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Alliance Pharmaceuticals

Avonbridge House, Bath Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2BB
Telephone: +44 (0)1249 466 966
Fax: +44 (0)1249 466 977
WWW: http://www.alliancepharma.co.uk
Medical Information e-mail: medinfo@alliancepharma.co.uk

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 21/04/2010
SPC Syntometrine Ampoules

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Updated on 21/04/2010 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   12-Apr-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Section 4.4 Now includes the following text
Patients with coronary artery disease may be more susceptible to angina or myocardial infarction caused by ergometrine-induced vasospasm.

            Section 4.8 Now includes the follwoing text
            
Cardiac disorders: coronary arteriospasm with very rare reports of myocardial 
            infarction

 

 

Updated on 28/10/2003 and displayed until 21/04/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 03/10/2003 and displayed until 28/10/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 16/07/2001 and displayed until 03/10/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 13/07/2001 and displayed until 16/07/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Transferred from eMC version 1
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 13/07/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   oxytocin
   ergometrine maleate