CARVEDILOL TECNIGEN 25 mg TABLETS

Introduction

Package Leaflet: Information for the User

Carvedilol TecniGen 25 mg Tablets EFG

Read this entire leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine, as it contains important information for you.

• Keep this leaflet, as 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 only. 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, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

Contents of the Package Leaflet

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

1. What is Carvedilol TecniGen and what is it used for

Carvedilol belongs to a group of medicines known as alpha and beta blockers. This medicine has antioxidant, antihypertensive (reducing blood pressure), vasodilatory, and antianginal properties. Additionally, it decreases cardiac output and has favorable effects on blood circulation at the heart level.

Carvedilol is indicated for the treatment of:

• Symptomatic congestive heart failure (the heart has lost some of its ability to pump blood) of moderate to severe degree, of ischemic or non-ischemic origin.
• Essential hypertension (high blood pressure).
• Ischemic heart disease (the heart receives little blood and oxygen).

2. What you need to know before you take Carvedilol TecniGen

Do not take Carvedilol TecniGen

• If you are allergic to carvedilol or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• If you have a type of decompensated heart failure called class IV (the heart is unable to perform its pumping function during physical activity and at rest).
• If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with obstructed bronchi (difficulty breathing).
• If your liver is not functioning properly.
• Bronchial asthma.
• A heart condition called atrioventricular (A-V) block of second and third degree (unless a permanent pacemaker has been implanted).
• If your heart beats slowly (less than 50 beats per minute).
• Heart failure (or shock, a condition in which the heart has been so damaged that it is unable to supply enough blood to the body's organs).
• A heart condition called sinoatrial node block.
• Very low blood pressure (systolic pressure less than 85 mmHg).

Warnings and precautions

Consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting to take carvedilol.

Tell your doctor if you have any of the following diseases:

• If you have any lung disease.
• If you are diabetic.
• If you have a heart condition.
• If you are taking other heart medications, especially if you are taking any of the following medications, inform your doctor: digitalis (increases the strength of the heartbeat), diuretics (increases urine production), ACE inhibitors (antihypertensive medication), calcium antagonists (antihypertensive medication), and antiarrhythmics (act on the heart rhythm).
• If you have any thyroid problems.
• If you are allergic and are receiving treatment for your allergy.
• If you have circulation problems or Raynaud's phenomenon.
• If you are scheduled for surgery, inform your doctor that you are being treated with carvedilol.
• If you have a disease called pheochromocytoma.
• If you have psoriasis (skin disease).
• If you have Prinzmetal's angina (chest pain that starts during rest without obvious causes).
• If you are going to undergo surgery with anesthesia. You should inform the anesthesiologist.
• If you use contact lenses. Carvedilol may reduce tear production.
• If you have had severe adverse skin reactions (e.g., toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome).

As with all beta-blocking medications, carvedilol treatment should not be stopped abruptly. The dose should be gradually reduced according to your doctor's instructions.

Use in athletes:

This medicine contains carvedilol, which may produce a positive result in doping tests.

Children and adolescents

Carvedilol is not recommended for use in children and adolescents under 18 years of age due to insufficient safety and efficacy data.

Other medicines and Carvedilol TecniGen

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

This is very important because taking several medicines at the same time can increase or decrease their effect. Therefore, you should not take carvedilol with any other medicine unless your doctor has allowed it.

Note that these instructions may also apply to medicines that have been used before or may be used after.

It is essential that you inform your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any of the following medicines:

• Fluoxetine and paroxetine (medicines for depression).
• Cyclosporine and tacrolimus (medicines used to prevent rejection in transplants).
• Digoxin, verapamil, diltiazem, and antiarrhythmic medications (medicines used to treat heart problems and high blood pressure).
• Amiodarone (a medicine used to treat certain heart problems).
• Certain pain relievers such as aspirin and ibuprofen (NSAIDs).
• Other blood pressure medications, barbiturates, phenothiazines, tricyclic antidepressants, vasodilators, and alcohol.
• Medicines for diabetes (including insulin and oral antidiabetics).
• Clonidine (a medicine used to control blood pressure or migraines).
• Rifampicin (a medicine used to treat infections).
• Cimetidine (a medicine used to treat stomach problems).
• Inducers or inhibitors of hepatic metabolism (medicines that modify the elimination of other medicines from the body).
• Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (medicines for depression).
• Beta-agonist bronchodilators (medicines used to improve respiratory capacity, such as in asthma).
• Adrenaline/epinephrine (used to treat severe allergic reactions).

Taking Carvedilol TecniGen with food, drinks, and alcohol

Avoid taking carvedilol simultaneously or immediately after taking grapefruit or grapefruit juice. Grapefruit or grapefruit juice may lead to an increase in the active ingredient carvedilol in the blood and cause unpredictable side effects. Also, avoid excessive and simultaneous or occasional consumption of alcohol because alcohol influences the effect of carvedilol.

