Patient Leaflet Updated 26-Nov-2024 | Tillomed Laboratories Ltd
Fludrocortisone Acetate 0.1 mg Tablets
Fludrocortisone acetate 0.1 mg Tablets
Don’t stop taking this medicine without talking to your doctor – you may need to reduce the dose gradually.
If you take it for more than 3 weeks, you will get a blue ‘steroid card’: always keep it with you and show it to any doctor or nurse treating you.
1. What Fludrocortisone acetate is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Fludrocortisone acetate
3. How to take Fludrocortisone acetate
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Fludrocortisone acetate
6. Contents of the pack and other information
The name of this medicine is Fludrocortisone acetate. Each tablet contains 0.1 mg of the active ingredient, fludrocortisone acetate.
Fludrocortisone acetate tablets belong to a group of medicines called steroids. Their full name is corticosteroids. These corticosteroids occur naturally in the body and help to maintain health and well-being.
Fludrocortisone acetate is used to replace the hormones that are normally produced by glands attached to your kidneys. These hormones will not be produced by your body if you suffer from a condition called Addison’s disease.
Fludrocortisone acetate is also used to treat a condition called ‘salt losing adrenogenital syndrome’ which is a different form of hormone imbalance.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Fludrocortisone acetate if:
Steroid medicines suppress your body’s natural immune response. Therefore, if you come into contact with anyone who has an infectious disease such as chickenpox, shingles or measles, consult your doctor as soon as possible.
Your doctor may want to send you for blood tests from time to time and check your salt intake regularly to make sure you do not develop high blood pressure, fluid retention or become overweight.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including those obtained without a prescription. This includes herbal medicines.
This is especially important if you are taking:
Or medicines to treat:
While you are being treated with this medicine (or if you have recently stopped a course of treatment) do not have any vaccination without consulting your doctor.
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.
Fludrocortisone acetate has not been shown to impair your ability to drive or operate machinery.
May have a mild laxative effect.
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.
Your doctor or pharmacist will have given you a Steroid Treatment Card with your prescription or medicine.
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CARRY THIS CARD WITH YOU as it must be shown to any of the following persons:
Doctor or Nurse - before having any surgery or emergency treatment or if any new treatment is prescribed
Dentist - before having any dental surgery
Pharmacist - before buying any medicine
Optician - it is advisable to have regular eye tests.
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
This medicine is for oral use.
The tablet can be divided into equal halves.
The recommended daily dose range is: 0.05 mg (one-half tablet) to 0.3 mg (3 tablets) to be taken once a day. Patients on long term treatment may require the addition of a different type of steroid tablet during times of illness or stress.
The recommended dose is one-half tablet (0.05 mg) to one tablet (0.1 mg) daily.
Mental health problems can happen while taking steroids like Fludrocortisone acetate tablets (see also Section 4).
Talk to a doctor if you (or someone taking this medicine), shows any signs of mental health problems.
This is particularly important if you are depressed or might be thinking about suicide. In a few cases, mental problems have happened when doses are being lowered or stopped.
If you accidentally take too many tablets, contact your doctor or nearest hospital emergency department immediately for advice. Remember to take this leaflet or any remaining tablets with you.
Take it as soon as you remember, unless it is nearly time for your next dose. If you miss a dose, do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
Make sure you take the full course as prescribed by your doctor. Do not suddenly stop taking Fludrocortisone acetate as this may make you ill.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The following side effects are presented in order of severity. The most severe side effects are listed first. Side effects that are considered to be of the same severity are listed on the same line.
Stop taking Fludrocortisone acetate tablets and contact your doctor straight away/immediately-
Tell your doctor if the following occur:
Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people)
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data)
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 or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
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 and blister after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Store in the original package in order to protect from light.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help to protect the environment.
Each tablet contains 100 micrograms of Fludrocortisone acetate.
The other ingredients are: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Hypromellose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silica Colloidal Anhydrous and Magnesium Stearate.
Fludrocortisone acetate 0.1 mg are white or white-off, oblong tablets about 9 mm long and about 4 mm wide, with a scoring line on one side.
Fludrocortisone acetate is available in
The tablets are packed in PVC/PVdC blisters, sealed with Aluminium lidding foil.
They are available in blister packs of 30 and 100 tablets.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
This leaflet was last revised in 11/2024
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