactose<\/b><br>\nThis medicine contains lactose (a type of sugar). If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor\nbefore taking this medicinal product.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>3. How to take LONITEN<\/b><br>\nAlways take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.<br>\nSwallow LONITEN tablets whole with water.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Adults over 18 only<\/b><br>\nNoone under the age of 18 should take this tablet and the dose is 2.5 mg each day\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Patients on dialysis<\/b><br>\nIf you are on dialysis you may need a lower dose, even though dialysis can remove LONITEN from your blood. Do not take your tablets in the two hours\nbefore your dialysis session. Take them after the dialysis, or more than two hours before.\n<br>\nRapid reduction of blood pressure LONITEN may also be given to you in hospital to reduce your blood pressure very quickly. It would be given by a doctor or nurse under strictly monitored conditions at increasing doses of 5 mg every six hours until your blood pressure is normal.\n<br>\nIf you take more LONITEN than you should Taking too many tablets may make you unwell. If you take too many tablets, tell your doctor straight away. If\nyou feel faint or dizzy, or your skin gets unusually cold and pale, you may need to go to hospital.\n<br>\nIf you forget to take a dose of LONITEN\nDo not worry. If you forget to take a tablet, miss out the forgotten dose completely and take the next dose at the normal \u019fme. Do not take a double dose\nto make up for a forgotten dose.\n<br>\nIf you stop taking LONITEN.<br>\nDo not stop taking your medicine or alter the dose you are currently taking without seeing your doctor first. LONITEN helps to control your blood pressure.\nIf you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>4. Possible side effects<\/b><br>\nLike all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects although not everybody gets them.<br>\nThe following events have been reported in patients with high blood pressure being treated with LONITEN:<br>\nContact your doctor immediately if any of the following occur<br>\n\u2022 You may feel faint or dizzy, especially when you stand up.\n<br>\n\u2022 Your body could hold on to more water than normal: you may notice that your ankles get puffy, or your rings get ght, or you put on weight.\n<br>\n\u2022 You may find that you get more wheezy, breathless and tired, especially if you already have a weak heart.<br>\n\u2022 You may notice angina (usually pains in your chest) for the first time, or if you have angina already it could get worse.\n<br>\nOther side effects LONITEN may cause are:\n<br>\nVery common: may affect more than 1 in 10 people\nIncreased heart rate, inflammation of the lining that surrounds the heart, abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG), increased hair growth, hair colour changes.\n<br>\nCommon: may affect up to 1 in 10 people\n<br>\nAccumulation of fluid around the heart, compression of the heart due to a build up of fluid, fluid retention.\n<br>\nRare: may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people\n<br>\nDecrease in white blood cells, reduction in blood platelets, which increases risk of bleeding or bruising, serious illness with blistering of the skin, mouth,\neyes and genitals (Stevens-Johnson syndrome), inflammation and blistering of the skin, rash.\n<br>\nNot known: frequency cannot be estimated from the available data\n<br>\nAccumulation of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and chest cavity, chest pains (angina), gastrointestinal disorders, swelling of the\nankles, feet or fingers associated with or independent of weight gain, breast tenderness, reduced kidney function resulting in increased creatinine and\nurea levels in your blood.<br>\n<b>Reporting of side effects<\/b>\n<br>\nIf 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 or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By\nreporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>5. How to store LONITEN<\/b><br>\nKeep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.<br>\nDo not use this medicine a\u014cer the expiry date which is stated on the carton a\u014cer EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.<br>\nBottles:<br>\nStore below 25oC.<br>\nKeep the bottle tightly closed in order to protect from moisture.<br>\nDo not throw away medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures\nwill help protect the environment.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>6. Contents of the pack and other information<\/b><br>\nWhat LONITEN contains<br>\nThe active substance is minoxidil. Each tablet contains either 2.5 mg\n<br><br>\n\nThe other ingredients are: lactose hydrous, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, colloidal silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate (see section 2 LONITEN contains lactose).<br>\nWhat LONITEN looks like and the contents of the pack\nLONITEN are round white to light tan biconvex tablets.