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Stiefel
Stockley Park West, , Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1BT , UK
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: 22/03/2011
SPC Polytar Emollient

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 22/03/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   16-Mar-2011
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company


4.4

Polytar Emollient contains arachis oil (peanut oil) and should not be used by patients known to be allergic to peanut. As there is a possible relationship between allergy to peanut and allergy to soya, patients with soya allergy should also avoid Polytar Emollient.

 

10.

16 March 2011
Updated on 23/12/2010 and displayed until 22/03/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • 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:   20-Dec-2010
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 7 -

GlaxoSmithKline UK Limited
980 Great West Road
Brentford
Middlesex
TW8 9GS

Trading as Stiefel
Stockley Park West
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB11 1BT

Section 8 - PL 19494/0079
Section 10 - 20 December 2010
Updated on 21/08/2009 and displayed until 23/12/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   17-Aug-2009
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
In Section 7 address of MAH is updated.

In section 10, date is updated.
Updated on 22/09/2006 and displayed until 21/08/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • 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:   09/2006
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 9 Date of last renewal is 31st August 2006
 
Section 10 Date of revision of text is 31st August 2006 
Updated on 27/09/2005 and displayed until 22/09/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 03/10/2003 and displayed until 27/09/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 05/11/2001 and displayed until 03/10/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change from datasheet to SPC
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 05/11/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

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