Prevention and treatment of haemorrhages due to general of local fibrinolysis in adults and children from one year.
Specific indications include:

• Haemorrhage caused by general or local fibrinolysis such as menorrhagia and metrorrhagia.
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Haemorrhagic urinary disorders, further to prostate surgery or surgical procedures affecting the urinary tract
• Ear-Nose-Throat surgery (adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, dental extractions)
• Gynecological surgery or disorders of obstetric origin
• Thoracic and abdominal surgery and other major surgical intervention such as cardiovascular surgery.
• Management of haemorrhage due to the administration of a fibrinolytic agent.

Adults
Unless otherwise prescribed, the following doses are recommended.
1. Standard treatment of local fibrinolysis:

0.5 g (1 ampoule of 5 mL) to 1 g (1 ampoule of 10 mL or 2 ampoules of 5 mL) Tranexamic acid by slow intravenous injection (= 1 mL/minute) two to three times daily.
2. Standard treatment of general fibrinolysis:
1 g (1 ampoule of 10 mL or 2 ampoules of 5 mL) Tranexamic acid by slow intravenous injection (= 1 mL/minute) every 6 to 8 hours, equivalent to 15 mg/kg BW

Patients with Renal Impairment
In renal insufficiency leading to risk of accumulation, the use of tranexamic acid is contraindicated in patients with severe renal impairment. For patients with mild to moderate renal impairment, the dosage of tranexamic acid should be reduced according to the serum creatinine level:

Patients with Hepatic impairment
No dose adjustment is required in patients with hepatic impairment
Pediatric Population
Children from 1 year, the dosage is in the region of 20 mg/kg/day. However, data on efficacy, posology and safety for these indications are limited.
Elderly
No reduction in dosage is necessary unless there is evidence of renal failure.
Method of administration
The administration is strictly limited to slow intravenous injection.

Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed. Acute venous or arterial thrombosis. Fibrinolytic conditions following consumption coagulopathy except in those with predominant activation of the fibrinolytic system with acute severe bleeding. Severe renal impairment. History of convulsions. Intratechal and intraventricular injection, intracerebral application (risk of cerebral oedema and convulsions.

The indications and method of administration indicated above should be followed strictly:

• Intravenous injections should be given very slowly
• Tranexamic acid Solution for Injection should not be administered by the intramuscular route.

Convulsions
Cases of convulsions have been reported in association with tranexamic acid treatment. In coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, most of these cases were reported following intravenous (i.v.) injection of tranexamic acid in high doses. With the use of the recommended lower doses of tranexamic acid, the incidence of post-operative seizures was the same as that in untreated patients
Visual disturbances
Attention should be paid to possible visual disturbances including visual impairement, vision blurred, impaired colour vision and if necessary the treatment should be discontinued. With continuous long term use of tranexamic acid solution for injection, regular ophthalmologic examinations (eye examination including visual acuity, colour vision, fundus, visual field, etc) are indicated. With pathological ophthalmic changes, particularly with diseases of the retina, physician must decide after consulting a specialist on the necessity for the long term use of tranexamic acid solution for injection in each individual case.
Haematuria
In case of haematuria from the upper urinary tract, there is risk for urethral obstruction.
Thromboembolic events
Before use of tranexamic acid, risk factor of thromboembolic disease should be considered. In patients with a history of thromboembolic disease or in those with increased incidence of thromboembolic events in their family history (patients with a high risk of thrombophilia), Tranexamic acid solution for injection should only be administered if there is a strong medical indication after consulting a physician experienced in hemostaseology and under strict medical supervision.
Tranexamic acid should be administered with care in patients receiving oral contraceptives because of the increased risk of thrombosis.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) should in most cases not be treated with tranexamic acid. If tranexamic acid is given it must be restricted to those in whom there is predominant activation of the fibrinolytic system with acute severe bleeding. Characteristically, the haematological profile approximates to the following: reduce euglobulin clot lysis time; reduced plasma levels of fibrinogen, factors V and VIII, plasminogen fibrinolysin and alpha-2 macroglobulin; normal plasma levels of P and P complex; i.e. factors II (prothrombin), VIII and X; increased plasma levels of fibrinogen degradation products; a normal platelet count. The foregoing presumes that the underlying disease state does not of itself modify the various elements in this profile. In such acute cases a single dose of 1 g tranexamic acid is frequently sufficient to control bleeding. Administration of tranexamic acid in DIC should be considered only when appropriate haematological laboratory facilities and expertise are available.

No interaction studies have been performed. Simultaneous treatment with anticoagulant must take place under the strict supervision of a physiscian experienced in this field. Medicinal products that act on haemostasis should be given with caution to patients treated with tranexamic acid. There is a theoretical risk of increased thrombus-formation potential, such as with estrogens. Alternatively, the antifibrinolytic action of the drug may be antagonized with thrombolytic drugs.

Women of childbearing potential have to use effective contraception during treatment.
Pregnancy
There are no or limited amount of data from the use of tranexamic acid in pregnant women. As a result, although studies in animals do not indicate teratogenic effects, as precaution for use, tranexamic acid is not recommended during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Limited clinical data of the uses of tranexamic acid in different clinical haemorrhagic settings during the second and third trimesters did not identify deleterious effect for the foetus. Tranexamic acid should be used throughout pregnancy only if the expected benefit justifies the potential risk.
Breast-feeding
Tranexamic acid is excreted in human milk. Therefore, breast-feeding is not recommended.
Fertility
There are no clinical data on the effect of tranexamic acid on fertility.

