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Forest Laboratories UK Limited

Riverbridge House, Anchor Boulevard, Crossways Business Park, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6SL
Telephone: +44 (0)1322 421 800
Fax: +44 (0)1322 291 306
WWW: http://www.forestlabs.com
Medical Information e-mail: medinfo@forest-labs.co.uk

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 22/03/2010
SPC Suscard Buccal Tablets

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Updated on 22/03/2010 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Mar-2010
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

In section 7 Marketing Authorisation Holder the address has been amended to:

Forest Laboratories UK Limited
Riverbridge House
Anchor Boulevard
Crossways Business Park
Dartford
Kent
DA2 6SL
UK

In section 10 the Date of the Revision of the Text has been updated to:

March 2010
Updated on 22/05/2009 and displayed until 22/03/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   12-May-2009
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



4.4       Special Warnings and Precautions for Use

 

Rarely, prolonged use in susceptible individuals with poor dental hygiene and associated plaque may lead to an increased risk of dental caries.  Patients should, therefore be instructed to alternate the site of application and careful attention should be paid to dental hygiene, particularly in those areas where the tablet is applied.  In conditions where xerostomia (dry mouth) may occur, e.g. during concomitant medication with drugs having anticholinergic effects, patients should be instructed to moisten the buccal mucosa with the tongue, or with a little water, prior to insertion of Suscard.

 

Prescribe with caution to patients with; hypothyroidism, malnutrition, hepatic impairment, renal impairment, hypothermia, hypoxaemia or other ventilation and perfusion abnormalities.

The bold and underlined text represents the chnage and the newly added text. 

Updated on 27/09/2006 and displayed until 22/05/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   09/2006
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 4.8 has been updated to include the statement 'Blisters of the tongue and oral mucosa have been associated with glyceryl trinitrate treatment'.
 
Section 10 has been updated to show the date of this revision as September 2006.
Updated on 20/01/2003 and displayed until 27/09/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
Updated on 18/09/2001 and displayed until 20/01/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Addition of Legal Category
Updated on 14/08/2001 and displayed until 18/09/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 14/08/2001 and displayed until 14/08/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 10/08/2001 and displayed until 14/08/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 10/08/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   glyceryl trinitrate