SOLIFENACIN TECNIGEN 10 mg FILM-COATED TABLETS

Introduction

Package Leaflet: Information for the User

Solifenacin TecniGen 10 mg film-coated tablets EFG

Solifenacin succinate

Read the 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 questions, ask 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, even if they are not listed in this package leaflet. See section 4.

Contents of the package leaflet:

1. What is Solifenacin TecniGen and what is it used for
2. What you need to know before taking Solifenacin TecniGen
3. How to take Solifenacin TecniGen
4. Possible side effects

5. Storage of Solifenacin TecniGen

1. Package contents and additional information

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

The active substance of this medication belongs to the group of anticholinergics. These medications are used to reduce the activity of the overactive bladder. This allows you to have more time before needing to urinate and increases the amount of urine that your bladder can hold.

This medication is used to treat the symptoms of overactive bladder syndrome. These symptoms include: having a strong and sudden need to urinate without warning, needing to urinate frequently, or having urine leakage due to not reaching the bathroom in time.

2. What you need to know before taking Solifenacin TecniGen

Do not take Solifenacin TecniGen:

• if you have difficulty urinating or emptying your bladder completely (urinary retention)
• if you have a severe stomach or intestinal disorder (including toxic megacolon, a complication of ulcerative colitis)
• if you have a muscle disease called myasthenia gravis, which can cause extreme weakness of certain muscles
• if you have high pressure in the eyes, with gradual loss of vision (glaucoma)
• if you are allergic to solifenacin or any of the other components of this medication (listed in section 6)
• if you are undergoing renal dialysis
• if you have severe liver disease
• if you have severe kidney disease or moderate liver disease and are being treated with medications that may decrease the elimination of this medication from the body (e.g., ketoconazole). Your doctor or pharmacist will have informed you if this is the case.

Before starting treatment with this medication, inform your doctor if you have or have had any of the above-mentioned diseases.

Warnings and precautions

Consult your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse before starting to take this medication:

• if you have problems emptying your bladder (= bladder obstruction) or urinating (e.g., a weak urine flow). The risk of urine accumulation in the bladder (urinary retention) is much higher.
• if you have any obstruction of the digestive system (constipation).
• if you are at risk of decreased activity of the digestive system (movements of the stomach and intestines). Your doctor will have informed you if this is the case.
• if you have severe kidney disease.
• if you have moderate liver disease.
• if you have a hiatal hernia or heartburn.
• if you have an autonomic nervous disorder (autonomic neuropathy).

Before starting treatment with this medication, inform your doctor if you have or have had any of the above-mentioned diseases.

Before starting treatment with this medication, your doctor will assess whether there are other causes that explain your need to urinate frequently (e.g., heart failure or kidney disease). If you have a urinary tract infection, your doctor will prescribe an antibiotic (treatment for certain bacterial infections).

Children and adolescents

This medication should not be used in children or adolescents under 18 years of age.

Other medications and Solifenacin TecniGen

Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have recently used, or may need to use any other medication.

It is especially important to inform your doctor if you are taking:

• other anticholinergic medications, as the activity and side effects of both medications may increase.
• cholinergic medications, as they may reduce the effect of solifenacin.
• medications such as metoclopramide or cisapride, which make the digestive system work faster. Solifenacin may reduce their effect.
• medications such as ketoconazole, ritonavir, nelfinavir, itraconazole, verapamil, and diltiazem, which decrease the elimination of solifenacin from the body.
• medications such as rifampicin, phenytoin, and carbamazepine, as they may increase the elimination of solifenacin from the body.
• medications such as bisphosphonates, which may cause or worsen esophageal inflammation (esophagitis).

Taking Solifenacin TecniGen with food and drinks

This medication can be taken with or without food, as preferred.

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.

Pregnancy

Do not use this medication if you are pregnant, unless it is absolutely necessary.

Breastfeeding

Do not use this medication during breastfeeding, as solifenacin may pass into breast milk.

Driving and using machines

Solifenacin may cause blurred vision and sometimes drowsiness or fatigue. If you experience any of these side effects, do not drive or use machines.

Solifenacin TecniGen contains lactose

This medication 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 Solifenacin TecniGen

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

Swallow the tablet whole with some liquid. It can be taken with or without food, as preferred. Do not crush the tablets.

