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THE BOOTS COMPANY PLC
1 Thane Road West, Beeston, Nottingham, NG2 3AA
Telephone: +44 (0)1159 595 165
Fax: +44 (0)1159 592 565

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 28/07/2011
SPC Boots Dry Cough & Congestion Relief Oral Solution

When a pharmaceutical company changes an SPC or PIL, a new version is published on the eMC. For each version, we show the dates it was published on the eMC and the reasons for change.

Updated on 28/07/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 -Name of the Medicinal product
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Nov-2010
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Name change to Section 1 - Boots Dry Cough & Congestion Relief Oral Solution
Updated on 20/07/2010 and displayed until 28/07/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 -Name of the Medicinal product
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Jan-2010
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 1 - Addition of name 'Almus Dry Cough Linctus'$0Section 6.1 - Liquid sugar demin changed to liquid sugar$0$0Section 7 - Addition of BCM as trading style$0
Updated on 29/07/2008 and displayed until 20/07/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Sep-2007
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 6.5 updated to reflect new pack size information
Updated on 28/01/2004 and displayed until 29/07/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 - trade name
Updated on 12/02/2003 and displayed until 28/01/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 23/11/2002 and displayed until 12/02/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for eMC ie an SPC for an existing product, but one that is new for the eMC

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
  dextromethorphan hydrobromide
  pseudoephedrine hydrochloride