Package Insert: Information for the User
SUTRIL HTA 2.5 mg Tablets
Torasemide
Read the entire package insert carefully before starting to take the medication
Sutril HTA 2.5 mg is a diuretic (increases urine elimination) medication that belongs to the group of medications called "High Ceiling Diuretics". It is indicated for:
Do not take SUTRIL HTA 2.5 mg
Be especially careful with SUTRIL HTA 2.5 mg
Use of other medications
Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are using or have recently used other medications, including those purchased without a prescription.
You should also inform your doctor if you are taking any of the following medications that may interact with torasemide:
Taking SUTRIL HTA 2.5 mg with food and beverages
The tablets should be taken with a small amount of liquid, without chewing, with breakfast.
Use in children
Due to the lack of established safety and efficacy of torasemide in children, the use of Torasemide in children is not recommended.
Use in the elderly
No differences in efficacy or safety have been observed according to the patient's age.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before using any medication.
The use of torasemide during pregnancy is not recommended.
The passage of torasemide into breast milk is unknown, so its use during breastfeeding is not recommended.
Driving and operating machinery
This medication may impair your ability to react, which should be taken into account if you need to drive or operate machinery. The effect is intensified if taken simultaneously with alcohol.
Sutril HTA 2.5 mg contains lactose
This medication contains lactose. If your doctor has indicated that you have intolerance to certain sugars, consult with them before taking this medication.
Follow exactly the administration instructions for SUTRIL HTA 2.5 mg as indicated by your doctor.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have any doubts.
The usual dose in adults is 2.5 to 5 mg per day, but your doctor may increase it up to 10 mg per day or prescribe another antihypertensive medication.
SUTRIL HTA 2.5 mg tablets are for oral administration.
The tablets will be taken with a little liquid, without chewing, with breakfast.
If you take more SUTRIL HTA 2.5 mg than you should
If you have taken more Sutril than you should, it may cause increased urine production and appear drowsiness, confusion, weakness, and dizziness.
In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult your doctor or pharmacist immediately or call the Toxicological Information Service, phone (91) 562 04 20 indicating the medication and the amount ingested.
If you forgot to take SUTRIL HTA 2.5 mg
Do not take a double dose to compensate for the missed doses.
If you have any other questions about the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
During prolonged treatment, disturbances in hydro-saline balance may appear.
Occasionally, especially at the beginning of treatment, headache, dizziness, fatigue, weakness, muscle cramps, and gastrointestinal discomfort (e.g. loss of appetite, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation) may appear.
In rare cases, dry mouth and discomfort in the extremities may appear, and in individual cases, visual disturbances and allergic reactions (e.g. itching, redness, photosensitivity) may be observed.
In patients who have difficulty urinating (e.g. due to prostate hypertrophy), increased urine flow may lead to urinary retention. Due to increased urine production, a decrease in blood pressure, confusion, and exceptionally, thrombosis, cardiac rhythm disturbances, angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, sudden loss of consciousness (syncope), and circulatory collapse may occur, especially if large amounts of liquid and salts have been lost.
Occasionally, elevations in blood of uric acid, sugar, triglycerides, and cholesterol have been observed.
The following side effects have been described:
Frequent (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1000 people)
Discomfort in the extremities, elevated urea in blood, elevated creatinine in blood.
Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people)
Urticaria, allergic reactions (e.g. itching, skin rash, redness, photosensitivity).
Frequency unknown (cannot be estimated from available data)
Reporting of side effects
If you experience any type of side effect, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if it is a possible side effect that does not appear in this prospectus. You can also report them directly to the Spanish System for Pharmacovigilance of Medicines for Human Use:https://www.notificaram.es. By reporting side effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medication.
Keep out of reach and sight of children.
Do not use SUTRIL HTA 2.5 mg after the expiration date indicated on the packaging after CAD. The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.
Medicines should not be disposed of through drains or in the trash.Deposit the packaging and medicines that you no longer need at the SIGRE collection pointof the pharmacy. In case of doubt,ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and medicines that you no longer need. By doing so, you will help protect the environment.
Composition of SUTRIL HTA 2.5 mg tablets
Appearance of the product and contents of the package
SUTRIL HTA 2.5 mg tablets are white, round tablets. They are presented in packages of 30 tablets.
Holder of the marketing authorization and responsible for manufacturing
Holder of Authorization
FERRER INTERNACIONAL, S.A.
Gran Vía Carlos III, 94
08028 Barcelona
Spain
Responsible for manufacturing
ROCHE FARMA, S.A.
Josefa Valcarcel, 42
28027 Madrid
Spain
OR
FERRER INTERNACIONAL, S.A.
C/ Buscallá, 1-9
08173 Sant Cugat del Vallès- Barcelona
Spain
Date of the last review of the prospectus:December 2024
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