The normal dose is 5 mg per day, unless your doctor indicates that you should take 10 mg per day.

If you take more Solifenacin TecniGen 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.

The symptoms in case of overdose may include: headache, dry mouth, dizziness, drowsiness, and blurred vision, perception of things that are not there (hallucinations), pronounced excitement, convulsions, difficulty breathing, increased heart rate (tachycardia), urine accumulation in the bladder (urinary retention), and dilation of the pupils (mydriasis).

If you forget to take Solifenacin TecniGen

If you forget to take a dose at the usual time, take it as soon as you remember, unless it is time to take the next dose. Never take more than one dose per day. If in doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist.

If you stop taking Solifenacin TecniGen

If you stop taking this medication, the symptoms of overactive bladder may return or worsen. Always consult your doctor if you are considering stopping treatment.

If you have any other questions 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 everyone will experience them.

If you suffer an allergic reaction or a severe skin reaction (e.g., blistering and peeling of the skin), inform your doctor or pharmacist immediately.

Angioedema (allergy in the skin that results in inflammation under the skin surface) with respiratory tract obstruction (difficulty breathing) has been reported in some patients treated with solifenacin succinate. If angioedema occurs, treatment with solifenacin succinate should be discontinued immediately and appropriate treatment and/or measures should be taken.

This medication may cause the following side effects:

Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people)

• dry mouth

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)

• blurred vision
• constipation, nausea, indigestion with symptoms such as stomach heaviness, abdominal pain, belching, and heartburn (dyspepsia), stomach discomfort

Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)

• urinary tract infection, bladder infection
• drowsiness
• abnormal taste perception (dysgeusia)
• dry eyes (irritated)
• dryness of the nasal passages
• gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• dry throat
• dry skin
• difficulty urinating
• fatigue
• fluid accumulation in the lower limbs (edema)

Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)

• accumulation of a large amount of hardened feces in the large intestine (fecal impaction)
• urine accumulation in the bladder due to inability to empty the bladder (urinary retention)
• dizziness, headache
• vomiting
• itching, skin rash

Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people)

• hallucinations, confusion
• allergic skin rash

Frequency not known (frequency cannot be estimated from available data)

• decreased appetite, high levels of potassium in the blood that can cause an abnormal heart rhythm
• increased pressure in the eyes
• changes in the electrical activity of the heart (ECG), irregular heartbeat, palpitations, rapid heartbeat
• voice disorder
• liver disorder
• muscle weakness
• kidney disorder

Reporting side effects:

If you experience any side effects, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if they are not listed in this package leaflet. You can also report them directly through the Spanish Medication Surveillance System for Human Use: https://www.notificaRAM.es. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medication.

5. Storage of Solifenacin TecniGen

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

Do not use this medication after the expiration date stated on the packaging after CAD. The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.

This medication does not require special storage conditions.

Medications should not be disposed of through wastewater or household waste. Deposit the packaging and any unused medication in the pharmacy's SIGRE collection point. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and any unused medication. This will help protect the environment.

6. Package contents and additional information

Composition of Solifenacin TecniGen

• the active substance is solifenacin succinate

Each film-coated tablet contains 10 mg of solifenacin succinate, equivalent to 7.5 mg of solifenacin

• the other ingredients are:

Core: corn starch, lactose monohydrate, hypromellose, magnesium stearate.

Coating: talc, titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol, red iron oxide (E172), and hypromellose

Appearance of the product and package contents

Film-coated tablets, circular, convex, and light pink in color.

Solifenacin TecniGen film-coated tablets EFG are supplied in blister packs of 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 60, 90, 100, or 200 tablets.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder and manufacturer

Marketing authorization holder:

Tecnimede España Industria Farmacéutica, S.A.

Avenida de Bruselas, 13, 3rd floor, Edificio América, Polígono Arroyo de la Vega,

28108 Alcobendas (Madrid)

Spain

Manufacturer:

Atlantic Pharma – Produções Farmacêuticas, S.A.

Rua da Tapada Grande, n.º 2

Abrunheira, 2710-089 Sintra

Portugal

Date of the last revision of this package leaflet: August 2018

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