Your doctor or pharmacist will inform you about the meals with which you should take the medicine.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

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 taking this medicine.

Carvedilol is not recommended during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Carvedilol may cause fetal death in the womb, as well as premature birth. Additionally, it may cause side effects in the fetus and newborn. After birth, the newborn has a higher risk of suffering heart and lung problems.

Carvedilol passes into breast milk, so its use is not recommended during breastfeeding.

Driving and using machines

Occasionally, carvedilol may impair your ability to drive or operate machinery. This occurs especially when starting or changing treatment and when taken with alcohol.

Carvedilol TecniGen contains lactose and sucrose

If your doctor has told you that you have an intolerance to some sugars, consult them before taking this medicine.

3. How to take Carvedilol TecniGen

Follow exactly the administration instructions of this medicine given by your doctor or pharmacist. If you are unsure, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.

Essential hypertension

Adults:

Oral. The recommended dose to start treatment is 12.5 mg once a day for the first two days. Then, the recommended dose is 25 mg once a day. If necessary, your doctor may increase the dose you receive (at intervals of at least two weeks) up to 50 mg once a day or in two doses of 25 mg each.

Elderly patients:

Oral. The recommended dose to start therapy is 12.5 mg once a day, which has provided satisfactory control in some patients. If the response is not adequate, your doctor will adjust the dose (at intervals of at least two weeks).

Ischemic heart disease

Adults:

Oral. The recommended dose to start treatment is 12.5 mg twice a day (a total of 25 mg per day) for the first two days. Then, the recommended dose is 25 mg twice a day (a total of 50 mg per day). If necessary, your doctor may increase the dose you receive (at intervals of at least two weeks) up to 50 mg twice a day (a total of 100 mg per day).

Elderly patients:

Oral. The maximum recommended dose for elderly patients is 50 mg administered in divided doses (twice a day).

Treatment of symptomatic congestive heart failure

Adults and elderly patients:

Oral. Your doctor will tell you individually the dose you should take, closely monitoring you during the adjustment to higher doses.

In case you are using heart medications (digitalis) or blood pressure medications (diuretics and/or ACE inhibitors) and before starting treatment with carvedilol, your doctor will adjust the amount of these medications you should take.

In any case, the recommended dose for starting treatment with carvedilol in the treatment of symptomatic congestive heart failure is 3.125 mg twice a day (a total of 6.25 mg per day) for two weeks. If you tolerate this dose well, it can be increased later (at intervals of at least two weeks) up to 6.25 mg twice a day (a total of 12.5 mg per day). Your doctor may prescribe higher doses of carvedilol later (after at least two weeks).

If you weigh less than 85 kg, the maximum recommended dose is 25 mg twice a day (a total of 50 mg per day). If your weight is over 85 kg, the maximum recommended dose is 50 mg twice a day (100 mg per day).

Your doctor will indicate the duration of your treatment with carvedilol.

As a general rule, regardless of your disease, the withdrawal of carvedilol should be done gradually over a few days, or the dose should be reduced by half every three days.

Use in children and adolescents

Carvedilol is not recommended for use in children and adolescents under 18 years of age due to insufficient safety and efficacy data.

Guidelines for correct administration

Take the tablets with a sufficient amount of liquid, a glass of water.

If you have congestive heart failure (your heart has lost some of its ability to pump blood and may cause difficulty breathing, weakness, and fluid accumulation), you should take carvedilol while eating to avoid feeling dizzy when standing up.

Remember to take your medicine.

The tablet can be divided into equal doses.

If you take more Carvedilol TecniGen than you should

If you take more carvedilol than you should, contact your doctor or go to the nearest hospital immediately. Bring the medicine with you.

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 medicine and the amount taken.

If you forget to take Carvedilol TecniGen

Do not take a double dose to make up for forgotten doses.

If you stop taking Carvedilol TecniGen

Treatment with carvedilol should not be stopped abruptly, especially if you have ischemic heart disease, a condition that causes the heart to pump blood poorly. Your doctor will gradually reduce the dose over a few days until you stop taking carvedilol completely.

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

4. Possible Adverse Effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause adverse effects, although not all people suffer from them.

Effects are classified into: very frequent (may affect more than 1 in 10 people), frequent (may affect up to 1 in 10 people), infrequent (may affect up to 1 in 100 people), rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people), very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people), and unknown frequency (cannot be estimated from available data).

Infections and Infestations

Frequent: Bronchitis, pneumonia, upper respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections.

Disorders of the Nervous System

Very frequent: Headache, dizziness, and weakness that are usually mild and occur mainly at the beginning of treatment.

