CLAVERSAL 1 G GASTRO-RESISTANT TABLETS

Introduction

Leaflet: Information for the patient

Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets

mesalazine

Read this leaflet carefully before starting to take this medicine, as it contains important information for you.

• Keep this leaflet, as you may need to read it again.
• If you have any doubts, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine 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 leaflet. See section 4.

Contents of the leaflet

1. What Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets are and what they are used for
2. What you need to know before taking Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets
3. How to take Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. Storage of Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets
6. Package contents and additional information

1. What Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets are and what they are used for

Claversal contains mesalazine (also known as 5-aminosalicylic acid), which belongs to a group of medicines called intestinal anti-inflammatory agents.

Claversal is indicated for the treatment of ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory disease of the intestine.

2. What you need to know before taking Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets

Do not take Claversal

• if you are allergic to mesalazine or any of the other components of this medicine (listed in section 6)
• if you are allergic to acetylsalicylic acid or any other salicylate
• if you have a medical condition that may make you prone to bleeding
• if you have severe kidney and/or liver impairment

Warnings and precautions

Consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting to take Claversal

• if you are or plan to become pregnant
• if you are breastfeeding
• if you have liver or kidney problems
• if you suffer from any lung disease, such as asthma
• if you have had an allergy to sulfasalazine in the past
• if you have a stomach or intestinal ulcer
• if you have previously had inflammation of the heart (which could be a consequence of a heart infection)
• if you have ever suffered from severe skin rash, peeling, or blisters in the mouth after using mesalazine.

If you experience severe headache or recurrent headache, vision changes, or ringing in the ears, contact your doctor immediately.

In case of appearance of any allergic manifestation (e.g., skin rash, itching) or cramps, abdominal pain, severe headache, and fever during treatment, do not take more tablets and inform your doctor immediately.

Before and during treatment, your doctor may want to perform regular blood and urine tests to check the functioning of your liver, kidneys, blood, and lungs.

Kidney stones may occur with the use of mesalazine. Symptoms include pain in the sides of the abdomen and blood in the urine. Make sure to drink a sufficient amount of liquid during treatment with mesalazine.

Severe skin rashes, such as drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SSJ), and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), have been observed with mesalazine treatment. Stop taking mesalazine and seek medical attention immediately if you observe any of the symptoms related to these severe skin reactions described in section 4.

Mesalazine may cause a brownish discoloration of the urine after contact with sodium hypochlorite bleach in the toilet water. This is a chemical reaction between mesalazine and bleach and is harmless.

Children and adolescents

The information on safety in the use of this medicine in children and adolescents is limited.

Do not administer to children under 5 years of age.

Other medicines and Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets

In general, you can continue treatment with other medicines while taking Claversal. However, inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have recently used, or may need to use any other medicine, including those purchased without a prescription.

Claversal may interact with some medicines if taken at the same time.

In particular:

• medicines to lower blood sugar (antidiabetics)
• medicines to lower blood pressure (antihypertensives/diuretics)
• medicines for the treatment or prevention of gout attacks
• medicines that help with bowel movements (laxatives containing lactulose)
• medicines to prevent blood clotting (anticoagulants)
• medicines to reduce the activity of the immune system (e.g., azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, or thioguanine)
• medicines to treat pain and inflammation (anti-inflammatory agents)

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

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

There is limited experience with the use of mesalazine during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The newborn may develop allergic reactions after breastfeeding, such as diarrhea. If the newborn develops diarrhea, breastfeeding should be interrupted.

The use of Claversal is not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding unless your doctor advises otherwise.

Driving and using machines

No adverse effects of Claversal on the ability to drive or use machines have been reported.

Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets contain sodium

This medicine contains 98 mg of sodium (main component of table salt/cooking salt) per gastro-resistant tablet. This is equivalent to 5% of the maximum recommended daily intake of sodium for an adult.

Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you need to take 4 or more gastro-resistant tablets daily for a prolonged period, especially if you have been advised to follow a low-salt diet (sodium).

3. How to take Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets

Follow the administration instructions for this medicine exactly as indicated by your doctor or pharmacist. If in doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.

Your doctor will indicate the duration of your treatment with this medicine. Do not stop treatment before it is finished, even if you feel better, as symptoms may return if treatment is stopped too soon.

Strictly follow the treatment according to your doctor's instructions, both in the acute inflammatory phase and in the maintenance time established.

The recommended dose for an adult is:

• To treat an acute episode of colitis,your doctor will normally prescribe a dose between 1.5 grams and 4 grams of mesalazine per day, which can be administered in one or several doses.

• To help prevent further episodes,your doctor may prescribe a dose between 1.5 grams and 3 grams of mesalazine per day, which can be administered in one or several doses.

In both cases, it may be necessary to use the 500 mg Claversal tablets to provide the dose that best suits you.

