ARIPIPRAZOLE TARBIS 5 mg TABLETS

Introduction

Package Leaflet: Information for the User

Aripiprazol Tarbis 5 mg tablets EFG

Read the entire package leaflet carefully before starting to take this medication, as it contains important information for you.

• Keep this package leaflet, as you may need to read it again.
• If you have any doubts, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medication has been prescribed to you only, and you should not give it to others, even if they have the same symptoms as you, as it may harm them.
• If you experience side effects, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if they are not listed in this package leaflet. See section 4.

Contents of the Package Leaflet:

1. What Aripiprazol Tarbis is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before taking Aripiprazol Tarbis
3. How to take Aripiprazol Tarbis
4. Possible side effects
5. Storage of Aripiprazol Tarbis
6. Contents of the pack and further information

1. What Aripiprazol Tarbis is and what it is used for

Aripiprazol Tarbis contains the active substance aripiprazole and belongs to a group of medications called antipsychotics.

It is used to treat adults and adolescents aged 15 years or older who suffer from a disease characterized by symptoms such as hearing, seeing, and feeling things that do not exist, distrust, false beliefs, incoherent speech, and emotional and behavioral monotony. People in this state may also feel depressed, guilty, restless, or tense.

2. What you need to know before taking Aripiprazol Tarbis

Do not take Aripiprazol Tarbis

• If you are allergic to aripiprazole or any of the other components of this medication (listed in section 6).

Warnings and precautions

Consult your doctor before starting to take this medication if you suffer from:

? High blood sugar levels (characterized by symptoms such as excessive thirst, increased urine production, increased appetite, and feeling of weakness) or a family history of diabetes

? Seizures

? Irregular and involuntary muscle movements, especially in the face

? Cardiovascular diseases, family history of cardiovascular disease, stroke, or "mini" stroke, abnormal blood pressure

? Blood clots or a family history of blood clots, as antipsychotics have been associated with the formation of blood clots

? History of gambling addiction

If you notice that you are gaining weight, developing unusual movements, experiencing drowsiness that interferes with your daily activities, having difficulty swallowing, or presenting allergic symptoms, please inform your doctor.

If you are an elderly patient with dementia (loss of memory and other mental abilities), you or your caregiver or family member should inform your doctor if you have ever had a stroke or "mini" stroke.

Inform your doctor immediately if you have thoughts or feelings of harming yourself. There have been reports of patients experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors during treatment with aripiprazole.

Talk to your doctor immediately if you notice numbness or stiffness of the muscles with high fever, sweating, altered mental state, or rapid or irregular heartbeat.

Aripiprazole may cause drowsiness, low blood pressure when standing up, dizziness, and changes in the ability to move and maintain balance, which could lead to falls. Caution should be exercised, especially if you are an elderly patient or have some weakness.

Children and adolescents

Aripiprazole is not used in children and adolescents under 13 years of age. Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medication.

Taking Aripiprazol Tarbis with other medications

Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or may need to take any other medication.

Medications that lower blood pressure: aripiprazole may increase the effect of medications used to lower blood pressure. Make sure to inform your doctor if you use any medication to control blood pressure.

If you are using aripiprazole with another medication, you may need to change your aripiprazole dose. It is especially important to mention to your doctor the following:

? Medications to correct heart rhythm

? Antidepressants or herbal remedies used to treat depression and anxiety

? Antifungals

? Certain medications to treat HIV infection

? Anticonvulsants used to treat epilepsy

Medications that increase serotonin levels: triptans, tramadol, tryptophan, ISRS (such as paroxetine and fluoxetine), tricyclic antidepressants (such as clomipramine, amitriptyline), pethidine, St. John's Wort, and venlafaxine. These medications increase the risk of having side effects; if you notice any unusual symptoms when using any of these medications with aripiprazole, you should inform your doctor.

Taking Aripiprazol Tarbis with food, drinks, and alcohol

Aripiprazol Tarbis can be taken independently of meals.

Alcohol consumption should be avoided while taking this medication.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and fertility

Do not take aripiprazole if you are pregnantunless you have discussed it with your doctor.

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, consult your doctor or pharmacist before using this medication.

The following symptoms may occur in newborn babies of mothers who have been treated with aripiprazole in the last trimester of pregnancy (last three months of pregnancy): tremors, stiffness and/or muscle weakness, drowsiness, agitation, breathing problems, and difficulty feeding. If your baby develops any of these symptoms, you should contact your doctor.

Make sure to inform your doctor immediately if you are breastfeeding.

If you are taking aripiprazole, you should not breastfeed.

Driving and using machines

Do not drive or operate tools or machines until you know how Aripiprazol Tarbis affects you.

Aripiprazol Tarbis contains lactose

If your doctor has told you that you have an intolerance to certain sugars, consult with them before taking this medication.

3. How to take Aripiprazol Tarbis

Follow the administration instructions of this medication indicated by your doctor or pharmacist exactly. In case of doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.

The recommended dose for adults is 15 mg once a day.However, your doctor may prescribe lower or higher doses up to a maximum of 30 mg once a day.

Use in children and adolescents

Aripiprazole should be started with the oral solution (liquid) at a low dose. The dose can be gradually increased to the recommended dose for adolescents of 10 mg once a day. However, your doctor may prescribe lower or higher doses up to a maximum of 30 mg once a day.

