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What is SEVLAREN 400MG?
- SEVLAREN 400MG contains sevelamer carbonate. It binds phosphate from food in the digestive tract and so reduces serum phosphorus levels in the blood
What SEVLAREN 400MG is used for?
SEVLAREN 400MG is used to control hyperphosphatasemia (high blood phosphate levels) in:
- adult patients on dialysis undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
- patients with chronic (long-term) kidney disease who are not on dialysis and have a serum (blood) phosphorus level equal to or above 1.78 mmol/l
- the prevention of bone diseases
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Driving & Using Machines
Talk to your doctor before you take SEVLAREN 400MG, if you:
- are allergic to SEVLAREN 400MG
- have swallowing problems
- have problems with motility (movement) in your stomach and bowel
- are being sick frequently
- have active inflammation of the bowel
- have undergone major surgery on your stomach or bowel
- have low levels of phosphate in your blood
- have bowel obstruction
- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
- The safety and efficacy in children (below the age of 6 years) have not been studied. Therefore, SEVLAREN 400MG is not recommended for use in children below the age of 6 years
- SEVLAREN 400MG is unlikely to affect your ability to drive or to use machines
Tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken or might take any other medicines such as,
- ciprofloxacin (an antibiotic)
- medicines used for heart rhythm problems or epilepsy
- ciclosporin, mycophenolate mofetil and tacrolimus,used to suppress the immune system
- levothyroxine used to treatment low thyroid hormone levels
- omeprazole, pantoprazole, or lansoprazole,used to treat heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or gastric ulcers
- You must take SEVLAREN 400MG as prescribed by your doctor
- They will base the dose on your serum phosphorus level
- The recommended starting dose of SEVLAREN 400MG tablets for adults and older people (> 65 years) is one to two tablets of 800 mg with each meal, 3 times a day
- The tablets must be swallowed whole. Do not crush, chew or break into pieces
If you take more SEVLAREN 400MG
- In the event of a possible overdose you should contact your doctor immediately
If you forget to take SEVLAREN 400MG
- If you have missed one dose, this dose should be omitted, and the next dose should be taken at the usual time with a meal. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose
If you stop taking SEVLAREN 400MG
- Do not stop taking SEVLAREN 400MG unless you are advised by your doctor to do so
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
- diarrhoea
- abdominal pain
- indigestion
- flatulence
- vomiting
- constipation
- upper abdominal pain
- nausea
- cases of itching
- rash
- slow intestine motility (movement)/blockages in the intestine, and perforation in the intestine wall have been reported
- hypersensitivity
You may develop peritonitis (infection of your abdominal fluid) associated with your peritoneal dialysis. This risk can be reduced by careful adherence to sterile techniques during bag changes. You should tell your doctor immediately if you experience any new signs or symptoms of abdominal distress, abdominal swelling, abdominal pain, abdominal tenderness, or abdominal rigidity, constipation, fever, chills, nausea or vomiting. You should expect to be monitored more carefully for problems with low levels of vitamins A, D, E, K and folic acid.
- Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date
- Store at room temperature (15-25°C)
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