etres above the ground is a good place to store medicines.
Disposal
If your doctor tells you to stop taking Pradaxa or it has passed its expiry date, ask your pharmacist what to do with any that is left over.
Product Description
What it looks like
Pradaxa comes in three types of capsules:
Pradaxa 75 mg - light blue-coloured, opaque cap with a cream-coloured, opaque body, imprinted with a R75 code on one side and company logo on the other.
Blister packs of 10, 30 and 60 capsules. Each blister pack is labelled with the Australian Registration Number: AUST R 137832.
Bottles of 60 capsules. Each bottle is labelled with the Australian Registration Number: AUST R 138415.
Pradaxa 110 mg - light blue-coloured, opaque cap with a cream-coloured, opaque body, imprinted with a R110 code on one side with company logo on the other.
Blister packs of 10, 30 and 60 capsules. Each blister pack is labelled with the Australian Registration Number: AUST R 138402.
Bottles of 60 capsules. Each bottle is labelled with the Australian Registration Number: AUST R 138421.
Pradaxa 150 mg - light blue-coloured, opaque cap with a cream-coloured, opaque body imprinted with a R150 code on one side and company logo on the other.
Blister packs of 10 and 60 capsules. Each blister pack is labelled with the Australian Registration Number: AUST R 168211.
Bottles of 60 capsules. Each bottle is labelled with the Australian Registration Number: AUST R 168215.
Not all pack sizes and presentations are available in Australia and New Zealand.
Ingredients
Active ingredient:
Pradaxa 75 mg - 75 mg dabigatran etexilate given as 86.48 mg dabigatran etexilate mesilate per capsule
Pradaxa 110 mg - 110 mg dabigatran etexilate given as 126.83 mg dabigatran etexilate mesilate per capsule.
Pradaxa 150 mg - 150 mg dabigatran etexilate given as 172.95 mg dabigatran etexilate mesilate per capsule.
Inactive ingredients:
Capsule fill
acacia
dimethicone
hydroxypropylcellulose
hypromellose
talc
tartaric acid
Capsule shell
carrageenan
potassium chloride
titanium dioxide
indigo carmine CI73015
sunset yellow FCF CI5985
hypromellose
water - purified
Black printing ink
shellac
tert-butyl alcohol
isopropyl alcohol
methylated spirit - industrial
iron oxide black CI77499
water - purified
propylene glycol.
Pradaxa does not contain gluten, sucrose or tartrazine.
Manufacturer
Pradaxa capsules are made in Germany.
Pradaxa is supplied in Australia by:
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM
PTY LIMITED
ABN 52 000 452 308
78 Waterloo Road
North Ryde NSW 2113
Pradaxa is supplied in New Zealand by:
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (NZ) LIMITED
Auckland
This leaflet was updated 9 November 2011.
Pradaxa is a registered trademark of Boehringer Ingelheim.
© Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Limited 2011
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