FORGESIC Capsule

Tramadol HCl 50 mg

COMPOSITIONS :

Forgesic® Capsule 50 mg, each capsule contains : Tramadol HCl 50 mg.

 

DESCRIPTIONS :

Forgesic® which active ingredient is Tramadol HCl available as capsule 50 mg.

 

INDICATIONS :

For the treatment of severe acute and chronic pain, postoperative pain.

 

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATIONS  :

Adults and children > 16 years :

  • Generally dose : Single dose 50 mg. The dose is usually enough to relieve the pain, if it still feels the pain can be added to 50 mg after an interval of 30 – 60 minutes.
  • Maximum dose : 400 mg daily.
  • Dose depend on pain intensity. Patients with hepatic impairment and renal impairment with creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min : 50 – 100 mg every 12 hours, maximum 200 mg daily.
  • The recommended dose for patients with cirrhosis is 50 mg every 12 hours.

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS :

  • Patient with dependence drugs and opiate.
  • Patient with known hypersensitivity to Tramadol or opiate and patients receiving MAO inhibitor, acute alcohol intoxication, hypnotic, analgesic or other agents which central nervous system.

 

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS :

  • In long term treatment, it has dependance potential. Doctor should give duration of treatment.
  • Caution should be used in patients head injury, increased intracranial pressure, severe liver and kidney dysfunctions or bronchus hypersecretions because it can increase the risk of convulsion or shock.
  • Concurrently use with act on other CNS depressant or use high dose can cause reduce pulmonary
  • Use in pregnancy must consider useful and the risk, either to the fetus or the mother.
  • Caution should be used in women lactation because Tramadol is excreted in breast milk.
  • Tramadol HCl has such a significant effect on mental alertness that patients must not drive a car or operate dangerous machinery.
  • Respiratory depression in overdosage can be neutralized by Naloxone and seizure can be supressed by Benzodiazepine.
  • Although Tramadol HCl is an opioid agonist, it cannot suppress morphine withdrawl symptoms.
  • Not recommended for children < 16 years because safety and eficacy are not established.
  • Tramadol HCl has potent physical and psychological dependence similiar with morphine (µ-opioid).
  • Not recommended use in patients who have a tendency to misuse the drug, have a history of drug dependence or chronic Opium users.

 

PRESENTATION :

Forgesic® Capsule 50 mg                      Box, 3 strips @ 10 capsules

Reg. No. : DKL9602323401A1

 

STORAGE :

STORE BELOW 30ºC

 

ON MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION ONLY

 

Manufactured by :

PT. BERNOFARM

Sidoarjo – Indonesia