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Package leaflet: Information for the patient


Rimstar, 150 mg/75 mg/400 mg/275 mg film-coated tablet


Rifampicin / Isoniazid / Pyrazinamide / Ethambutol hydrochloride

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

What is in this leaflet

What Rimstar is and what it is used for

What you need to know before you take Rimstar

How to take Rimstar

Possible side effects

How to store Rimstar

Contents of the pack and other information


What Rimstar is and what it is used for

Rimstar belongs to a group of medicines called antituberculosis agents. It is a fixed combination of four very effective antituberculosis agents. It is used to treat infections caused by mycobacteria. These mycobacteria cause tuberculosis.

Rimstar is used for the initial treatment of tuberculosis.


What you need to know before you take Rimstar


Do not take Rimstar:


Do not take Rimstar if any of the above apply to you.


If you are not sure about anything, ask your doctor or pharmacist.


Warnings and precautions

Talk to your doctor of pharmacist before taking Rimstar.

Tell your doctor if you have one of the following illnesses before taking this medicine:


You should not take Rimstar if your body weight is below 30 kg.

You should not interrupt treatment with Rimstar without consulting your doctor.


You should employ additional means of contraception apart from taking the pill as long as you take Rimstar.


Other medicines and Rimstar:

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including any medicines obtained without a prescription.


Tell your doctor if you take one of the following medicines:


You must not take Rimstar with any of the following medications:

if you are prescribed a full dose or 600 mg twice daily


You should not take Rimstar with any of the following medications:


Tell your doctor also if you take one of the following medicines:


If you are currently taking any of these medicines, ask your doctor about switching to a different medicine while you are taking Rimstar. Often, there are other medicines you can take instead.


If you need to take a medicine for indigestion, such as an antacid, take your tablets at least one hour before the antacid.


The following examination methods cannot be performed or results have to be interpreted with care as long as you take Rimstar:


Rimstar with food and drink:

Do not drink any alcohol as long as you receive Rimstar.

You should avoid food with a high content of tyramine (like cheese, red wine) or histamine (like tuna fish). This food taken together with Rimstar may lead to headache, palpitations or flushing.

Take this medicine at least one hour before a meal.


Pregnancy and breast-feeding:

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 assess whether it is possible for you to continue with the treatment of Rimstar. If you take Rimstar during pregnancy, your doctor should give you vitamin B6 supplements during pregnancy and vitamin K supplements during the last month of pregnancy.


This medicine goes into human milk, therefore you should not take Rimstar when you are breast-feeding. It is important that you tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding or if you intend to breast-feed before receiving Rimstar.


Driving and using machines:

This medicine can cause side effects such as dizziness, confusion and blurred vision. This may make you less able to do certain things, such as driving or using machines.


How to take Rimstar

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. These doses are for adults and children weighing more than 30 kg. Children weighing less than this should not take these tablets.

The recommended dose is:


Adults:

The amount of Rimstar people take can be different, and this depends on your body weight. Usually, you will be given the following number of tablets:


Your doctor will prescribe the best dose for you.


Use in children

Rimstar is not recommended for children under 8 years of age or with a body weight of less than 30 kg.


Older people

Rimstar is well tolerated by most older patients, but you should inform your doctor if you are suffering from liver or kidney disease. In some case your doctor may recommend that you take additional vitamin B6 as long as you take Rimstar.


Method of administration

You should take Rimstar once a day during the first two months of treatment.

Swallow these tablets whole with a drink of water.

Rimstar should be taken at least 1 hour before a meal.


Duration of treatment:

Rimstar is usually given for 2 month at the beginning of tuberculosis treatment. Your doctor will decide on the duration of treatment for you.

If you take more Rimstar than you should:

If you accidentally take one tablet too many, nothing is likely to happen. If you accidentally take several tablets too many, contactyour doctor or talk to your nearest hospital casualty department immediately. If possible, take your tablets or the box with you to show the doctor what you have taken.

If you forget to take Rimstar:

If you forgot to take a dose, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is nearly time for your next dose skip the missed dose and take the next tablet at the usual time.

If you stop taking Rimstar:

Always keep taking the tablets until the course is finished, even if you feel better. If you stop taking the tablets too soon, the infection may come back. Also, the bacteria may become resistant to the medicine.


If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.


Possible side effects


Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.


Serious side effects:

If you have any of the following symptoms of a severe allergic reaction stop taking this medicine and tell your doctor immediately or go to the casualty department at your nearest hospital:


If you experience any of the following side effects contact your doctor as soon as possible:


These are all serious side effects. You may need urgent medical attention.


Other side effects:


Commonside effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):


Uncommonside effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):

Hallucinations, disorientation, confusion, malaise


Rareside effects (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 patients):


Frequency not known:

Inflammation of the blood vessels


If you resume therapy after an interruption of treatment with Rimstar, a so-called influenza-like syndrome may occur.

It is characterized by fever, shivering and possibly headache, dizziness, bone and muscle pain. In rare cases bleeding into the skin, breathing difficulties, asthma-like attacks, anemia, shock and kidney failure might develop.


Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your child’s doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.

You can also report side effects directly via the national reporting system listed in Appendix V. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.


How to store Rimstar


Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children


Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton, label or blister after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.


Do not store above 30°C.

Blisters: Store in the original package in order to protect from moisture.

Containers: Keep the container tightly closed in order to protect from moisture.


Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.


Contents of the pack and other information

What Rimstar contains

The active substances are rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol hydrochloride. Each tablet contains 150 mg rifampicin, 75 mg isoniazid, 400 mg pyrazinamide and 275 mg ethambutol hydrochloride.


- The other excipients are:
Tablet core:

Pregelatinised maize starch

Maize starch

Sodium laurilsulfate

Microcrystalline cellulose

Povidone K 30

Crospovidone

Magnesium stearate

Talc

Film-coating:

Copovidone

Hypromellose

Talc

Titanium dioxide (E171)

Macrogol 400

Macrogol 6000

Iron oxide red (E172)


What Rimstar looks like and contents of the pack

Rimstar, film-coated tablets are brown, ovaloid, biconvex film-coated tablets, plain on both sides.


Rimstar, film-coated tablets may be packed in the following pack sizes:


Carton box with blisters containing:

30, 60, 120, 240, 672 or 1000 film-coated tablets.


White, opaque polypropylene container with polyethylene cap containing:

500 film-coated tablets.


White, opaque polyethylene container with polypropylene cap containing:

500 film-coated tablets.


Pack sizes of 500 and 1000 film-coated tablets are intended for clinical use.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer

[To be completed nationally]

This medicinal product is authorised in the Member States of the EEA under the following names:

Denmark: Rimstar, filmovertrukket tablet

France: Rimstar, comprimé pelliculé

Italy: Rimstar, compresse rivestita con film

Norway: Rimstar, tablett, filmdrasjert

Spain: Rimstar, comprimido recubierto con pélicula

Sweden: Rimstar, filmdragerad tablett

United Kingdom: Rimstar, film-coated tablet


This leaflet was last revised in 2016-02-11