\n<br>\nThey are available in strengths of 2.5 mg\n<br>\nThe 2.5 mg tablet is imprinted with \u20182 \u00bd\u2019 on one side, scored on the reverse with a \u2018U\u2019 on one side of the score and \u2018121\u2019 on the other side.\n<br>\nNot all pack sizes may be marketed.\n<br>\nMarketing Authorisation Holder\n<br>\nPfizer Limited, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom.\n<br>\nManufacturer\n<br>\nPfizer Service Company BV, 10 Hoge Wei 10, Zaventem, 1930, Belgium.\n<br>\nCompany Contact Address\n<br>\nFor further information on your medicine, please contact Medical Information at Pfizer\n<br>\nLimited, Walton Oaks, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 7NS. Tel: 01304 616161\n<br>\nThis leaflet was last revised in 01\/2022.\n<br>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29173a59\" data-id=\"29173a59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66f17734 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66f17734\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2affc3aa\" data-id=\"2affc3aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c097485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c097485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Terms<\/b> and <br><b>Conditions<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df8b58a elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7df8b58a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/vincihairclinic.com\/hair-transplant-terms-conditions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b>Hair Transplant<\/b><br>Terms and Conditions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7cbe0a elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a7cbe0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/vincihairclinic.com\/msp-terms-and-conditions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b>Scalp Pigmentation<\/b><br> Terms and Conditions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6919c4f elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6919c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/vincihairclinic.com\/mesotherapyprp-terms-and-conditions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b>PRP and Mesotherapy<\/b><br> Terms and Conditions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597e3c99 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"597e3c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/vincihairclinic.com\/finasteride-patient-information\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b>Medical - Finasteride<\/b><br> Terms and Conditions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cea1c84 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1cea1c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b>Medical - Minoxidil<\/b><br>Terms and Conditions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e06d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6e06d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d555b61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d555b61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you feel like Oral Minoxidil medication is not right for you, we also have <a href=\"https:\/\/vincihairclinic.com\/en\/vinci-hair-clinic-maxogaine-forte\/\">Minoxidil-based topical solution<\/a> here at Vinci Hair Clinic.\u00a0<\/p><p>The NHS also explains some curial information regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk\/your-visit\/patient-information-leaflets\/minoxidil-for-hair-loss-ghpi1649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oral Minoxidil.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-397b0d7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"397b0d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd4864c\" data-id=\"dd4864c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3689bda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3689bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Oral Minoxidil Patient Information\n<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6607c7e elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6607c7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9dc38d\" data-id=\"a9dc38d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2e4ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f2e4ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER\n<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6e727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d6e727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.<br>\n\u2022 Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.<br>\n\u2022 If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.<br>\n\u2022 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.<br>\n\u2022 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.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>What is in this leaflet<\/b><br>\n<b style=\"color:212529\">1.<\/b> What LONITEN is and what it is used for<br>\n<b style=\"color:212529\">2.<\/b> What you need to know before you take LONITEN<br>\n<b style=\"color:212529\">3.<\/b> How to take LONITEN\n<br>\n<b style=\"color:212529\">4.<\/b> Possible side effects<br>\n<b style=\"color:212529\">5.<\/b> How to store LONITEN<br>\n<b style=\"color:212529\">6.