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Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited

Hertford Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 9BU
Telephone: +44 (0)1992 467 272
Fax: +44 (0)1992 479 292
Medical Information e-mail: medicalinformationuk@merck.com

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 03/05/2012
SPC Orgaran

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 03/05/2012 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   05-Apr-2012
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Section 4.3:

severe uncontrolled hypertension

 

change in statement from “hypersensitivity to orgaran” to “hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients.”

 

Section 4.4:

 

Updated information on cross-reactivity of Orgaran with the heparin-induced antibody

Cautionary statement for patients with severe hemorrhagic diathesis; renal and hepatic insufficiency; active gastric or duodenal ulceration or those undergoing a cardiopulmonary bypass procedure.

 

Section 4.5:

The following statement has been added:

Interaction studies have only been performed in adults.

 

Section 4.6:

 

Updated data and advice on use during pregnancy and lactation from ‘do not use’ to ‘if alternative antithrombotic treatment is unacceptable for medical reasons (e.g. HIT patients) Orgaran can be used

 

Section 4.8:

 

Insertion of a MedDRA table and associated statements.

 

Section 4.9:

 

Change to transfusion advice from blood to fresh or frozen plasma, or if uncontrollable, plasmapheresis.

 

Addition of the following satatement: The effects of Orgaran on anti-Xa activity cannot be antagonized with any known agent at this time.

Updated on 15/01/2004 and displayed until 03/05/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Updated on 03/10/2003 and displayed until 15/01/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 20/05/2002 and displayed until 03/10/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction
Updated on 05/07/2001 and displayed until 20/05/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Transferred from eMC version 1
Updated on 25/06/2001 and displayed until 05/07/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 03/07/2001 and displayed until 25/06/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 03/07/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
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