Package Leaflet: Information for the Patient
Nemea 100 mg Orally Disintegrating Tablets EFG
clozapine
Read the entire package leaflet carefully before starting to take this medication, as it contains important information for you.
Contents of the Package Leaflet:
Nemea contains the active substance clozapine.
Nemea belongs to a group of medications called antipsychotics (medications used to treat specific mental disorders, such as psychosis).
Nemea is used to treat patients with schizophrenia when the use of other medications has not been effective. Schizophrenia is a mental illness that involves disorders of thought, emotional reactions, and behavioral disorders. You can only use this medication if you have already tried at least two other antipsychotic medications, including one of the new atypical antipsychotics to treat schizophrenia, and these medications did not work or caused severe side effects that cannot be treated.
Nemea is also indicated to treat thought disorders, emotional reactions, and severe behavioral disorders that occur in Parkinson's disease, when other medications have not been effective.
Do not take Nemea:
Tell your doctor and do not take Nemea if any of the above circumstances apply to you.
Nemea should not be administered to anyone who is unconscious or in a coma.
Warnings and Precautions
The safety measures mentioned in this section are very important. You must comply with them to minimize the risk of severe side effects that can be life-threatening.
Before starting treatment with Nemea, tell your doctor if you have or have had any of the following circumstances:
Immediately before taking the next dose of Nemea tablets, tell your doctor if:
Medical Exams and Blood Tests
Before starting treatment with Nemea, your doctor will ask you about your medical history and perform a blood test to ensure that your white blood cell count is normal. It is essential to know this, as you need white blood cells to fight infections.
Make sure you have regular blood tests before, during, and after finishing treatment with Nemea.
Before starting treatment, your doctor will also perform a physical examination. Your doctor may perform an electrocardiogram (ECG) to examine your heart, but only if it is necessary for you or if you have a special concern.
If you have liver dysfunction, you will have periodic liver function tests throughout treatment with Nemea.
If you have high blood sugar levels (diabetes), your doctor may perform periodic checks of your blood sugar levels.
Nemea may alter your blood lipid levels. Nemea may cause weight gain. Your doctor may monitor your weight and lipid levels.
If you feel dizzy, lightheaded, or faint, or Nemea makes you feel this way, be careful when getting up from a sitting or lying position, as this can increase the risk of falls.
If you need to undergo surgery or if, for any reason, you cannot walk for a long period, tell your doctor that you are taking Nemea. You may be at risk of having a blood clot (thrombosis).
Children and Adolescents Under 16 Years
If you are under 16 years old, you should not take Nemea, as there is not enough information available for its use in this age group.
Use in Elderly Patients (60 Years and Older)
Patient over 60 years old may be more susceptible to the following side effects during treatment with Nemea: fainting or dizziness after changing position, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, difficulty urinating, and constipation.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you suffer from a disease called dementia.
Other Medications and Nemea
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or may need to take any other medication, including those purchased without a prescription or herbal remedies. You may need to take a different amount of your medications or different medications.
Do not take Nemea with other medications that prevent the proper functioning of the bone marrow and/or decrease the number of blood cells produced by the body, such as:
These medications increase your risk of developing agranulocitosis (deficit of white blood cells in the blood).
Taking Nemea at the same time as other medications may affect the proper action of Nemea and/or the other medications. Tell your doctor if you intend to take, are taking (even if treatment is about to finish), or have recently stopped taking any of the following medications:
This list is not complete. Your doctor and pharmacist have more information about medications that should be administered with caution or avoided while taking Nemea. They also know if the medications you are taking belong to any of the groups listed above. Discuss this with them.
Taking Nemea with Food and Drinks
During treatment with Nemea, do not drink alcohol.
Tell your doctor if you smoke and how often you consume beverages containing caffeine (coffee, tea, cola). Suddenly changing your smoking or caffeine consumption habits can also change the effects of Nemea.
Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Fertility
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, consult your doctor before using this medication. Your doctor will discuss the benefits and possible risks of using this medication during pregnancy. Tell your doctor immediately if you become pregnant during treatment with Nemea.
The following symptoms may appear in newborn babies of mothers who have used Nemea in the last trimester (the last three months of pregnancy): tremors, muscle stiffness and/or weakness, drowsiness, agitation, breathing problems, and difficulty feeding. If your baby develops any of these symptoms, you should contact your doctor.
Some women who take certain medications for mental illnesses have irregular or absent menstrual periods. If this has happened to you, your menstrual period will return to normal when your medication is replaced with Nemea. This means you should use effective contraceptives.