No studies have been performed on the ability to drive and use machine.

The ADR reported from clinical studies and post-marketing experience are listed below according to system organ class.
Tabulated list of adverse reactions

Adverse reactions reported are represented in table below. Adverse reactions are listed according to MedDRA primary system organ class. Within each system organ class, adverse reactions are ranked by frequency. Within each frequency grouping, adverse reactions are presented in the order of decreasing seriousness.

System organ class	Common ≥1/100 to <1/10	Uncommon ≥1/100 to <1/10	Frequency no known (cannot be estimated from the available data)
Immune system disorders			Hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis.
Nervous system disorders			Convulsions particularly in case of misuse
Eye disorders			Visual disturbances including impaired color vision
Vascular disorders			- Malaise with hypotensions, with loss of consciousness (generally following a too fast intravenous injection, exceptionally after oral administration) - Arterial or venous thrombosis at any sites
Gastrointestinal disorders	- Diarrhea - Vomiting - Nausea
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders		Dermatitis allergic

Reporting of suspected adverse reactions
Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorization of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product.
To report any side effect(s):
National Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety Center (NPC)
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Calling Vigilance and Crisis Management Executive Directorate.
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No cases of overdose have been reported. Signs and symptoms may include dizziness, headache, hypotension and convulsions. It has been shown that convulsions tent to occur at higher frequency with increasing dose.

Pharmacotherapeutic properties: Antihaemorrhagics, Antifibrinolytics, Aminoacids
ATC Code : B02AA02
Tranexamic acid exerts an anti haemorrhagic activity by inhibiting the fibrinolytic propertis of plasmin. A complex involving tranexamic acid, plasminogen is constituted; the tranexamic acid being linked to plasminogen when transformed into plasmin. The activity of the tranexamic acid-plasmin complex on the activity on fibrin is lower than the activity of free plasmin alone.
In vitro studies showed that high tranexamic dosage decreased the activity of complement.
Paediatric population
In children over one year old
Literature review identified 12 efficacy studies in paediatric cardiac surgery which have included 1073 children, 631 having received tranexamic acid. Most of them were controlled versus placebo. Studied population was heterogenic in term of age, surgery types, dosing schedules. Study results with tranexamic acid suggest reduced blood loss and reduced blood product requirements in paediatric cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) where there is a high risk of haemorrhage, especially in cyanotic patients or patients undergoing repeat surgery. The most adapted dosing schedule appeared to be.
- First bolus of 10 mg/kg after induction of anaesthesia and prior to skin incision,
- Continuous infusion of 10 mg/kg/h or injection into the CPB pump prime at a dose adapted on the CPB procedure, either according to a patient weight with a dose of 10 mg/kg dose, either according to CPB pump prime volume, last injection of 10 mg/kg at the end of CPB.

While studied in very few patients, the limited data suggest that continuous infusion is preferable, since it would maintain therapeutic plasma concentration throughout surgery. No specific dose-effect study or PK study has been conducted in children.

 

Absorption
Peak plasma concentrations of tranexamic acid are obtained rapidly after a short intravenous infusion after which plasma concentrations decline in a multi-exponential manner.
Distribution
The plasma protein binding of tranexamic acid is about 3% at therapeutic plasma levels and seems to be fully accounted for by its binding to plasminogen. Tranexamic acid does not to bind to serum albumin. The initial volume of distribution is about 9 to 12 litres.
Tranexamic acid passes through the placenta. Following administration of an intravenous injection of 10 mg/kg to 12 pregnant women, the concentration of tranexamic acid in serum ranged 10 – 53 μg/mL while that in cord blood ranged 4 – 31 μg/mL. tranexamic acid diffuses rapidly into joint fluid and the synovial membrane. Following administration of an intravenous injection of 10 mg/kg to 17 patients undergoing knee surgery, concentrations in the joint fluids were similar to those seen in corresponding serum samples. The concentration of tranexamic acid in a number of other tissues is a fraction of that observed in the blood (breast milk, one hundredth; cerebrospinal fluid, one tenth; aqueous humor, one tenth). Tranexamic acid has been detected in semen where it inhibits fibrinolytic activity but does not influence sperm migration.
Elimination
It is excreted mainly in the urine as unchanged drug. Urinary excretion via glomerular filtration is the main route of elimination. Renal clearance is equal to plama clearance (110 to 116 mL/min). Excretion of tranexamic acid is about 90% within the first 24 hours after intravenous administration of 10 mg/kg body weight. Elimination half-life of tranexamic acid is approximately 3 hours.
Speial populations
Plasma concentrations increase in patients with renal failure.

No specific PK study has been conducted in children.

Non-clinical data reveal no special hazard for humans based on conventional studies of safety pharmacology, repeated dose toxicity, genotoxicity, carcinogenic potential, toxicity to reproduction and development. Epileptogenic activity has been observed in animals with intrathecal use of tranexamic acid.

Water for injections

This medicinal product should not be mixed with blood for transfusion or with solutions containing penicillin.

24 Months

Do not freeze.

Pack with type I glass 5 mL ampoules in an outer carton, each ampule containing 500 mg tranexamic acid.

Tranexamic acid may be mixed with most solutions for infusion such as electrolyte solution dextran 40, 5% glucose solution, 0.9% sodium chloride solution, ringer’s solution.
Tranexamic acid injection is for single use only. Any unused product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with the local requirements.