<\/b> Contents of the pack and other informa\u019fon\n\n<br><br>\n<b>1. What LONITEN is and what it is used for<\/b><br>\nThis medicine contains minoxidil, which is one of a group of medicines called \u2018vasodilators\u2019. It can be used to treat very high blood pressure (hypertension)\nand works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood passes through them more easily. This helps to lower blood pressure. You must talk to your doctor or\npharmacist if you do not feel better or if you feel worse.\n<br><br>\n<b>2. What you need to know before you take LONITEN\n<\/b><br>\n<b>Do not take LONITEN:<\/b><br>\n\u2022 If you are allergic to minoxidil or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).<\/br>\n\u2022 If your high blood pressure is caused by hormones from a tumour (phaeochromocytoma), usually near the kidneys.\n<br><br>\n\n<b>Warnings and precautions<\/b><br>\nTalk to your doctor or pharmacist before using LONITEN:<br>\n\u2022 If you are pregnant or trying to become pregnant.\n\u2022 If you have heart failure (you may feel breathless, wheezy or tired and your ankles may\nswell up);\n<br>\n\u2022 If you have ever had a heart attack.\n<br>\nLONITEN tablets encourage salt and water to remain in your body. Too much salt and water in the body can make you feel breathless, wheezy, sick and\ntired, and can stop LONITEN working properly. LONITEN also makes your heart beat faster.\n<br>\nTo avoid these problems, your doctor will prescribe two other medicines for you to take with LONITEN. One will be a water tablet (diuretic) to help your\nbody get rid of excess water, and the other a beta-blocker or similar medicine to stop your heart beating too fast or angina pain in the chest.\nIf your doctor gives you a low salt diet, follow it carefully.\n<br>\nYou should weigh yourself daily and keep an accurate record of your weight while you are taking this medicine. Tell your doctor if you put on more than 1 to 1.5 kg. The cause could be extra fluid in your body. Tell\nyour doctor if you think you have gained weight\u2013 even though it may not be due to the medicine. Your doctor will want to monitor fluid and salt (electrolyte)\nlevels in your body.\n<br>\nYou may recognise increased hair growth (hypertrichosis) after starting treatment, this usually emerges in the face but may subside with continued\ntreatment. This side effect is reversible upon stopping treatment but may take one to six months.\n<br>\nYour doctor will want to make regular checks on your blood pressure and general health. You should also have occasional checks on your heart.\n<br>\nIf you have an ECG test (to check the electrical activity of your heart) or any blood tests, remind your doctor that you are taking LONITEN, as it can change\nthe results. Your doctor may monitor your blood for the very rare possibility of decreased white blood cells and platelets cells.\n<br>\nIn some patients, inflammation of membrane around heart, fluid accumulation under the membrane around heart (cardiac tamponade) can occur. Your\ndoctor should monitor these carefully and may try to drain the fluid or may consider stopping treatment with LONITEN.\n<br>\nPatients with kidney failure and undergoing haemodialysis may need smaller doses of LONITEN, which should be used with special care in these patients to maintain electrolyte balance in body.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Other medicines and LONITEN<\/b><br>\nTell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.\nIt is particularly important you tell your doctor about any other medicine you are taking to reduce your high blood pressure. These medicines may interact\nwith LONITEN by causing blood pressure to drop too low. In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking guanethidine or betanidine so you can be monitored\nwhilst on treatment with LONITEN or your doctor may consider stopping these therapies before starting treatment with LONITEN.\n<br>\nYour doctor will tell you when and how to stop taking this medicine\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Pregnancy and breast-feeding<\/b><br>\nIf you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this\nmedicine. LONITEN passes into breast milk and is not recommended if you are breast-feeding unless your doctor thinks it is necessary.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Driving and using machines<\/b><br>\nLONITEN tablets may make you feel faint or dizzy, particularly when you first start treatment or your dose is increased. If affected do not drive or operate\nmachines\n\n<br><br>\n<b>LONITEN contains lactose<\/b><br>\nThis medicine contains lactose (a type of sugar). If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor\nbefore taking this medicinal product.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>3. How to take LONITEN<\/b><br>\nAlways take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.<br>\nSwallow LONITEN tablets whole with water.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Adults over 18 only<\/b><br>\nNoone under the age of 18 should take this tablet and the dose is 2.5 mg each day\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Patients on dialysis<\/b><br>\nIf you are on dialysis you may need a lower dose, even though dialysis can remove LONITEN from your blood. Do not take your tablets in the two hours\nbefore your dialysis session. Take them after the dialysis, or more than two hours before.