Package Insert: Information for the User

PramipexolKernPharma2.1 mg prolonged-release tablets EFG

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

Keep this package insert, as you may need to read it again.

• If you have any doubts, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed only for you, and you should not give it to otherseven if they have the same symptoms as you, as it may harm them
• If you experience any adverse effects, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if they are not listed in this package insert. See section 4.

Contents of the package and additional information

Pramipexol belongs to a group of medications called dopamine agonists, which stimulate dopamine receptors in the brain. Stimulation of dopamine receptors triggers nerve impulses in the brain that help control the body's movements.

PramipexolKernPharmais used to treat the symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson's disease in adults. It may be used alone or in combination with levodopa (another medication for Parkinson's disease).

Do not take PramipexolKernPharma

If you are allergic to pramipexol or any of the other components of this medication (listed in section 6).

Warnings and precautions

Consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting to take PramipexolKernPharma.Inform your doctor if you have or have had any disease or symptoms, especially any of the following:

• Kidney disease.
• Alucinations (seeing, hearing or feeling things that are not present). Most alucinations are visual.
• Dyskinesia (e.g., abnormal involuntary movements of the limbs). If you have advanced Parkinson's disease and are also using levodopa, you may experience dyskinesia during the progressive increase in PramipexolKernPharmadosage.
• Dystonia (inability to maintain the trunk and neck straight and upright (axial dystonia)). Specifically, you may experience forward flexion of the head and neck (also known as antecolis), forward curvature of the lumbar region (also known as camptocormia) or lateral curvature of the back (also known as pleurototonos or Pisa syndrome). In this case, your doctor may choose to modify your treatment.
• Drowsiness and sudden sleep episodes.
• Changes in behavior (e.g., ludopatia, compulsive buying), increased libido (e.g., increased sexual appetite), binge eating.
• Psychosis (e.g., similar to schizophrenia symptoms).
• Visual disturbances. You should undergo periodic eye exams during treatment with PramipexolKernPharma.
• Severe heart or blood vessel disease. You should undergo periodic blood pressure checks, especially at the beginning of treatment, to avoid postural hypotension (a drop in blood pressure when standing up).

Inform your doctor if you notice symptoms such as depression, apathy, anxiety, fatigue, sweating or pain when stopping or reducing pramipexol treatment. If the problems persist for more than a few weeks, your doctor may need to adjust your treatment.

Inform your doctor if you, your family or caregivers notice that you are developing unusual impulses or urges to behave in an unusual way and that you cannot resist the impulse, instinct or temptation to carry out certain activities that may harm you or others. This is known as impulse control disorder and may include behaviors such as compulsive gambling, excessive eating or spending, abnormally high sexual appetite or excessive concern about increased sexual thoughts and feelings.Your doctor may need to adjust or stop your dose.

Children and adolescents

PramipexolKernPharmais not recommended for use in children or adolescents under 18 years old.

Taking PramipexolKernPharmawith other medications

Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have used recently or may need to use any other medication.This includes medications, herbal remedies, natural foods or nutritional supplements that you have obtained without a prescription.

You should avoid using PramipexolKernPharmawith antipsychotic medications.

Be cautious if you are using the following medications:

• cimetidine (for the treatment of excess acid and stomach ulcers);
• amantadine (which may be used to treat Parkinson's disease);
• mexiletine (for the treatment of irregular heartbeats, a condition known as ventricular arrhythmia);
• zidovudine (which may be used to treat acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a human immunological disease);
• cisplatin (for the treatment of various types of cancer);
• quinine (which may be used to prevent painful leg cramps that occur at night and to treat a type of malaria known as malignant malaria);
• procainamide (for the treatment of irregular heartbeats).

If you are using levodopa, it is recommended to reduce the levodopa dose when starting treatment with PramipexolKernPharma.

Be cautious if you are using sedative tranquilizers or if you drinkalcohol. In these casesPramipexolKernPharmamay affect your ability to drive and operate machinery.

Taking PramipexolKernPharmawith food and drinks

You should be cautious if you drink alcohol during treatment with PramipexolKernPharma.

