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Beacon Pharmaceuticals
85 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1YG
Telephone: +44 (0)1892 600 930
Fax: +44 (0)1892 600 937
WWW: http://www.beaconpharma.co.uk
Medical Information e-mail: info@beaconpharma.co.uk

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 08/08/2011
SPC Carbomix (activated charcoal) 50g

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Updated on 08/08/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 -Name of the Medicinal product
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instructions for use, handling and disposal
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   18-Jan-2010
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 1 - name change from Carbomix to Carbomix 50g Granules for Oral Suspension

Section 2 - section completely rewritten

Section 3 - Odourless black granules added

Section 4.1 - spelling errors corrected

Section 4.2 - additional information about mixing granules with water and use with ipecac syrup

Section 4.4 - additional informaiton about use in unconscious patients and glycerol as an excipient

Section 4.8 - additional information about association with bezoar formation, aspiration and stool colour

Section 5.1 - correction of spelling error

Section 6.3 - sentence reworded

Section 6.4 - addition of Keep container tightly closed.

Section 6.5 - sentence reworded

Section 6.6 - section completed rewritten

Section 10 - revison date 18/01/2010
Updated on 16/10/2009 and displayed until 08/08/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   13-Oct-2009
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
The revision date has been updated to 13-10-2009.
Updated on 07/11/2006 and displayed until 16/10/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
  activated charcoal