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Novartis Consumer Health

Novartis Consumer Health UK Ltd, Park View, Riverside Way, Watchmoor Park, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3YL, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)1276 687300
Fax: +44 (0)1276 687284
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)1403 323 046
Medical Information e-mail: medicalaffairs.uk@novartis.com
Customer Care direct line: +44 (0)1276 687290
Medical Information Fax: +44 (0)1403 324 024

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 13/05/2011
SPC Vectavir Cold Sore Cream

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 13/05/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical Safety Data
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   07-Apr-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Section 4.3

Change of wording from ‘famciclovir or the other constituents...’ to ‘famciclovir or any of the excipients ....’.

 

Section 4.4

First paragraph

Addition of words ‘(e.g. in the eyes, mouth, or nose or on the genitals)’ between ‘..mucous membranes’ and ‘Particular care....’.

 

Section 4.6

Paragraph beginning ‘Animal studies......in vivo to penciclovir)’ has been moved to section 5.3.

 

Section 4.8

First paragraph

Sentence beginning ‘In particular, application site.......clinical trials’ has been deleted.

New sentence inserted ‘The most common events are application site adverse events’.

 

Second and third paragraph deleted.

 

Additional information inserted :

Adverse reactions are listed below by system organ class and frequency. Frequencies are defined as: very common (≥1/10); common (≥1/100 to < 1/10); uncommon (≥1/1,000 to < 1/100); rare (≥ 1/10,000 to < 1/1,000); very rare (<1/10,000); unknown (cannot be estimated from the available data). Within each frequency grouping, undesirable effects are presented in order of decreasing seriousness.

 

General disorders and administration site condition

Common:  application site reactions (including skin burning sensation, pain of skin, hypoaesthesia)

 

Post-marketing surveillance has revealed the following adverse events (all reactions were either localised or generalised). Adverse events from post-marketing experience are difficult to calculate a frequency for and therefore the events are listed as unknown frequency.

 

Immune system disorders

hypersensitivity, urticaria

 

Skin and subcutaneous disorders

dermatitis allergic (including rash, pruritus, blisters and oedema).

 

Section 5.3

Addition of paragraph previously in section 4.6 beginning ‘Animal studies.....in vivo to penciclovir).’

 

Section 10

Change of date from 9 September 2008 to 7 April 2011.

Updated on 10/02/2009 and displayed until 13/05/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   09-Sep-2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 10 : revision date amended from 23 September 2008 to 9 September 2008
Updated on 02/02/2009 and displayed until 10/02/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   23-Sep-2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Section 4.2: addition of new text relating to new applicator in some packages

Section 6.5: description of new applicator. Addition of “Not all pack sizes may be marketed”

Section 10: revision date changed from 20 June 2007 to 23 September 2008

Updated on 31/07/2008 and displayed until 02/02/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for eMC ie an SPC for an existing product, but one that is new for the eMC
Date of revision of text on the SPC:  
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

None provided

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   penciclovir