You can take PramipexolKernPharmawith or without food.

Pregnancy,lactationandfertility

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you think you may be pregnant, consult your doctor or pharmacist before using this medication.Your doctor will tell you if you should continue treatment with PramipexolKernPharma.

The effect of pramipexol on the fetus is unknown. Therefore, do not take PramipexolKernPharmaif you are pregnant unless your doctor tells you to.

PramipexolKernPharmashould not be used during breastfeeding. Pramipexol may decrease milk production. Additionally, it may pass into breast milk and reach your baby. If the use of PramipexolKernPharmais essential, breastfeeding should be discontinued.

Consult your doctor or pharmacist before using any medication.

Driving and operating machinery

PramipexolKernPharmamay cause alucinations (seeing, hearing or feeling things that are not present). If this happens, do not drive or operate machinery.

Pramipexol has been associated with drowsiness and sudden sleep episodes, especially in patients with Parkinson's disease. If you experience these adverse effects, do not drive or operate machinery. Inform your doctor if this happens.

Follow exactly the administration instructions of this medication indicated by your doctor or pharmacist. In case of doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.Your doctor will indicate the correct dosage.

Take Pramipexol Kern Pharma prolonged-release tablets once a day and at the same hour every day.

You can take Pramipexol Kern Pharma with or without food. The tablets must be swallowed whole with water.

Do not chew, break, or crush the prolonged-release tablets. If you do, there is a risk of overdose, as the medication may be released in your body too quickly.

During the first week, the usual daily dose is 0.26 mg of pramipexol.

This dose will be increased every 5-7 days according to your doctor's instructions, until your symptoms are controlled (maintenance dose).

The usual maintenance dose is 1.05 mg per day. However, it may be necessary to increase your dose further. If necessary, your doctor may increase your dose of tablets up to a maximum of 3.15 mg of pramipexol per day. It is also possible to reduce the maintenance dose to 1 prolonged-release tablet of Pramipexol Kern Pharma 0.26 mg per day.

Patients with kidney disease

If you have kidney disease, your doctor may advise you to take the usual starting dose of 0.26 mg prolonged-release tablets every other day during the first week.

After that, your doctor may increase the frequency of doses to 1 prolonged-release tablet of 0.26 mg per day. If necessary, your doctor may adjust your dose in increments of 0.26 mg of pramipexol.

If you have severe kidney disease, your doctor may consider it necessary to switch to a different pramipexol medication. If your kidney problems worsen during treatment, contact your doctor as soon as possible.

If you are changing from Pramipexol tablets (immediate-release)

Your doctor will base your Pramipexol Kern Pharma prolonged-release tablets dose on the dose of Pramipexol tablets you were taking.

The day before the change, take your Pramipexol tablets as you normally would. The next morning, take your Pramipexol Kern Pharma prolonged-release tablet and do not take any more Pramipexol tablets (immediate-release).

If you take more Pramipexol Kern Pharma than you should

If you accidentally take too many tablets, you may experience vomiting, restlessness, or any of the adverse effects described in section 4 (Possible adverse effects).

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 forget to take Pramipexol Kern Pharma

If you forget to take your Pramipexol Kern Pharma dose, but remember to take it within 12 hours of your usual time, take your tablet and continue with the next tablet at your usual time.

If you forget to take your dose more than 12 hours after your usual time, simply take the next dose at your usual time. Do not take a double dose to compensate for the missed doses.

If you interrupt treatment with Pramipexol Kern Pharma

Do not interrupt your treatment with Pramipexol Kern Pharma without consulting your doctor first. If you need to interrupt your treatment with this medication, your doctor will gradually reduce your dose. This reduces the risk of worsening symptoms.

If you have Parkinson's disease, you should not interrupt your treatment with Pramipexol Kern Pharma abruptly. Sudden interruption may cause the appearance of a condition called neuroleptic malignant syndrome, which can represent a significant risk to your health. These symptoms include:

• akinesia (loss of muscular movement)
• muscular rigidity
• fever
• unstable blood pressure
• tachycardia (increased heart rate)
• confusion
• decreased level of consciousness (e.g., coma).

