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Trental 400 mg modified release tablets – Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) for healthcare professionals

The Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) is written for healthcare professionals. Patients will find plain advice in the patient information leaflet: how to take, side effects, other medicines, pregnancy and breast-feeding.

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Key facts
Status:
Prescription only (POM)
Medicine strength:
400 mg
Contains active substance:

Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) - Trental 400 mg modified release tablets

1. Trade Name of the Medicinal Product

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2. Qualitative and Quantitative Composition

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3. Pharmaceutical Form

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Clinical Particulars

4.1. Therapeutic Indications

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4.2. Posology and Method of Administration

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4.3. Contra-indications

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4.4. Special Warnings and Precautions for Use

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4.5. Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction

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4.6. Pregnancy and Lactation

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4.7. Effects on Ability to Drive and Use Machines

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4.8. Undesirable Effects

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4.9. Overdose

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Pharmacological Properties

5.1. Pharmacodynamic Properties

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5.2. Pharmacokinetic Properties

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5.3. Preclinical Safety Data

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Pharmaceutical Particulars

6.1. List of Excipients

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6.2. Incompatibilities

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6.3. Shelf Life

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6.4. Special Precautions for Storage

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6.5. Nature and Contents of Container

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6.6. Instruction for Use/Handling

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Administrative Data

7. Marketing Authorisation Holder

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8. Marketing Authorisation Number

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9. Date of First Authorisation/Renewal of Authorisation

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10 DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT

27/03/2025

About this document

Source: MHRA - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (products.mhra.gov.uk) · Marketing authorisation: PLPI 45763/1791

Last revision stated in the text: 27 March 2025 · MHRA data as of 13 October 2026

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Facts about Trental 400 mg modified release tablets

Prescription needed? Yes, prescription-only medicine (POM)
Active substance Pentoxifylline
Strength 400 mg
Pharmaceutical form Modified-release tablet
How is it taken Oral
Is it available? Listed as available (NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices – not a record of current supplies)
Drug group (ATC)
  1. C Cardiovascular system drugs
    1. C04 Peripheral vasodilators
      1. C04A Peripheral vasodilators
        1. C04AD Purine derivatives, peripheral vasodilators
          1. C04AD03 pentoxifylline
Marketing authorisation PLPI 16369/2138, PLPI 45763/1791
Codes BNF 02060400

Sources: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), release 10.2.0 of 19 October 2026, NHS Business Services Authority. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.