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medac GmbH

Fehlandtstrasse 3, 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Telephone: +44 (0)1786 458086
Fax: +44 (0)1786 458032
Medical Information e-mail: info@medac-uk.co.uk

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 19/12/2011
SPC Hydroxycarbamide medac 500 mg capsule, hard

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Updated on 19/12/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   09-Oct-2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

typing error corrected - 'tablet' now 'capsule'
Updated on 19/07/2010 and displayed until 19/12/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   09-Oct-2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



he SPC was revised due to changes in recent renewal (approval October 2008):

The scope of one was to include safety information into the SPC on potential side effects, namely tumour lysis syndrome. The chapter side effects was re-structured and MedDRA requirements were adopted.

The following sections have been changed:
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2
3
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.7
4.8 tumour lysis syndrome
4.9
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.6

Updated on 26/09/2006 and displayed until 19/07/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 22/09/2006 and displayed until 26/09/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   hydroxycarbamide