During treatment with Nemea, you should not breastfeed your baby. Clozapine, the active substance of Nemea, can pass into breast milk and affect the baby.
Driving and Using Machines
Nemea can cause fatigue, drowsiness, and seizures, especially at the start of treatment. Therefore, you should avoid driving or operating machinery while you have these symptoms.
Nemea Contains Aspartame (E951)
This medication contains 3.10 mg of aspartame in each orally disintegrating tablet, equivalent to 18 mg/g.
Aspartame is a source of phenylalanine, which can be harmful in cases of phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare genetic disorder in which phenylalanine accumulates because the body cannot eliminate it correctly.
This medication contains less than 1 mmol of sodium (23 mg) per unit dose, which is essentially "sodium-free".
To minimize the risk of experiencing epileptic seizures, drowsiness, or hypotension, it is necessary for your doctor to gradually increase the dose. Follow your doctor's administration instructions for this medication exactly. If in doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.
It is essential that you do not change the dose or stop taking Nemea without first asking your doctor. Continue taking Nemea for the time indicated by your doctor.
If you are a patient 60 years or older, your doctor may start treatment with a lower dose and increase it more gradually, as you may be more susceptible to developing some unexpected adverse reactions (see section 2 "What you need to know before starting to take Nemea").
If you cannot achieve the prescribed dose with this tablet presentation, other presentations of this medication are available to achieve the prescribed dose.
Treatment of schizophrenia
Treatment is initiated with 12.5 mg once or twice on the first day, followed by 25 mg once or twice on the second day.
Do not open the blister pack until you are ready to take it. Immediately after opening the blister pack or bottle, with dry hands, remove the tablet and place it on your tongue. The tablet disintegrates rapidly in saliva. The buccodispersable tablet can be taken with or without liquid.
If you tolerate it well, your doctor will gradually increase the dose in amounts of 25-50 mg over 2 to 3 weeks until a dose of up to 300 mg per day is reached. It may be necessary to continue increasing the dose in amounts of 50 to 100 mg twice a week, or preferably once a week.
The effective daily dose of clozapine is between 200 and 450 mg, divided into several doses per day. Some people may need higher doses. Doses of up to 900 mg per day are allowed. At daily doses above 450 mg, adverse reactions (particularly seizures) may increase. Always take the minimum dose that is effective for you. Most patients take part of the dose in the morning and part in the evening. Your doctor will tell you exactly how to divide your daily dose. If your daily dose is only 200 mg, you can take it as a single dose at night. Once the treatment with Nemea is working well for you over time, your doctor will try treatment with lower doses. You will need to take Nemea for at least 6 months.
Treatment of severe thought disorders in patients with Parkinson's disease
The normal initial dose of clozapine is 12.5 mg at night.
Do not open the blister pack until you are ready to take it. Immediately after opening the blister pack or bottle, with dry hands, remove the tablet and place it on your tongue. The tablet disintegrates rapidly in saliva. The buccodispersable tablet can be taken with or without liquid.
Your doctor will slowly increase the dose in amounts of 12.5 mg, with a maximum of two increases per week, until a maximum dose of up to 50 mg is reached by the end of the second week. Dose increases should be stopped or postponed if you feel weak, dizzy, or confused. To avoid such symptoms, your blood pressure will be measured during the first weeks of treatment.
The effective daily dose is usually between 25 and 37.5 mg, taken as a single dose at night. The dose can only be increased to more than 50 mg per day in exceptional cases. The maximum dose is 100 mg per day. Always take the minimum dose that is effective for you.
If you take more Nemea than you should
If you think you have taken more Nemea than you should, or if someone has taken some of your tablets, inform your doctor or pharmacist immediately or call the Toxicology Information Service. Telephone 91 562 04 20, indicating the medication and the amount ingested.
The symptoms of overdose are:
Drowsiness, fatigue, lack of energy, unconsciousness, coma, confusion, hallucinations, agitation, incoherent speech, rigidity of the limbs, tremors in the hands, seizures, increased saliva production, dilated pupils, blurred vision, low blood pressure, collapse, rapid or irregular heartbeat, shallow or difficult breathing.
If you forget to take Nemea
If you forget to take a dose, take the missed dose as soon as possible. If it is almost time for the next dose, do not take the missed dose and take the next dose at the scheduled time. Do not take a double dose to make up for the missed dose. If you have stopped taking Nemea for more than 48 hours, contact your doctor immediately.
