ZONISAMIDE- zonisamide capsule
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Zonisamide Capsules
Read this Medication Guide before you start taking zonisamide capsules and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment.
What is the most important information I should know about Zonisamide Capsules?
Call your health care provider right away if
you have:
Call a healthcare provider right away if you have any of
these symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you:
How can I watch for early symptoms of suicidal thoughts
and actions?
Do not stop zonisamide capsules without first talking to
a healthcare provider.
Stopping zonisamide capsules suddenly can
cause serious problems. Stopping a seizure medicine suddenly in a patient who
has epilepsy can cause seizures that will not stop (status epilepticus).
Sometimes people with metabolic acidosis will:
Your healthcare provider should do a blood test to measure the level of
acid in your blood before and during your treatment with zonisamide
capsules.
Zonisamide capsules can have other serious side effects. For more information ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you. Be sure to read the section titled "What are the possible side effects of Zonisamide Capsules?"
What is Zonisamide Capsule?
Zonisamide capsule is a prescription medicine that is used with other medicines to treat partial seizures in adults.
It is not known if zonisamide capsules are safe or effective in children under 16 years of age.
Who should not take Zonisamide Capsules?
Do not take zonisamide capsules if you are allergic to medicines that contain sulfa.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking Zonisamide Capsules?
Before taking zonisamide capsules, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider if you:
You and your healthcare provider should decide if you should take zonisamide capsules while you are pregnant.
If you become pregnant while taking zonisamide capsules, talk to your healthcare provider about registering with the North American Antiepileptic Drug Pregnancy Registry. You can enroll in this registry by calling 1-888-233-2334. The purpose of this registry is to collect information about the safety of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins or herbal supplements. Zonisamide capsules and other medicines may affect each other causing side effects.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them with you to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist each time you get a new medicine.
How should I take Zonisamide Capsules?
What should I avoid while taking Zonisamide Capsules?
What are the possible side effects of Zonisamide Capsules?
Zonisamide capsules can cause serious side effects including:
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the symptoms listed above.
The most common side effects of zonisamide capsules include:
Side effects can happen at any time, but are more likely to happen during the first several weeks after starting zonisamide capsules.
Tell your healthcare provider about any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all of the possible side effects of zonisamide capsules. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
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 Zonisamide Capsules?
Keep zonisamide capsules and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General Information about the safe and effective use of Zonisamide Capsules
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use zonisamide capsules for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give zonisamide capsules to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them.
This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about zonisamide capsules. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about zonisamide capsules that is written for health professionals.
For more information, call 1-800-818-4555.
What are the ingredients in Zonisamide Capsules?
Active ingredient: zonisamide
Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, hydrogenated vegetable oil, gelatin, and titanium dioxide.
In addition, individual empty hard gelatin capsule shell contains:
50 mg:
Black iron oxide
100 mg: FD and C Blue # 1 and FD and C Red # 40.
The imprinting ink contains black iron oxide, shellac glaze, propylene glycol and also contains either FD and C Blue No. 2, FD and C Red No. 40, FD and C Blue No. 1 and D and C Yellow No.10 or strong ammonia solution and potassium hydroxide.
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Distributed by:
Caraco Pharmaceutical
Laboratories, Ltd.
1150 Elijah McCoy Drive, Detroit, MI 48202
Manufactured by:
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
Ltd.
Acme Plaza, Andheri-Kurla Road,
Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400
059, India.
PJPI0265A
ISS. 07/2010