Lacipil

Package Leaflet: Information for the Patient

Lacipil, 2 mg, Film-Coated Tablets

Lacipil, 4 mg, Film-Coated Tablets

Lacipil, 6 mg, Film-Coated Tablets

Lacidipine

Read the package leaflet carefully before taking the medicine, as it contains important information for the patient.

• Keep this leaflet, you may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
• If you experience any side effects, including any not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist. See section 4.

Table of Contents of the Leaflet:

• 1. What is Lacipil and what is it used for
• 2. Important information before taking Lacipil
• 3. How to take Lacipil
• 4. Possible side effects
• 5. How to store Lacipil
• 6. Contents of the pack and other information

1. What is Lacipil and what is it used for

Lacipil contains lacidipine, which is a specific, potent calcium antagonist of the dihydropyridine derivative group. Lacidipine acts almost exclusively on vascular smooth muscle. By dilating peripheral arterioles, it reduces peripheral resistance and, as a result, lowers blood pressure. Lacipil is used to treat high blood pressure. It can be used alone (as monotherapy) or in combination with other blood pressure-lowering medicines, such as beta-adrenergic blockers, diuretics, or angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.

2. Important information before taking Lacipil

When not to take Lacipil:

• if you are allergic to lacidipine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• like other dihydropyridine derivatives, lacidipine is contraindicated in patients with severe aortic stenosis.

Warnings and precautions:
In specialized studies, no effect of Lacipil on the function of the sinoatrial node or on the prolongation of the atrioventricular node conduction time has been demonstrated. There is a theoretical possibility, similar to that of other calcium antagonists, of an effect on the function of the sinoatrial node and the atrioventricular node. Therefore, caution should be exercised when administering Lacipil to patients who have previously been diagnosed with conduction and automatism disorders. Similarly, as with other dihydropyridine calcium antagonists, caution should be exercised when administering lacidipine to patients with congenital or documented acquired QT interval prolongation. Caution should also be exercised when administering lacidipine to patients being treated concurrently with drugs that prolong the QT interval, such as antiarrhythmic drugs of class I and III, tricyclic antidepressants, certain antipsychotics, antibacterial drugs (e.g., erythromycin), and certain antihistamines (e.g., terfenadine).
Like other calcium antagonists, Lacipil should be used with caution in patients with borderline heart failure.
Like other dihydropyridine calcium antagonists, Lacipil should be used with caution in patients with previously diagnosed unstable angina pectoris, as well as in patients who have developed unstable angina pectoris during treatment.
Caution should be exercised when administering Lacipil to patients after a recent myocardial infarction.
There is no evidence of the effectiveness of Lacipil in preventing a new myocardial infarction.
The efficacy and safety of Lacipil have not been established in the treatment of severe hypertension (so-called malignant hypertension).
The drug should be used with caution in patients with liver function disorders due to the possibility of a stronger blood pressure-lowering effect.

Children and adolescents

There is no experience with the use of Lacipil in children.

Lacipil and other medicines

Tell your doctor or pharmacist about all medicines you are taking now or have taken recently, as well as about medicines you plan to take. This also applies to medicines that are available without a prescription.
Taking Lacipil and other medicines that lower blood pressure at the same time, including those used to treat high blood pressure (e.g., beta-adrenergic blockers, diuretics, or ACE inhibitors), may enhance the blood pressure-lowering effect. No specific interactions have been found with commonly used blood pressure-lowering medicines (i.e., beta-adrenergic blockers, diuretics), digoxin, tolbutamide, or warfarin.
The concentration of lacidipine in the blood may be increased when cimetidine is administered concurrently.
Lacidipine is strongly bound to proteins (over 95%): albumin and alpha-1-glycoprotein.
In clinical studies conducted in patients who have undergone kidney transplantation and are being treated with cyclosporine, it has been found that lacidipine normalizes the reduced glomerular filtration rate and renal blood flow caused by cyclosporine administration.
Lacidipine is metabolized by CYP3A4, and therefore, drugs that are strong inhibitors (e.g., itraconazole) or inducers (e.g., rifampicin) of CYP3A4, when used concurrently with lacidipine, may affect its metabolism and excretion.
Concurrent use of lacidipine with corticosteroids or tetracosactide may reduce its blood pressure-lowering effect.

Lacipil with food and drink

The medicine can be taken independently of meals.
During treatment with Lacipil, do not drink grapefruit juice.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and fertility

There are no adequate studies on the safety of the use of Lacipil in human pregnancy. In animal studies, no teratogenic effects or adverse effects on fetal development have been found.
Lacipil may be used during pregnancy only if, in the doctor's opinion, the expected benefit to the mother outweighs the potential risk to the fetus or child.
Lacipil may cause a weakening of the contractile function of the uterus during labor.
Lacipil may be used during breastfeeding only if, in the doctor's opinion, the expected benefit to the mother outweighs the potential risk to the child.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant, or plan to have a child, consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
There are no data on the effects of Lacipil on human fertility.

Driving and using machines

Due to the lack of relevant data, it is not known whether the medicine affects the ability to drive vehicles and operate machinery.
In case of side effects such as dizziness, consult your doctor.
Lacipil contains lactose.
If you have previously been diagnosed with intolerance to some sugars, consult your doctor before taking the medicine.

