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Orphan Europe (UK) Limited

Isis House, 43 Station Road, Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire, RG9 1AT
Telephone: +44 (0)1491 414 333
Fax: + 44(0)1491 414 443
WWW: http://www.orphan-europe.com
Medical Information e-mail: infoUK@orphan-europe.com

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 19/09/2011
SPC Carbaglu

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 19/09/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • 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 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 8 - MARKETING AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S)
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   27-May-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



In section 3 added text – "engraved on one side"In Section 4.1 - change to text –

In Section 4.1 - change to text –

Carbaglu is indicated in treatment of

 

In section 4.2 - added text –

 

  • For isovaleric acidaemia, methylmalonic acidaemia and propionic acidaemia:

The treatment should start upon hyperammonaemia in organic acidaemia patients. The initial daily dose should be 100 mg/kg, up to 250 mg/kg if necessary.

It should then be individually adjusted in order to maintain normal ammonia plasma levels (see section 4.4).

 

In section 4.6 - change to title –“Fertility” has been added

 

In section 4.8 – sentence deleted –

            “Clinical experience has been collected in about 170 patient-years.”

 

In section 4.8  - text added –

 

-          Undesirable effects in N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency

Investigations

Uncommon: increased transaminases

 

Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders

Common: increased sweating

 

 

-          Undesirable effects in organic acidaemia

Cardiac disorders

 

Uncommon: bradycardia

Gastrointestinal disorders

 

Uncommon: diarrhoea, vomiting

General disorders and Administration site conditions

 

Uncommon: pyrexia

 

In section 5.1 – text added-

“In patients with organic acidaemia (neonates and non-neonates), the treatment with carglumic acid induced a quick decrease of ammonia plasma levels, reducing the risk of neurological complications.”

 

In section 6.5 text changed -

 

“5-, 15- or 60- polypropylene tablet containers closed by a polyethylene cap with a desiccant unit.

 

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.”

 

 

 In section 7 – Address change –

 

Orphan Europe SARL

Immeuble “Le Wilson”

70 avenue du Général de Gaulle

F-92800 Puteaux

France

 

In section 8 - Text added –

 

EU/1/02/246/001 (15 dispersible tablets)

EU/1/02/246/002 (60 dispersible tablets)

EU/1/02/246/003 (5 dispersible tablets)

 

In section 10 – date changed –

 

27th May 2011

 

 

 

 

Updated on 22/04/2008 and displayed until 19/09/2011
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

 
   carglumic acid