| Status: Recommended with restrictions | |||
Ranolazine (Ranexa®) as an add-on therapy is recommended as an option for restricted use within NHS Wales for the symptomatic treatment of patients with stable angina pectoris. Treatment should be initiated by a Cardiologist. Ranolazine (Ranexa®) should be restricted for use in patients who remain symptomatic despite treatment with all other pharmacological anti-anginal therapies and where revascularisation has been considered and undertaken or is not considered appropriate. |
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Medicine details |
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| Medicine name | ranolazine (Ranexa®) | ||
| Formulation | 375 mg, 500 mg, 750 mg prolonged-release tablet | ||
| Reference number | 723 | ||
| Indication | As add-on therapy for the symptomatic treatment of patients with stable angina pectoris who are inadequately controlled or intolerant to first-line antianginal therapies (such as beta-blockers and/or calcium antagonists) |
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| Company | A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale SRL | ||
| BNF chapter | Cardiovascular system | ||
| Assessment type | Resubmission | ||
| Status | Recommended with restrictions | ||
| Advice number | 1710 | ||
| NMG meeting date | 17/11/2010 | ||
| AWMSG meeting date | 15/12/2010 | ||
| Ratification by Welsh Government | 27/01/2011 | ||
| Date of issue | 03/02/2011 | ||