LOTRONEX- alosetron hydrochloride tablet
Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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MEDICATION GUIDE LOTRONEX ® (LOW-trah-nex) (alosetron hydrochloride) Tablets |
Read the Medication Guide you get with each refill for LOTRONEX. There may be new information. This Medication Guide does not take the place of talking with your doctor. |
What is the most important information I should know about LOTRONEX? LOTRONEX is a meeicine only for some women with severe chronic irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) whose:
Some people have developed serious bowel side effects while taking LOTRONEX. Serious bowel (intestine) side effects can happen suddenly, including the following: Serious complications of constipation: These complications may lead to a hospital stay and, in rare cases, blood transfusions, surgery, and death. People who are older, who are weak from illness, or who take other constipating medicines may be more likely to have serious complications of constipation with LOTRONEX. To lower your chances of getting serious complications of constipation, do the following:
Stop taking LOTRONEX and call your doctor or get medical help if you have symptoms of ischemic colitis such as new or worsening stomach-area (abdominal) pain, bloody diarrhea or blood in the stool. |
What is LOTRONEX? LOTRONEX is a prescription medicine used only for some women wih severe chronic IBS whose:
LOTRONEX does not cure IBS, and it may not help every person who takes it. For those who are helped, LOTRONEX reduces lower stomach area (abdominal) pain and discomfort, the sudden need to have a bowel movement (bowel urgency), and diarrhea from IBS. If you stop taking LOTRONEX, your IBS symptoms may return within 1 or 2 weeks to what they were before you started taking LOTRONEX. It is not known if LOTRONEX is safe and effective in men with IBS. It is not known if LOTRONEX is safe and effective in children. |
Who should not take LOTRONEX? Do not take LOTRONEX if you:
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What should I talk about with my doctor before taking LOTRONEX? Talk with your doctor:
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How should I take LOTRONEX?
effects from LOTRONEX, your doctor may increase your dose up to 1 mg two times a day.
your doctor.
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What are the possible side effects of LOTRONEX? LOTRONEX may cause serious side effects, including: See "What is the most important information I should know about LOTRONEX?" The most common side effects of LOTRONEX include:
These are not all the possible side effects of LOTRONEX. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. |
How should I store LOTRONEX?
Keep LOTRONEX and all medicines out of the reach of children. |
General information about the safe and effective use of LOTRONEX Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use LOTRONEX for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give LOTRONEX to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about LOTRONEX that is written for healthcare professionals. |
What are the ingredients of LOTRONEX? Active Ingredient: alosetron hydrochloride Inactive Ingredients: lactose (anhydrous), magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, and pregelatinized starch. The white film-coat for the 0.5 mg tablet contains hypromellose, titanium dioxide, and triacetin. The blue film-coat for the 1 mg tablet contains hypromellose, titanium dioxide, triacetin, and indigo carmine. |
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www.sebelapharma.com Toll Free 1-844-732-3521 Made in CANADA ©2019, Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc. All rights reserved This product may be covered by one or more US pending or issued patents.
LOTRONEX is a registered trademark of Sebela International Bermuda Ltd.
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Revised: April 2019 |