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Package leaflet: Information for the user

Nocdurna 25 microgram oral lyophilisate

Nocdurna 50 microgram oral lyophilisate

desmopressin

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.

• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

- This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.

What is in this leaflet

1. What Nocdurna is and what it is used for

2. What you need to know before you take Nocdurna

3. How to take Nocdurna

4. Possible side effects

6. Contents of the pack and other information

Nocdurna contains desmopressin , an antidiuretic, which reduces urine production.

Nocdurna is used for the treatment of nocturia (frequent need to get up to urinate at night) due to nocturnal polyuria (overproduction of urine during night) in adults.

Do not take Nocdurna:

• if you are allergic to desmopressin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6)

• if you suffer from polydipsia (excessive thirst and increased fluid intake) or psychogenic polydipsia (psychologically caused increased thirst and increased fluid intake)

• if you have known or suspected cardiac insufficiency (heart failure in which the heart is not able to pump enough blood throughout the body)

• if you have any disease requiring treatment with diuretics

• if you have moderately or severely reduced kidney function

• if you have or have had hyponatraemia (low sodium level in the blood)

• if you have SIADH (hormone secretion disorder)

Warnings and precautions

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Nocdurna.

It is especially important that you talk to your doctor before taking Nocdurna if:

• you have severe bladder dysfunction and problems urinating

• you are 65 years or older since your doctor will have to monitor the level of sodium in your blood (see the section 3 “How to take Nocdurna” below)

• you have low levels of sodium in your blood

• you have a medical condition(s) causing fluid and/or electrolyte imbalance

• you have a medical condition(s) that could be made worse by fluid and/or electrolyte disturbance

• you get an acute intercurrent illness (such as systemic infection, fever, and stomach flu) as it may be necessary for the doctor to interrupt/reassess the treatment with Nocdurna

• you have cystic fibrosis, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease or pre-eclampsia

You must limit fluid intake to a minimum from 1 hour before taking Nocdurna until 8 hours after taking Nocdurna. Treatment without simultaneous reduction of fluid intake may lead to water retention and/or mineral imbalances with or without accompanying warning signs and symptoms hereunder such as headache, nausea/vomiting, weight gain and, in severe cases, convulsions.

Other medicines and Nocdurna

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.

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

• tricyclic antidepressants, which are medicines used to treat e.g. depression (such as clomipramine, imipramine, desipramine)

• selective serotonine reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which are medicines used to treat e.g. depression or anxiety (such as citalopram, paroxetine, sertraline)

• chlorpromazine, which is an anti-psychotic medicinal product used to treat e.g. schizophrenia

• diuretics (water tablets such as thiazides or other types of diuretics)

• carbamazepine, which is used to treat e.g. bipolar disorder and epilepsy

• antidiabetic medicinal products used for type II diabetes (medicines in the sulfonylurea group), particularly chlorpropamide

• non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which are medicinal products used for the treatment of pain and inflammation (e.g. aspirin and ibuprofen)

• oxytocin, which is a medicinal product used around childbirth

• lithium, which is used to treat e.g. bipolar disorder

• Loperamide, which is a medicinal product used for the treatment of diarrhoea

Nocdurna with foodand drink

Nocdurna should not be taken with food, since the effect may be reduced.

Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

Your doctor will decide if you can use this medicine during pregnancy or if you are breast-feeding.

Driving and using machines

Nocdurna has no or negligible influence on the ability to drive and use machines.

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

The recommended dose is

• Women: 25 microgram daily, one hour before bedtime, administered under the tongue without water.

• Men: 50 microgram daily, one hour before bedtime, administered under the tongue without water.

Nocdurna is placed under the tongue where it dissolves without the need for water.

Instructions for use

1. Completely remove the end tab of a blister strip by tearing along the perforations, starting from the corner with the hand symbol.

2. Now remove one blister from the strip by tearing along the perforations.

3. Remove the foil on each blister, starting at the corner with the printed arrow, by peeling off the foil in the direction of the arrow.Do not push the tablet through the foil.

4. Carefully take a tablet out of its blister. Place the tablet under the tongue and allow it to dissolve.Do not chew or swallow the tablet.

5. If a tablet breaks into more than two pieces while you are taking it out of its blister, do not take the broken pieces. Take a tablet from another blister.