TIBINA TABLETS 20MG

Description

Composition

Each Tablet Contains: Torasemide 20mg.

Dosage and administration

Tibina is an prescription only medicine.

Adults:

Oedema: The usual dose is 5mg once daily. If necessary the dose can be increased stepwise upto 20mg once daily. In individuals cases, as much as 40mg  torasemide/day has been administered.

Elderly: No special dosage adjustments are necessary.

Children: There is no experience of Torasemide in children.

Contra-Indications

Renal failure with anuria; hepatic coma and pre-coma; hypotension; pre-existing hypovolaemia; pregnancy and lactation; hypersensitivity to Torasemide and sulphonylureas; cardiac arrhythmias, simultaneous therapy with aminoglycosides or cephalosporins, or renal dysfunction due to drugs which cause renal damage.

Adverse Effects

Blood and lymphatic system disorders. Frequency not known: Thrombocytopenia, Leukopenia, Anaemia.

Immune system disorders. Very rare: Allergic skin reactions (eg Pruritus, Exanthema) Photosensitivity reaction. Frequency not known: Serious skin reactions (e.g. Stevens Johnson syndrome, Toxic epidermal necrolysis)

Metabolism system disorders. Common: Metabolic alkalosis, Fluid and electrolyte imbalance (e.g. Hypovalemia, Hyponatraemia)

Nervous system disorders. Common: Headache, Dizziness. Frequency not common: Celebral ishchaemia, Parenthesia, confusion state.

Eye disorders. Frequency not known: Visual imparement.

Ear and labyrinth disorders. Frequency not known: Tinnitus, Deafness.

Manufactured by: Cosmos Limited, Rangwe rd; off Lunga Lunga rd, Nairobi Kenya.