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Package Leaflet: Information for the Patient
Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Glenmark 600 mg/200 mg/245 mg Film-Coated Tablets EFG
efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
Contents of the pack:
Efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil contains three active substancesused to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Each of these active substances is also known as antiretroviral medicines. They work by interfering with the normal working of an enzyme (reverse transcriptase) that is essential for the virus to multiply.
Efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil is a treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) infection in adults aged 18 years or older who have been previously treated with other antiretroviral medicines and have controlled HIV-1 infection for at least three months. Patients must not have experienced failure of a previous HIV treatment.
Do not take efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil if:
If you are taking any of these medications, inform your doctor immediately.Taking these medications with efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil may cause serious and/or potentially life-threatening side effects or may cause these medications to stop working properly.
Warnings and precautions
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting to take efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil.
This medication may affect your kidneys. Before starting treatment, your doctor may ask you for blood tests to check your kidney function. Your doctor may also ask you for blood tests during treatment to monitor your kidneys.
This medication is not normally taken with other medications that can harm your kidneys (see also "Other medications and efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil"):If this is unavoidable, your doctor will monitor your kidney function once a week.
If you have a hepatitis B infection, your doctor will carefully consider the best treatment regimen for you. Tenofovir disoproxil and emtricitabine, two of the active ingredients in efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil, show some activity against the hepatitis B virus, although emtricitabine is not authorized for the treatment of hepatitis B infection. Your hepatitis symptoms may worsen after stopping efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil. Your doctor may perform blood tests at regular intervals to monitor your liver (see section 3, If you stop treatment with Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil Glenmark).
In addition to opportunistic infections, autoimmune disorders (a condition that occurs when the immune system attacks healthy body tissue) may also appear after you start taking medications for your HIV infection. Autoimmune disorders may appear many months after starting treatment. If you notice any symptoms of infection or other symptoms such as muscle weakness, weakness that starts in the hands and feet and moves up towards the trunk of the body, palpitations, tremors, or hyperactivity, inform your doctor immediately to receive the necessary treatment.
Bone problems (which manifest as persistent or worsening bone pain and sometimes end in fractures) may also occur due to damage to the renal tubular cells (see section 4, Possible side effects). Inform your doctor if you have bone pain or fractures.
Tenofovir disoproxil (a component of efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil) may also cause bone mass loss. The most pronounced bone loss was observed in clinical studies when patients received HIV treatment with tenofovir disoproxil in combination with a boosted protease inhibitor.
In general, the effects of tenofovir disoproxil on long-term bone health and the risk of future fractures in adult and pediatric patients are unclear.
Inform your doctor if you know you have osteoporosis. Patients with osteoporosis are at a higher risk of fractures.
Children and adolescents
Other medications and efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil
You must not take efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil with certain medications.These are listed under Do not take efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil, at the beginning of section 2. These include some common medications and some herbal medicines (including St. John's Wort) that can cause serious interactions.
Tell your doctoror pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medication.
In addition, you must not take efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil with any other medication that contains efavirenz (unless your doctor recommends it), emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil, tenofovir alafenamide, lamivudine, or adefovir dipivoxil.
Tell your doctorif you are taking other medications that can harm your kidneys. Some examples include:
This medication may interact with other medications, including herbal medicines such as Ginkgo bilobaextracts. This may result in the amounts of efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil or other medications in the blood being affected. This may prevent the medications from working properly or may worsen some side effects. In some cases, your doctor may need to adjust your dose or check the levels in your blood. It is important that you inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following:
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 medication.
Women must not become pregnant during treatment with efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil or in the 12 weeks following.Your doctor may request a pregnancy test to ensure that you are not pregnant before starting treatment with this medication.
If you could become pregnant while taking efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil, you must use a reliable barrier contraceptive method (e.g., a condom) in addition to other contraceptive methods, including oral contraceptives or other hormonal contraceptives (e.g., an implant).
Follow the administration instructions for this medication exactly as indicated by your doctor or pharmacist. In case of doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.
The recommended dose is:
One tablet per day, orally. Efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil should be taken on an empty stomach (usually defined as one hour before or two hours after a meal) preferably when lying down. This can make some of the adverse effects (such as dizziness, drowsiness) less problematic. Swallow this medication whole with a glass of water.
Efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil should be taken daily.
If your doctor decides to suspend one of the components of efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil, they may give you efavirenz, emtricitabine, and/or tenofovir disoproxil separately or with other medications for the treatment of HIV infection.
If you take more efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil than you should
If you accidentally take too many tablets of efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil, you may be at a higher risk of experiencing possible adverse effects with this medication (see section 4, Possible adverse effects). Consult your doctor or go to the nearest emergency service. Bring the tablet bottle with you so that you can easily describe what you have taken. Or call the Toxicology Information Service, phone: 91 562 04 20, indicating the medication and the amount ingested.
If you forget to take efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil
It is important that you do not forget a dose of efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil.
If you forget a dose of efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil within 12 hours of when you normally take it, take it as soon as you can, and then take your next dose at the usual time.
If it is almost time for your next dose (less than 12 hours),do not take the missed dose. Wait and take the next dose at the usual time. Do not take a double dose to make up for missed doses.
If you vomit the tablet (within 1 hour after taking efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil),you should take another tablet. Do not wait until the time of the next dose. You do not need to take another tablet if you vomit more than 1 hour after taking this medication.