\n<br>\nRapid reduction of blood pressure LONITEN may also be given to you in hospital to reduce your blood pressure very quickly. It would be given by a doctor or nurse under strictly monitored conditions at increasing doses of 5 mg every six hours until your blood pressure is normal.\n<br>\nIf you take more LONITEN than you should Taking too many tablets may make you unwell. If you take too many tablets, tell your doctor straight away. If\nyou feel faint or dizzy, or your skin gets unusually cold and pale, you may need to go to hospital.\n<br>\nIf you forget to take a dose of LONITEN\nDo not worry. If you forget to take a tablet, miss out the forgotten dose completely and take the next dose at the normal \u019fme. Do not take a double dose\nto make up for a forgotten dose.\n<br>\nIf you stop taking LONITEN.<br>\nDo not stop taking your medicine or alter the dose you are currently taking without seeing your doctor first. LONITEN helps to control your blood pressure.\nIf you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>4. Possible side effects<\/b><br>\nLike all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects although not everybody gets them.<br>\nThe following events have been reported in patients with high blood pressure being treated with LONITEN:<br>\nContact your doctor immediately if any of the following occur<br>\n\u2022 You may feel faint or dizzy, especially when you stand up.\n<br>\n\u2022 Your body could hold on to more water than normal: you may notice that your ankles get puffy, or your rings get ght, or you put on weight.\n<br>\n\u2022 You may find that you get more wheezy, breathless and tired, especially if you already have a weak heart.<br>\n\u2022 You may notice angina (usually pains in your chest) for the first time, or if you have angina already it could get worse.\n<br>\nOther side effects LONITEN may cause are:\n<br>\nVery common: may affect more than 1 in 10 people\nIncreased heart rate, inflammation of the lining that surrounds the heart, abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG), increased hair growth, hair colour changes.\n<br>\nCommon: may affect up to 1 in 10 people\n<br>\nAccumulation of fluid around the heart, compression of the heart due to a build up of fluid, fluid retention.\n<br>\nRare: may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people\n<br>\nDecrease in white blood cells, reduction in blood platelets, which increases risk of bleeding or bruising, serious illness with blistering of the skin, mouth,\neyes and genitals (Stevens-Johnson syndrome), inflammation and blistering of the skin, rash.\n<br>\nNot known: frequency cannot be estimated from the available data\n<br>\nAccumulation of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and chest cavity, chest pains (angina), gastrointestinal disorders, swelling of the\nankles, feet or fingers associated with or independent of weight gain, breast tenderness, reduced kidney function resulting in increased creatinine and\nurea levels in your blood.<br>\n<b>Reporting of side effects<\/b>\n<br>\nIf 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 or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By\nreporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>5. How to store LONITEN<\/b><br>\nKeep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.<br>\nDo not use this medicine a\u014cer the expiry date which is stated on the carton a\u014cer EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.<br>\nBottles:<br>\nStore below 25oC.<br>\nKeep the bottle tightly closed in order to protect from moisture.<br>\nDo not throw away medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures\nwill help protect the environment.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>6. Contents of the pack and other information<\/b><br>\nWhat LONITEN contains<br>\nThe active substance is minoxidil. Each tablet contains either 2.5 mg\n<br><br>\n\nThe other ingredients are: lactose hydrous, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, colloidal silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate (see section 2 LONITEN contains lactose).<br>\nWhat LONITEN looks like and the contents of the pack\nLONITEN are round white to light tan biconvex tablets.\n<br>\nThey are available in strengths of 2.5 mg\n<br>\nThe 2.5 mg tablet is imprinted with \u20182 \u00bd\u2019 on one side, scored on the reverse with a \u2018U\u2019 on one side of the score and \u2018121\u2019 on the other side.\n<br>\nNot all pack sizes may be marketed.\n<br>\nMarketing Authorisation Holder\n<br>\nPfizer Limited, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom.\n<br>\nManufacturer\n<br>\nPfizer Service Company BV, 10 Hoge Wei 10, Zaventem, 1930, Belgium.\n<br>\nCompany Contact Address\n<br>\nFor further information on your medicine, please contact Medical Information at Pfizer\n<br>\nLimited, Walton Oaks, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 7NS. 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