3. How to take Lacipil

This medicine should always be taken exactly as advised by your doctor. If you are unsure, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
The initial dose is 2 mg once daily, given in a single dose at the same time, preferably in the morning, and not necessarily in relation to meals.
The dose of the medicine, depending on the severity of the disease and the individual patient's response to treatment, may be increased by the doctor to 4 mg, and if necessary to 6 mg once daily.
Dose escalation may occur after the time necessary to achieve the full pharmacological effect. In practice, this period should not be less than 3-4 weeks, unless the patient's clinical condition requires faster dose escalation.
There are no restrictions on the duration of treatment with Lacipil.
Use of Lacipil in patients with renal and/or hepatic impairment:
No dose adjustment of Lacipil is necessary in patients with renal and/or hepatic impairment.
Use of Lacipil in elderly patients (over 65 years of age):
No dose adjustment of Lacipil is necessary in elderly patients.

Taking a higher dose of Lacipil than recommended

So far, no cases of Lacipil overdose have been reported.
Symptoms:
The most likely consequence of an overdose is prolonged dilation of peripheral vessels, associated with prolonged lowering of blood pressure and increased heart rate.
Bradycardia or prolongation of the atrioventricular conduction time may also occur.
Procedure:
In case of taking a higher dose of Lacipil than recommended, consult your doctor or go to the emergency department of the nearest hospital immediately.
There is no specific antidote. In case of overdose, symptomatic treatment and close monitoring of heart function are recommended.

4. Possible side effects

Like all medicines, Lacipil can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The frequency of side effects reported frequently, infrequently, and rarely was determined based on data from large clinical trials (both internal and published).
Lacipil is generally well tolerated. Some people may experience certain slightly increased discomfort related to the dilation of peripheral vessels. These symptoms, marked with the symbol #, are usually transient and disappear during continued treatment with the same dose of Lacipil.
Common side effects(may affect up to 1 in 10 people):

• headache, dizziness,
• palpitations, very rapid heart rate (tachycardia),
• sudden flushing (especially of the face),
• nausea, symptoms of indigestion,
• rash (including erythema and skin itching),
• polyuria,
• weakness, edema,
• transient increase in alkaline phosphatase activity (clinically significant increase occurs infrequently).

Uncommon side effects(may affect up to 1 in 100 people):

• worsening of existing angina pectoris - as with other dihydropyridine derivatives, worsening of existing angina pectoris has been observed in individual cases, especially at the beginning of treatment. The greater likelihood of such an effect occurs in patients with symptomatic coronary heart disease.
• fainting, hypotension,
• gingival hyperplasia.

Rare side effects(may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):

• angioedema, urticaria.

Very rare side effects(may affect less than 1 in 10,000 people):

• tremor,
• depression.

Reporting side effects

If you experience any side effects, including any not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist. Side effects can be reported directly to the Department of Drug Safety Monitoring of the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices, and Biocidal Products, Al. Jerozolimskie 181C, 02-222 Warsaw, phone: 22 49-21-301, fax: 22 49-21-309, e-mail: ndl@urpl.gov.pl.
By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. How to store Lacipil

Keep the medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Store in a temperature below 30°C.
Protect the tablets from light and remove them from the blister pack immediately before taking. If, according to the prescribed dosage, you need to take 2 mg of Lacipil, i.e., half a 4 mg tablet, the unused half should be left in the blister pack and taken within 48 hours.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the packaging.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines that are no longer needed. This will help protect the environment.

6. Contents of the pack and other information

What Lacipil contains

The active substance of Lacipil is lacidipine.
Each film-coated tablet contains 2 mg, 4 mg, or 6 mg of lacidipine.
The other ingredients are: lactose monohydrate, povidone K30, magnesium stearate.
Coating composition:
Lacipil, 2 mg and 4 mg: Opadry White YS-1-18043 (hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171), PEG 400, polysorbate 80) or Opadry White OY-S-7335 (hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171)).
Lacipil, 6 mg: Opadry White YS-1-18043 (hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171), PEG 400, polysorbate 80).

What Lacipil looks like and contents of the pack

Lacipil, 2 mg: round, white film-coated tablets with the number "2" embossed.
Lacipil, 4 mg: white, oval film-coated tablets. The tablet may have the marking "GS" on one side and "3MS" on the other. The tablets can be divided into two equal doses.
Lacipil, 6 mg: white, oval, biconvex film-coated tablets with the marking "GX CX3".
The pack contains:
Lacipil, 2 mg - 28 film-coated tablets in blisters in a cardboard box.
Lacipil, 4 mg - 28 film-coated tablets in blisters in a cardboard box.
Lacipil, 6 mg - 14 or 28 film-coated tablets in blisters in a cardboard box.

Marketing authorization holder and manufacturer

Manufacturer:

Delpharm Spółka Akcyjna
ul. Grunwaldzka 189
60-322 Poznań
{2 mg, 4 mg tablets}
or
Glaxo Wellcome S.A.
Avenida de Extremadura 3
09400 Aranda de Duero
Burgos, Spain
{2 mg, 4 mg, 6 mg tablets}

Marketing authorization holder:

GlaxoSmithKline Trading Services Limited
12 Riverwalk
Citywest Business Campus
Dublin 24
D24 YK11
Ireland
To obtain more detailed information, please contact the representative of the marketing authorization holder.
GSK Services Sp. z o.o.
Warsaw Office
ul. Rzymowskiego 53
02-697 Warsaw
Phone: +48 22 576 9000
Date of last revision of the leaflet:January 2025
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