Frequent: Presyncope, syncope (fainting), especially at the start of treatment.

Infrequent: Paresthesias (tingling sensation).

Psychiatric Disorders

Frequent: Depressed mood, depression.

Infrequent: Sleep disorders.

Unknown frequency: Hallucinations.

Cardiac Disorders

Very frequent: Increased heart failure (the heart has lost part of its ability to pump blood).

Frequent: Bradycardia (decreased heart rate), fluid overload, increased blood volume in the body.

Infrequent: Atrioventricular (AV) block (heart problems), and angina pectoris (chest pain).

Unknown frequency: Sinus arrest (a condition that makes the heartbeats become very slow or stop), especially in elderly patients or patients with other heart rhythm problems.

Vascular Disorders

Very frequent: Low blood pressure.

Frequent: Postural hypotension (dizziness when standing up or changing body position), peripheral circulation disorders (cold hands and feet), increased symptoms in patients with intermittent claudication (increased leg pain when walking) or Raynaud's phenomenon (decreased blood flow to fingers and toes, ears, and nose), hypertension.

Respiratory, Thoracic, and Mediastinal Disorders

Frequent: Asthma and breathing difficulties in predisposed patients, fluid accumulation in the lungs.

Rare: Nasal congestion.

Gastrointestinal Disorders

Frequent: Gastrointestinal disorders with symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, indigestion, vomiting.

Infrequent: Constipation.

Rare: Dry mouth.

Disorders of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Infrequent: Skin reactions (e.g., allergic exanthema, dermatitis, urticaria, itching, psoriasis, lichen planus-like skin lesions).

Unknown frequency: Hair loss, severe cutaneous adverse reactions (e.g., toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome), excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis).

Disorders of the Blood and Lymphatic System

Frequent: Decreased red blood cell count (anemia).

Rare: Decreased platelet count (thrombocytopenia).

Very rare: Decreased white blood cell count (leukopenia).

Hepatobiliary Disorders

Very rare: Alterations in serum transaminases (changes in the amount of certain liver enzymes in the blood).

Eye Disorders

Frequent: Decreased tear production (dry eye), eye irritation, vision changes.

Renal and Urinary Disorders

Frequent: Acute renal failure (the kidney does not function properly) and renal function disorders in patients with diffuse vascular disease and/or altered renal function.

Rare: Urination problems.

Unknown frequency: Urinary incontinence in women (disappears when stopping the medication).

Immune System Disorders

Very rare: Allergic reactions.

Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders

Frequent: Pain in the limbs.

Reproductive System and Breast Disorders

Infrequent: Impotence.

Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders

Frequent: Worsening of blood sugar control in diabetic patients (hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia), weight gain, increased cholesterol in the blood.

Unknown frequency: It is possible that latent diabetes mellitus may manifest or that existing diabetes may worsen.

General Disorders and Administration Site Conditions

Very frequent: Fatigue.

Frequent: Pain, edema (fluid retention, swelling of the legs, ankles, and feet).

If you consider that any of the adverse effects you are experiencing is serious or if you notice any adverse effect not mentioned in this prospectus, inform your doctor or pharmacist.

Reporting of Adverse Effects

If you experience any type of adverse effect, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if it is a possible adverse effect that does not appear in this prospectus. You can also report them directly through the Spanish Pharmacovigilance System for Human Use Medicines: https://www.notificaram.es. By reporting adverse effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. Storage of Carvedilol TecniGen

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

Do not store at a temperature above 30°C. Store in the original package.

Do not use this medicine after the expiration date that appears on the package after CAD. The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.

Medicines should not be thrown away through wastewater or household waste. Deposit the packages and medicines you no longer need at the SIGRE Point in the pharmacy. In case of doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packages and medicines you no longer need. This way, you will help protect the environment.

6. Package Contents and Additional Information

Composition of Carvedilol TecniGen

The active ingredient is carvedilol. Each tablet contains 25 mg of carvedilol.

The other components are:

Sucrose, lactose monohydrate, povidone, colloidal anhydrous silica, crospovidone, and magnesium stearate.

Appearance of the Product and Package Contents

White, round, and scored tablets on one side. They are packaged in PVC/PVdC/Al/PVdC blisters in packages containing 10, 28, 30, or 500 tablets.

Only some package sizes may be marketed.

Marketing Authorization Holder

Tecnimede España Industria Farmacéutica, S.A.

Avda. de Bruselas, 13, 3º D. Edificio América. Polígono Arroyo de la Vega,

28108 Alcobendas (Madrid), España

Manufacturer

Atlantic Pharma – Produções Farmacêutica, S.A.

Rua da Tapada Grande nº 2, Abrunheira

2710-228 Sintra, Portugal

Date of the Last Revision of this Prospectus: May 2025

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