If you interrupt treatment with Nemea
Do not interrupt treatment with Nemea without asking your doctor, as you may experience withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms include sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. If you experience any of these symptoms, consult your doctor immediately. These symptoms can be followed by more severe ones unless you are treated immediately. Your initial symptoms may recur. If you need to interrupt treatment with Nemea, it is recommended to gradually decrease the dose in amounts of 12.5 mg over a period of 1 to 2 weeks.
Your doctor will give you instructions on how to reduce your daily dose. If you need to interrupt your treatment suddenly, your doctor should examine you.
If your doctor decides to restart treatment with Nemea and your last dose of Nemea was two days or more ago, they should start with the initial dose of 12.5 mg.
If you have any further questions about the use of this medication, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Like all medications, this medication can produce adverse effects, although not all people suffer from them.
Some adverse effects can be serious and require immediate medical attention.Tell your doctor immediately before taking the next Nemea tablet if you experience any of the following circumstances:
Very Frequent(may affect more than 1 in 10 patients):
Frequent(may affect up to 1 in 10 patients):
Infrequent(may affect up to 1 in 100 patients):
Rare(may affect up to 1 in 1,000 patients):
Rare(may affect up to 1 in 1,000 patients)or very rare(may affect up to 1 in 10,000 patients):
Very Rare(may affect up to 1 in 10,000 patients):
Frequency Not Known(frequency cannot be estimated from the available data):
If any of the above cases apply to you, inform your doctor immediately before taking the next Nemea tablet.
Other Adverse Effects:
Very Frequent(may affect more than 1 in 10 patients):
Frequent(may affect up to 1 in 10 patients):
Infrequent(may affect up to 1 in 100 patients):
Rare(may affect up to 1 in 1,000 patients):
Very Rare(may affect up to 1 in 10,000 patients):
Frequency Not Known(frequency cannot be estimated from the available data):
-- if you are a man, ejaculation disorder, in which semen enters the bladder instead of ejaculating through the penis (dry orgasm or retrograde ejaculation)
In elderly patients with dementia, a small increase in the number of death cases has been reported in patients taking antipsychotics compared to those who do not take them.
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, website: 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 blister/pack and in the box. The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.
This medication does not require special storage conditions.
Medications should not be thrown down the drain or into the trash. Deposit the containers and medications you no longer need in the SIGRE Point of the pharmacy. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the containers and medications you no longer need. This way, you will help protect the environment.
Composition of Nemea
Appearance of the Product and Package Contents
Nemea 100 mg orodispersible tablets are yellow, round, flat, approximately 13 mm in diameter, and engraved with "C7PN" on one side and "100" on the other.
They are available in:
PVC/PVDC/Al blisters are available in packages containing 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 30, 40, 50, 56, 60, 84, 90, 98, 100, 250, 300, or 500 tablets.
PVC/PVDC/Al unit-dose blisters are available in packages containing 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 30, 40, 50, 56, 60, 84, 90, 98, 100, 250, 300, or 500 tablets.
HDPE bottles can contain 250 or 500 tablets.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing Authorization Holder and Manufacturer
Marketing Authorization Holder
Adamed Laboratorios, S.L.U.
C/ de las Rosas de Aravaca, 31 – 2ª planta
28023 Madrid,
Spain
Manufacturers
Synthon BV
Microweg 22
6545 CM Nijmegen, Netherlands
or
Synthon Hispania, S.L.
Castello, 1, Polígono ”Las Salinas”
08830 Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain
This medication is authorized in the Member States of the European Economic Area under the following names:
Netherlands: Ayupine 12.5 mg, orodispersible tablets
Ayupine 25 mg, orodispersible tablets
Ayupine 50 mg, orodispersible tablets
Ayupine 100 mg, orodispersible tablets
Ayupine 200 mg, orodispersible tablets
Spain: Nemea 25 mg orodispersible tablets EFG
Nemea 100 mg orodispersible tablets EFG
Nemea 200 mg orodispersible tablets
Croatia: ZANIQ 12.5 mg orodispersible tablets
ZANIQ 25 mg orodispersible tablets
ZANIQ 100 mg orodispersible tablets
Date of the Last Revision of this Prospectus: March 2025
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/
The average price of NEMEA 100 mg ORALLY DISINTEGRATING TABLETS in October, 2025 is around 14.17 EUR. Prices may vary depending on the region, pharmacy, and whether a prescription is required. Always check with a local pharmacy or online source for the most accurate information.