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Aprokam 50 mg

powder for solution for injection

Cefuroxime

What is in this leaflet:

1.    What Aprokam is and what it is used for

2.    What you need to know before you are given Aprokam

3.    How Aprokam is administered

4.    Possible side effects

5.    How to store Aprokam

6.    Contents of the pack and other information

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

•    If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before you are given this medicine.

•    You will only be given Aprokam if the benefits outweigh the potential risks.

1. WHAT APROKAM IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR

Aprokam contains an active substance, cefuroxime (as cefuroxime sodium) which belongs to a group of antibiotics called cephalosporins. Antibiotics are used to kill the bacteria or germs that cause infections.

This medicine will be used if you are undergoing eye surgery because of cataract (cloudiness of the lens).

Your ophthalmic surgeon will administer this medicine by injection into the eye at the end of cataract surgery in order to prevent eye infection.

2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN APROKAM

Do not use Aprokam

•    If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to cefuroxime or to any of the cephalosporin type antibiotics.

Warnings and precautions

Talk to your doctor or, pharmacist or nurse before using Aprokam:

•    if you are allergic to other antibiotics such as penicillin,

•    if you are at risk of an infection due to bacteria called Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,

•    if you are at risk of a severe risk of infection,

•    if you have been diagnosed a complicated cataract,

•    if a combined eye surgery is planned,

•    if you have severe thyroid disease. Aprokam is only given as an injection into the eye (intracameral injection). Aprokam should be administered in aseptic conditions (meaning clean and germ free) of cataract surgery. One vial of Aprokam must be used

for one patient only.

Other medicines and Aprokam

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.

3. HOW APROKAM IS ADMINISTERED

•    Aprokam injections will be administered by an ophthalmic surgeon at the end of cataract surgery.

•    Aprokam is supplied as a sterile powder and is dissolved in saline solution for injection before it is administered.

If you are given too much, or too little, Aprokam.

Your medication will usually be given by the health professional. If you think you may have missed a dose or have received too much medicine, please tell you doctor or nurse.

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or, pharmacist or nurse.

4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS

Like all medicines, Aprokam can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

The following side effect is very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people):

• Serious allergic reaction which causes difficulty in breathing or dizziness.

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly the Yellow Card Scheme.

Web site: www.mhra.gov.uk/ yellowcard

By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. HOW TO STORE APROKAM

Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

Do not use Aprokam after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and vial label after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.

Please turn

The following information is intended for medical or healthcare professionals only:

Incompatibilities

No incompatibility with most commonly used products in cataract surgery was reported in literature. This medicinal product must not be mixed with other medicinal products except those mentioned below [sodium chloride 9 mg/ml (0.9%) solution for injection].

How to prepare and administer Aprokam

Single-use vial for intracameral use only.

Aprokam must be administered after reconstitution by intraocular injection in the anterior chamber of the eye (intracameral injection), by an ophthalmic surgeon, in the recommended aseptic conditions of cataract surgery.

The reconstituted solution should be visually inspected and should only be used if it is a colourless to yellowish solution free from visible particles.

The product should be used immediately after reconstitution and not reused.

Store below 25°C. Keep the vial in the outer carton, in order to protect from light.

For single use only.

After reconstitution: the product should be used immediately. 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.

6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION

What Aprokam contains

The active substance is cefuroxime (as cefuroxime sodium).

Each vial contains 50 mg of cefuroxime.

After reconstitution, 0.1 ml solution contains 1 mg of cefuroxime.

This medicinal product contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per dose, i.e. essentially 'sodium- free'. There are no other ingredients. What Aprokam looks like and contents of the pack Aprokam is a white to almost white powder for solution for injection, supplied in a glass vial.

Each box contains one or ten or twenty vials, or ten vials together with ten sterile filter needles. Not all pack size may be marketed.

Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer Marketing Authorisation Holder: LABORATOIRES THEA

12 rue Louis Bleriot 63017 CLERMONT-FERRAND Cedex 2 France

Manufacturer:

BIOPHARMA S.R.L.

Via Delle Gerbere, 22/30 (loc. S. PALOMBA)

00134 ROMA (RM)

Italy

This medicinal product is authorised in the Member States of the EEA under the following names:

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic,

This leaflet was last approved in 07/2016.