Nootropil 1200 mg film-coated tablets

• 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.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

1. What Nootropil Tablets are and what they are used for
2. What you need to know before you take Nootropil Tablets
3. How to take Nootropil Tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Nootropil Tablets
6. Contents of the pack and other information.

• if you are allergic to piracetam or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• if you have ever had serious kidney problems
• if you have ever experienced a brain haemorrhage
• if you suffer from Huntington‘s Disease (also known as Huntington‘s Chorea)

If any of the above applies to you, do not take Nootropil Tablets and talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Nootropil Tablets

• if you think your kidneys may not be working perfectly. (Your doctor may need to start you on a lower dose.)
• if you have ever had any kind of bleeding problem.

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

Tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines:

• Thyroid extract or thyroxine
• Anticoagulants such as warfarin or acenocoumarol
• Low dose aspirin
• Any other medicine, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

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. If you are taking this medicine, use contraception to avoid becoming pregnant. If you are taking Nootropil Tablets and you think you may be pregnant, consult your doctor immediately.

Nootropil Tablets may cause drowsiness and shakiness. If this happens to you, do not drive or use machinery.

This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’. When the used dose is greater than 10 tablets/day (12.6 g), it cannot be considered ‘sodium-free’ and it should be taken into consideration by patients on a controlled sodium diet. At maximum daily dose (20 tablets (24 g)) this medicine contains 43.8 mg of sodium. This is equivalent to 2.19% of the recommended maximum daily dietary intake of sodium for an adult.

Your doctor will choose the dose that is right for you. Your dose will be shown clearly on the label that your pharmacist puts on your medicine. If it does not, or you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

How much medicine to take and when to take it

• The recommended starting dose is 7.2 g each day (six tablets).
• It is best to split the dose so that the tablets are taken on two or three separate occasions during the day (e.g. 2 tablets in the morning, 2 at midday and 2 in the evening).
• When you start taking this medicine your doctor may tell you to gradually increase the dose to ensure that you receive the best dose to treat your condition.
• Follow your doctor’s instructions carefully.

• Swallow the tablets whole with a glass of water.
• Do not break or chew the tablets as piracetam has a very bitter taste.
• If you find it difficult to swallow the tablets tell your doctor as soon as possible as they can prescribe piracetam in the form of a solution.

If you are elderly or have kidney problems your doctor may reduce your dose.

If you accidentally take too much, immediately go to the nearest hospital casualty department or your doctor.

Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose. Simply take the next dose as planned.

Do not stop taking Nootropil Tablets without first talking to your doctor. Abruptly stopping your medicine may cause twitching and jerking.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard.

By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

The active substance is piracetam. Each tablet contains 1200 mg piracetam.

The other ingredients are Macrogol 6000, colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate and croscarmellose sodium. The film coating contains hypromellose (E464), titanium dioxide (E171) and Macrogol 400.

Nootropil 1200 mg Tablets are white, film-coated tablets. The tablets have the letters N/N marked on them to allow them to be easily identified. They come in a blister pack of 60 tablets.

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