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GlaxoSmithKline UK

Stockley Park West, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1BT
Telephone: +44 (0)800 221 441
Fax: +44 (0)208 990 4328
Medical Information e-mail: customercontactuk@gsk.com

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 25/04/2012
SPC Atriance 5 mg/ml solution for infusion

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Updated on 25/04/2012 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instructions for use, handling and disposal
  • Change to section 9 - Date of first Authorisation/renewal of the Authorisation
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   21-Mar-2012
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Section

Summary of change

2.

Addition of the words- “with known effect” after “Excipient”

4.3

Addition of “listed in section 6.1” after the sentence

4.8

Addition of Rhabdomyolysis as a rare side effect

6.6

Addition of the word “medicinal” in final sentence

9.

Addition of the words “date of first authorisation” also change date format

10.

Updated date

Updated on 24/04/2012 and displayed until 25/04/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instructions for use, handling and disposal
  • Change to section 9 - Date of first Authorisation/renewal of the Authorisation
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   21-Mar-2012
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Section

Summary of change

2.

Addition of the words - “with known effect” after “Excipient”

4.3

Addition of “listed in section 6.1” after the sentence

4.8

Addition of Rhabdomyolysis as a rare side effect

6.6

Addition of the word “medicinal” in final sentence

9.

Addition of the words “date of first authorisation” also change date format

10.

Updated date

Updated on 10/01/2011 and displayed until 24/04/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   29-Nov-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Sections changed:

4.2 Revision of information and formatting update
4.6 Revision of information and formatting update
10 Change of revision date of text
Updated on 12/12/2008 and displayed until 10/01/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic Properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   19-Nov-2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 4.2 - Nelarabine is not diluted prior to administration. The appropriate dose of nelarabine is transferred into polyvinylchloride (PVC) or ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) infusion bags or glass containers and administered as a two-hour infusion in adult patients and as a one-hour infusion in paediatric patients.

Section 5.1 - The monophosphate metabolite is subsequently converted to the active 5-triphosphate form, ara-GTP.

Section 5.2 - Gender has no effect on nelarabine or ara-G plasma pharmacokinetics.
Updated on 22/09/2008 and displayed until 12/12/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   05-Aug-2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 6.3 - Shelf life: 3 years

Section 10 - Approval date: 5 August 2008
Updated on 11/09/2007 and displayed until 22/09/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   nelarabine