ETHYLEX Film-coated tablet Ref.[50406] Active ingredients: Naltrexone

Source: Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE)  Revision Year: 2022  Publisher: AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals Gmbh, Leopold-Ungar-Platz 2, A-1190 Vienna, Austria

Product name and form

Ethylex 50 mg film-coated tablets.

Pharmaceutical Form

Film-coated tablet.

Capsule shaped, beige film-coated tablets with a break-score on each side.

The tablet can be divided into equal doses.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each film-coated tablet contains 50 mg naltrexone hydrochloride.

Contains lactose monohydrate.

For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Naltrexone

Naltrexone is an orally used, long acting specific opioid antagonist. Naltrexone binds competitively to receptors which are located in the central and peripheral nervous system and hence blocks the access for exogenously administered opioids.

List of Excipients

Tablet core:

Lactose monohydrate
Powered cellulose
Microcrystalline cellulose
Silica, colloidal anhydrous
Crospovidone
Magnesium stearate

Film-coat:

Opadry 31 F27245 Beige
Lactose monohydrate
Hypromellose
Titanium dioxide (E171)
Macrogol 4000
Black ferric oxide (E172)
Red ferric oxide (E172)
Yellow ferric oxide (E172)

Pack sizes and marketing

Pack sizes: 7, 14, 28, 30 and 56 tablets in PVC/PVDC/Aluminium blister.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder

AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals Gmbh, Leopold-Ungar-Platz 2, A-1190 Vienna, Austria

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

PA0934/002/001

Date of first authorisation: 20 April 2004
Date of last renewal: 19 April 2009

Drugs

Drug Countries
ETHYLEX Austria, Ireland, Malta, Turkey

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