If you interrupt treatment with efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil
Do not interrupt treatment with efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil without talking to your doctor first.Stopping treatment with this medication can seriously affect your response to future treatments. If you stop treatment with this medication, consult with your doctor before resuming taking tablets of this medication. Your doctor may consider administering the components of this medication separately if you have problems or if your dose needs to be adjusted.
When your supply of efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil is running out, request more from your doctor or pharmacist. This is extremely important, because the amount of virus will start to multiply if you stop taking the medication, even if it's just for a short time. In this case, the virus may become more difficult to treat.
If you have HIV and hepatitis B at the same time,it is especially important not to stop treatment with efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil without talking to your doctor first. Some patients have had blood tests or symptoms indicating that their hepatitis had worsened after stopping emtricitabine or tenofovir disoproxil (two of the three components of this medication). If you stop treatment with this medication, your doctor may recommend that you resume hepatitis B treatment. You may need blood tests to check liver function in the four months following treatment suspension. In some patients with advanced liver disease or cirrhosis, it is not recommended to stop treatment, as this can cause worsening of hepatitis, which can be life-threatening.
Talk to your doctor immediately about new or unusual symptoms after stopping treatment, particularly symptoms that you associate with hepatitis B virus infection.
If you have any other questions about the use of this medication, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
During HIV treatment, there may be an increase in weight and glucose and lipid levels in the blood. This may be partly related to the recovery of health and lifestyle, and in the case of blood lipids, sometimes to HIV medications themselves. Your doctor will monitor these changes.
Like all medications, this medication can cause adverse effects, although not all people experience them.
Severe possible adverse effects: inform your doctor immediately
If you think you may have lactic acidosis, contact your doctor immediately.
Other severe possible adverse effects
The following adverse effects are uncommon (they can affect up to 1 in 100 people):
Psychiatric adverse effects, in addition to those listed above, include delusions (false beliefs), neurosis. Some patients have committed suicide. These problems tend to occur more frequently in those with a history of mental illness. Always inform your doctor immediately if you experience these symptoms.
Liver adverse effects: if you are also infected with the hepatitis B virus, you may experience worsening of hepatitis after stopping treatment (see section 3).
The following adverse effects are rare (they can affect up to 1 in 1,000 patients):
If you think you may have any of these severe adverse effects, talk to your doctor.
More frequent adverse effects
The following adverse effects are very common (they can affect more than 1 in 10 people):
Tests may also show:
Other possible effects
The following adverse effects are common (they can affect up to 1 in 10 people):
Tests may also show:
The following adverse effects are uncommon (they can affect up to 1 in 100 people):
Tests may also show:
In the case of kidney tubule cell damage, muscle rupture, bone weakening (with bone pain and which sometimes ends in fractures), muscle pain, muscle weakness, and decreased potassium or phosphate levels in the blood may occur.
The following adverse effects are rare (they can affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):
Reporting adverse effects
If you experience any type of adverse effect, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if it is a possible adverse effect that is not listed in this leaflet.You can also report them directly through the Spanish Medicines and Health Products Surveillance System: https://www.notificaram.es. By reporting adverse effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medication.
Keep this medication out of sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medication after the expiration date that appears on the bottle and carton after "CAD". The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.
Do not store above 30°C.
Keep in the original packaging to protect it from moisture. Keep the bottle tightly closed.
Medications should not be thrown down the drain or into the trash. Deposit the packaging and medications you no longer need at the SIGRE Point in the pharmacy. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and medications you no longer need. This will help protect the environment.
Composition of Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil Glenmark
Appearance of the product and package contents
Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil Glenmark are film-coated tablets, pink in color, capsule-shaped, biconvex, film-coated tablets with "CL 81" engraved on one side and smooth on the other side (approx. 20.3 mm x 10.7 mm).
Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil Glenmark comes in a bottle of 30 or 90 tablets, which contains a silica gel desiccant. The silica gel should not be swallowed.
The following package sizes are available:
-Carton package containing 1 bottle of 30 film-coated tablets and 90 (3 bottles of 30 film-coated tablets and 1 bottle of 90 film-coated tablets) film-coated tablets.
Only some package sizes may be marketed.
Marketing authorization holder and manufacturer
Marketing authorization holder:
Glenmark Arzneimittel GmbH
Industriestr. 31
82194 Gröbenzell
Germany
Manufacturer:
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals s.r.o.
Fibichova, 143
56617 Vysoke Myto
Czech Republic
Mawdsley-Brooks Company Limited
Unit 22, Quest Park, Wheatley Hall Road
DN2 4LT Doncaster
United Kingdom
You can request more information about this medication from the local representative of the marketing authorization holder:
Glenmark Farmacéutica, S.L.U.
C/ Retama 7, 7th floor
28045 Madrid
Spain
This medication is authorized in the member states of the European Economic Area with the following names:
Germany: Efavirenz/Emtricitabin/Tenofovirdisoproxil Glenmark 600 mg/200 mg/245mg Filmtabletten
Denmark: Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil Glenmark 600 mg/200 mg/245mg filmovertrukne tabletter
Netherlands: Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil Glenmark 600 mg/200 mg/245mg filmomhulde tabletten
United Kingdom: Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil Glenmark 600 mg/200 mg/245mg film-coated tablets
Sweden: Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil Glenmark 600 mg/200 mg/245mg filmdragerade tabletter
Date of the last revision of this leaflet:September 2022
Detailed information about this medication is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) http://www.aemps.gob.es/
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