Use in children and adolescents

The administration of Claversal is not recommended for children and adolescents under 18 years of age due to the lack of safety and efficacy data.

Do not administer to children under 5 years of age.

Use in elderly patients

The use of Claversal in elderly patients should be done with caution and always limited to those patients with normal renal function.

Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets should be taken orally.

The tablets should be taken before meals and swallowed whole, with the help of liquid.

If you take more Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets than you should

Consult your doctor if you have taken more than prescribed. 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. It is recommended to take the package and leaflet of the medicine to the healthcare professional.

If you forget to take Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets

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

If you stop treatment with Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets

It is important that you take Claversal gastro-resistant tablets every day, even when you do not have symptoms of ulcerative colitis. Always finish the treatment prescribed by your doctor.

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

4. Possible side effects

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

All medicines can cause allergic reactions, although severe allergic reactions are very rare. If you experience any of these symptoms after using this medicine, stop using it and contact your doctor immediately:

• allergic skin rash;
• fever;
• difficulty breathing.

If you experience fever or irritation of the throat or mouth, stop using this medicine and contact your doctor immediately. These symptoms may be due, very rarely, to a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood (a condition called agranulocytosis).

Severe side effects:

Stop taking mesalazine and seek medical attention immediately if you experience any of the following symptoms:

• red patches, or circular or coin-shaped patches on the chest, often with central blisters, peeling of the skin, ulcers in the mouth, throat, nose, genitals, and eyes, generalized rash, fever, and swollen lymph nodes. These severe skin rashes are often preceded by fever or flu-like symptoms.
• if you experience severe headache or recurrent headache, vision changes, or ringing in the ears. These could be symptoms of increased pressure inside your skull (idiopathic intracranial hypertension).

The following side effects have also been reported in patients using mesalazine:

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

• abdominal pain, diarrhea, flatulence, nausea, and vomiting;
• headache, dizziness;
• chest pain, difficulty breathing, or swollen limbs due to an effect on the heart;
• increased sensitivity of the skin to sunlight and ultraviolet light (photosensitivity)

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

• kidney problems, sometimes with swollen limbs or side pain;

• severe abdominal pain due to acute pancreatitis;
• worsening of colitis symptoms;
• fever, sore throat, or nausea due to changes in blood count;

• difficulty breathing, cough, wheezing, spots on the lung X-ray due to allergic and/or inflammatory conditions in the lungs;
• diarrhea and severe abdominal pain due to an allergic reaction to the medicine in the intestine;

• skin rash or inflammation;
• muscle and joint pain;
• jaundice or abdominal pain due to liver or biliary disorders;
• hair loss and development of baldness;
• erythema multiforme;
• numbness and tingling of the fingers and toes (peripheral neuropathy)
• reversible decrease in semen production;
• blood count disorders.

Side effects of unknown frequency(cannot be estimated from available data).

• kidney stones and associated kidney pain (see also section 2).

Photosensitivity

More severe reactions have been reported in patients with pre-existing skin conditions, such as atopic dermatitis and atopic eczema.

If these symptoms continue or worsen, consult your doctor.

Reporting of side effects:

If you experience any side effects, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if they are not listed in this leaflet. You can also report them directly through the Spanish Medicines Monitoring System: www.notificaRAM.es. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. Storage of Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets

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

This medicine does not require special storage conditions.

Do not use this medicine after the expiration date stated on the package after EXP. The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Deposit the packages and medicines you no longer need in the SIGRE collection point at the pharmacy. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of packages and medicines you no longer need. This will help protect the environment.

6. Package contents and additional information

Composition of Claversal 1 g gastro-resistant tablets

• The active ingredient is mesalazine (1 g per tablet).
• The other ingredients (excipients) are: anhydrous sodium carbonate, glycine, povidone, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium croscarmellose, anhydrous colloidal silica, calcium stearate, 30% dispersion of acrylic acid and ethyl acrylate copolymer (1:1), methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:2), dibutyl sebacate, talc, titanium dioxide (E-171), macrogol, yellow iron oxide (E-172), red iron oxide (E-172), isopropyl alcohol.

Appearance of the product and package contents

Claversal 1 g is presented in the form of orange, oblong tablets.

Claversal 1 g is presented in AquaBa 130/AL blisters contained in packages of 100 gastro-resistant tablets.

Marketing authorization holder

Faes Farma, S.A.

Autonomia Etorbidea, 10

48940 Leioa (Bizkaia)

Spain

Manufacturer

Faes Farma, S.A.

Maximo Agirre Kalea, 14

48940 Leioa (Bizkaia)

Spain

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Faes Farma, S.A.

Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Bizkaia

Ibaizabal Bidea, Edificio 901

48160 Derio (Bizkaia)

Spain

Date of last revision of this leaflet:January 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/