Active ingredient
- atenolol
Legal Category
POM: Prescription only medicine
POM: Prescription only medicine
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Tenormin LS 50mg Tablets
Package leaflet: Information for the patient
Tenormin LS 50 mg Tablets
atenolol
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
What is in this leaflet
1. What Tenormin is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Tenormin
3. How to take Tenormin
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Tenormin
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Tenormin is and what it is used for
Tenormin contains a medicine called atenolol. This belongs to a group of medicines called beta-blockers. Tenormin is used to:
It works by making your heart beat more slowly and with less force.
2. What you need to know before you take Tenormin
Do not take Tenormin:
Do not take Tenormin if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Tenormin.
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Tenormin if:
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Tenormin.
Other medicines and Tenormin
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines that you buy without a prescription and herbal medicines. This is because Tenormin can affect the way some other medicines work and some medicines can have an effect on Tenormin.
In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines:
Operations
If you go into hospital to have an operation, tell the anaesthetist or medical staff that you are taking Tenormin. This is because you can get low blood pressure (hypotension) if you are given certain anaesthetics while you are taking Tenormin.
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.
Driving and using machines
Tenormin contains sodium
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.
3. How to take Tenormin
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Adults
Elderly
If you are an elderly person, your doctor may decide to give you a lower dose, particularly if you have problems with your kidneys.
People with severe kidney problems
If you have severe kidney problems your doctor may decide to give you a lower dose.
Use in Children
This medicine must not be given to children.
If you take more Tenormin than you should
If you take more Tenormin than prescribed by your doctor, talk to a doctor or go to a hospital straight away. Take the medicine pack with you so that the tablets can be identified.
If you forget to take Tenormin
If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
If you stop taking Tenormin
Do not stop taking Tenormin without talking to your doctor. In some cases, you may need to stop taking it gradually.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Allergic reactions:
If you have an allergic reaction, see a doctor straight away. The signs may include raised lumps on your skin (weals), or swelling of your face, lips, mouth, tongue or throat.
Other possible side effects:
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people)
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data)
Conditions that may get worse
If you have any of the following conditions, they may get worse when you start to take your medicine. This happens rarely affecting less than 1 in 1,000 people.
Reporting of side effects
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 Website: 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.
5. How to store Tenormin
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Tenormin contains
The active substance is atenolol. Each tablet contains 50 mg (milligrams) of atenolol.
The other ingredients are gelatin, heavy magnesium carbonate, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, sodium laurilsulfate, maize starch, titanium dioxide , glycerol (E422).
What Tenormin look like and contents of the pack
Tenormin LS 50 mg Tablets are white and round, of diameter 8 mm with 50 embossed on one side and bisected on the other side. They come in packs (blister strips) containing 28 tablets or 504 tablets.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
The Marketing Authorisation for Tenormin LS 50 mg Tablets is held by
Tenormin LS 50 mg Tablets are manufactured by
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This leaflet was last revised in July 2021.
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