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GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare

980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9GS
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8047 5000
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)20 8047 2500
Medical Information e-mail: customer.relations@gsk.com
Customer Care direct line: +44 (0)20 8047 2700
Medical Information Fax: +44 (0)20 8047 6860

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 17/11/2011
SPC Night Nurse Capsules

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 17/11/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   11-Nov-2011
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Addition of 'Do not store above 25 dec C' to section 6.4
Updated on 17/10/2011 and displayed until 17/11/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   11-Nov-2010
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Section 4.2 Addition of warnings:

Maximum duration of continued use without medical advice: 3 days

Do not exceed the stated dose

Allow 4 hours between taking other paracetamol containing products and Night Nurse

Not to be taken with other cough, cold and antihistamine containing products
Updated on 26/08/2009 and displayed until 17/10/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   14-Aug-2009
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

In section 6.1, Eyrthrosine ( E127) has been removed from the capsule shell.
Updated on 23/06/2009 and displayed until 26/08/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Extra statutory information
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   04-Mar-2009
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

The licence now has unlimited expiry.
Updated on 21/08/2007 and displayed until 23/06/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for eMC ie an SPC for an existing product, but one that is new for the eMC

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   paracetamol
   promethazine hydrochloride
   dextromethorphan hydrobromide