If you interrupt treatment or reduce the dose of Pramipexol Kern Pharma, you may also experience a medical condition called dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome. Symptoms include depression, apathy, anxiety, fatigue, sweating, or pain. If you experience these symptoms, you should contact your doctor.

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

Like all medicines, this medicine may cause side effects, although not everyone will experience them. The classification of side effects is based on the following frequencies:

You may experience the following side effects:

Very common:

• Dyskinesia (e.g. abnormal involuntary movements of the limbs)
• Drowsiness
• Dizziness
• Nausea

Common:

• Need to behave in an unusual way
• Hallucinations (seeing, hearing or feeling things that are not present)
• Confusion
• Fatigue (tiredness)
• Insomnia
• Excess fluid, usually in the legs (peripheral edema)
• Headache
• Low blood pressure
• Abnormal dreams
• Constipation
• Visual disturbances
• Vomiting (urge to vomit)
• Weight loss including loss of appetite

Uncommon:

• Paranoia (e.g. excessive concern about your health)
• Delirium
• Excessive daytime somnolence and sudden episodes of sleep
• Amnesia (memory alteration)
• Hypokinesia (increase in movements and inability to remain still)
• Weight gain
• Allergic reactions (e.g. skin rash, itching, hypersensitivity)
• Syncope (fainting)
• Heart failure (heart problems that may cause shortness of breath or swelling of the ankles)*
• Inadequate secretion of the antidiuretic hormone*
• Restlessness
• Dyspnea (difficulty breathing)
• Hypophonia (soft voice)
• Pneumonia (lung infection)
• Inability to resist the impulse, instinct or temptation to perform an action that may be harmful to you or others, which may include:

• Strong impulse to gamble excessively despite serious personal or family consequences.*
• Altered or increased sexual interest and concerning behavior for you or others, for example, increased sexual appetite.*
• Uncontrollable excessive spending.*
• Binge eating (ingestion of large amounts of food in a short period of time) or compulsive eating (ingestion of more food than normal and more than needed to satisfy hunger)*

Inform your doctor if you experience any of these behaviors; he will explain how to manage or reduce the symptoms.

For the side effects marked with * it is not possible to provide a precise estimate of the frequency, as these side effects were not observed in clinical trials among 2,762 patients treated with pramipexol. The frequency category is likely not higher than "uncommon".

Unknown frequency:

• After stopping or reducing treatment with pramipexol: may occur depression, apathy, anxiety, fatigue, sweating or pain (known as dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome or DAWS).

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 leaflet. You can also report them directly through 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 medicine.

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

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

No special storage conditions are required.

Medicines should not be disposed of through drains or in the trash. Dispose of the packaging and medications you no longer need at the SIGRE collection point at the pharmacy. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and medications you no longer need. By doing so, you will help protect the environment.

Pramipexol CompositionKernPharma

The active ingredient is pramipexol. Each tablet contains 2.1 mg of pramipexol as3 mg of dihydrochloride monohydrate of pramipexol.

The other components are: hypromellose, calcium dihydrogen phosphate, magnesium stearate, and anhydrous colloidal silica.

Appearance of the product and content of the packaging

PramipexolKernPharma2,1 mg are prolonged-release tablets, white or almost white, cylindrical, and biconvex, marked with210on one side. Each package contains 30 tablets.

Marketing Authorization Holder

Kern Pharma, S.L.

Venus, 72 - Pol. Ind. Colón II

08228 Terrassa – Barcelona

Spain

Responsible for Manufacturing

LABORATORIOS NORMON, S.A.

Ronda de Valdecarrizo, 6 – 28760 Tres Cantos – Madrid (SPAIN)

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

PramipexolKernPharma0.26 mg prolonged-release tablets EFG.

PramipexolKernPharma1.05 mg prolonged-release tablets EFG.

Last review date of this leaflet:July 2022

The detailed and updated information of this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS)http://www.aemps.gob.es/