If you think the effect of this medication is too strong or too weak, inform your doctor or pharmacist.

Try to take the aripiprazole tablet at the same time every day. It does not matter if you take it with or without food. Always take the tablets with water and swallow them whole.

Even if you feel better, do not alter or interrupt the daily dose of aripiprazole without consulting your doctor first.

If you take more Aripiprazol Tarbis than you should

In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult your doctor or pharmacist immediately or call the Toxicology Information Service, phone: 91 562 04 20, indicating the medication and the amount ingested.

If you forget to take Aripiprazol Tarbis

If you forget a dose, take the forgotten dose as soon as you remember, but do not take a double dose to make up for the forgotten dose.

If you have any other doubts about the use of this medication, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

4. Possible side effects

Like all medications, this medication can cause side effects, although not all people experience them.

Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 patients): spasms or uncontrolled contractions, headache, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, constipation, increased saliva production, dizziness, sleep disturbances, agitation, anxiety, drowsiness, tremors, and blurred vision.

Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 patients): some people may feel dizzy, especially when standing up after being lying down or sitting, or feel that their heart is racing.

Some people may feel depressed.

Increased blood levels of the hormone prolactin.

Hypo.

Phototoxicity of the eyes

The following side effects have been reported during the marketing of aripiprazole, but the frequency of occurrence is unknown (the frequency cannot be estimated with the available data):

Changes in the levels of some blood cells; unusual heartbeat, sudden unexplained death, heart attack; allergic reaction (e.g., swelling in the mouth, tongue, face, and throat, itching, and redness); high blood sugar, onset or worsening of diabetes, ketoacidosis (ketones in blood and urine), or coma, low sodium levels in the blood; weight gain, weight loss, anorexia; nervousness, agitation, anxiety, gambling addiction; suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide, and completed suicide; speech disorder, seizures, serotonin syndrome (a reaction that can cause a feeling of intense happiness, drowsiness, clumsiness, restlessness, feeling of being drunk, fever, sweating, or muscle stiffness), combination of fever, muscle stiffness, rapid breathing, sweating, altered mental state, and sudden changes in blood pressure and heart rate; fainting, high blood pressure, blood clots in the veins, especially in the legs (symptoms include swelling, pain, and redness of the leg), which can move through the blood vessels to the lungs, causing chest pain and difficulty breathing (if you notice any of these symptoms, go to your doctor immediately); muscle spasms around the glottis, accidental inhalation of food with risk of pneumonia, difficulty swallowing; pancreatitis; liver failure, liver inflammation, yellowing of the skin and the white part of the eyes, abnormal liver values, abdominal and stomach discomfort, diarrhea; skin redness and sensitivity to light, unusual hair loss, excessive sweating; stiffness or cramps, muscle pain, weakness; involuntary loss of urine, difficulty urinating; prolonged and/or painful erection; difficulty controlling body temperature or overheating, chest pain, and swollen hands, ankles, or feet; aggression; fixation of the eyeballs in a position.

In elderly patients with dementia, a higher number of fatal cases have been reported while taking aripiprazole. Additionally, cases of stroke or "mini" stroke have been reported.

Other side effects in children and adolescents

Adolescents aged 13 years or older experienced side effects similar in frequency and type to those of adults, except for drowsiness, spasms or uncontrolled contractions, restlessness, and fatigue, which were very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 patients), and upper abdominal pain, dry mouth, increased heart rate, weight gain, increased appetite, muscle fasciculations, involuntary movements of the limbs, and dizziness, especially when standing up after being lying down or sitting, which were common (may affect more than 1 in 100 patients).

Reporting side effects

If you experience any type of side effect, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if it is a possible side effect that is not listed in this package leaflet. You can also report them directly through the Spanish Medication Surveillance System for Human Use: www.notificaRAM.es. By reporting side effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medication.

5. Storage of Aripiprazol Tarbis

Keep this medication out of sight and reach of children.

Do not use this medication after the expiration date that appears on the packaging after "EXP". The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.

Store in the original packaging to protect it from moisture.

Medications should not be disposed of through wastewater or household waste. Deposit the packaging and medications you no longer need at the SIGRE Point of the pharmacy. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and medications you no longer need. This way, you will help protect the environment.

6. Contents of the pack and further information

Composition of Aripiprazol Tarbis

• The active substance is aripiprazole. Each tablet contains 5 mg of aripiprazole.
• The other components are lactose monohydrate, cornstarch, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, magnesium stearate, red iron oxide (E-172).

Appearance of the product and contents of the pack

Aripiprazol Tarbis 5 mg tablets are round and flat, and pale pink in color.

Each pack contains 28 and 30 tablets, packaged in aluminum-aluminum blisters.

Only certain pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder and manufacturer

Marketing authorization holder

TARBIS FARMA, S.L.

Gran Vía Carlos III, 94

08028 Barcelona

Spain

Manufacturer

• Uriach y Compañía, S.A.

Av. Camí Reial, 51-57

08184 - Palau-solità i Plegamans (Barcelona)

Spain

This medication is authorized in the Member States of the European Economic Area under the following names:

Malta: Aripiprazol Uriach 5 mg tablets

Spain: Aripiprazol Tarbis 5 mg tablets

Date of the last revision of this package leaflet:June 2020

Detailed and updated information on this medication is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) http://www.aemps.gob.es/