Bramitob 300 mg/4ml Nebuliser Solution

• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

1. What Bramitob is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Bramitob
3. How to use Bramitob
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Bramitob
6. Contents of the pack and other information

• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to tobramycin, any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6) or any other type of aminoglycoside antibiotic
• If you are taking any of the medicines listed in the section below, Taking other medicines

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Bramitob.

The tobramycin in Bramitob is one of a group of medicines that can occasionally cause hearing loss, dizziness and kidney damage (see also Section 4 on the back of the leaflet, Possible side effects). It is important that you tell your doctor if any of the following applies to you:

• If your chest becomes tight after using your Bramitob. Your doctor will supervise your first dose of Bramitob and check your lung function before and after dosing. If you are not already doing so, your doctor may ask you to use a bronchodilator, (e.g. salbutamol), before using Bramitob.
• If you have ever suffered from any neuromuscular disorders such as parkinsonism or other conditions characterised by muscle weakness, including myasthenia gravis.
• If you have ever experienced kidney problems in the past. Before you start to use Bramitob, your doctor may check that your kidneys are working properly by testing a blood or urine sample. Your doctor may re-check this regularly during treatment.
• If you have ever experienced in the past
  • ringing in your ears
  • any other problems with your hearing
  • dizziness.

Your doctor may test your hearing before starting Bramitob or at any time during your Bramitob treatment.

• If you are currently coughing up blood in your sputum. Inhaling medicines may cause you to cough and your doctor may ask you to stop using Bramitob until little or no blood appears in your sputum.
• If you are concerned that your Bramitob is not as effective as it should be. Bacteria can sometimes develop resistance to antibiotic treatment.

Before starting treatment, please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

• Do not use Bramitob if you are taking diuretics (water tablets) containing furosemide or ethacrynic acid, without discussing this with your doctor.
• Do not use Bramitob if you are taking urea or intravenous and oral mannitol (these pro ducts are used to treat serious conditions in hospitalised patients).
• Some other medicines can sometimes harm the kidneys or hearing and this could be made worse by Bramitob treatment.

You may be receiving injections of tobramycin or other aminoglycosides as well as inhaling Bramitob. Such injections, which may increase the very low body levels of aminoglycoside caused by inhaling Bramitob, should be avoided when the following medicines are being taken:

• Amphotericin B, cefalotin, ciclosporin, tacrolimus, polymyxins
• Platinum compounds (for example, carboplatin and cisplatin)
• Anticholinesterases (for example, neostigmine and pyridostigmine), botulinum toxin

If this applies to you, you should speak to your doctor.

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine.

It is not known whether inhaling this medicine while you are pregnant causes side effects.

When they are given by injection, tobramycin and other aminoglycoside antibiotics can cause harm to an unborn child, such as deafness and kidney problems.

If you are breast feeding, you should talk to your doctor before using this medicine.

Bramitob has minor influence on the ability to drive and use machines.

In rare cases Bramitob may make you feel dizzy. It is therefore possible that Bramitob could affect your ability to drive a car or operate machinery.

• The dose (one 4 ml container) is the same for all persons aged 6 years and older.
• Use two single-dose containers per day for 28 days. Inhale the contents of one container in the morning and one in the evening. There should be a 12 hour gap between the doses.
• You then have 28 days without taking your medicine before starting another 28-day treatment cycle again.
• It is important that you keep using the product twice each day during your 28 days on treatment and that you keep to the 28-day on/28-day off cycle. Keep taking Bramitob in this way until your doctor tells you to stop.

If you inhale too much Bramitob you may get a very hoarse voice. Make sure you tell your doctor as soon as possible.

• If there are more than 6 hours before you are due to use your next dose (container), use Bramitob now.
• If there are less than 6 hours before you are due to use your next dose (container), miss out the forgotten dose (container).

Then continue with your next dose as normal.

Bramitob is intended for use in a nebuliser, do not use it in any other way.

1. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before opening your single-dose container according to the following instructions.
2. Bend the single-dose container backwards and forwards (Figure A).
3. Carefully separate a new container from the strip, firstly from the top, then in the middle (Figure B), leaving the rest in the foil envelope.
4. Open the single-dose container by rotating the flap as indicated by the arrow (Figure C).
5. Gently squeeze the contents of the container into the nebuliser chamber (Figure D).

6. Turn on the compressor.
7. Check if there is a steady mist coming from the mouthpiece.
8. Sit or stand in an upright position so that you can breathe normally.
9. Place the mouthpiece between your teeth and on top of your tongue. Breathe normally, but only through your mouth (you may find noseclips helpful). Try not to block the end of the mouthpiece with your tongue.
10. Continue until all the Bramitob is used up, this should take about 15 minutes.
11. If you are interrupted, or need to cough or rest during your treatment, turn off the compressor to save your medicine. Turn the compressor on again when you are ready to restart your treatment.

If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Looking after your nebuliser and compressor:

Please follow the manufacturer’s instructions for the care and use of your nebuliser and compressor.

The active substance is tobramycin. Each 4ml single-dose container contains tobramycin 300 mg.

The other ingredients are sodium chloride, sulphuric acid and sodium hydroxide (for pH adjustment), water for injections.

Bramitob appears as a clear, yellowish solution.

Your Bramitob Nebuliser Solution comes in 4ml single-dose containers. There are 4 containers in each sealed bag, in box sizes of 4, 16, 28 or 56.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing Authorisation Holder:

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Manufacturer:

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This medicinal product is authorised in the Member States of the EEA under the following names:

Austria: Bramitob Netherlands: Bramitob

Czech Republic: Bramitob Norway: Bramitob

Denmark: Bramitob Poland: Bramitob

Finland: Bramitob Portugal: Bramitob

Germany: Bramitob Slovak Republic: Bramitob

Greece: Bramitob Spain: Bramitob

Hungary: Bramitob Sweden: Bramitob

Ireland: Bramitob United Kingdom (Northern Ireland & Great Britain): Bramitob

Italy: Tobrineb

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