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Sun Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd

1200 Century Way, Thorpe Business Park, Colton, Leeds, LS15 8ZA
Telephone: +44 (0) 113 397 0870
Fax: +44 (0) 113 341 0388
E-mail: customer.support@sunpharma.co.uk
WWW: http://www.sunpharma.com
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0) 7787 433889
Medical Information e-mail: medical.information@sunpharma-europe.co.uk
Medical Information Fax: +44 (0) 113 341 0388
Out of Hours contact: medical.information@sunpharma-europe.co.uk

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 04/10/2011
SPC Gemcitabine Sun 200mg powder for solution for infusion, Gemcitabine Sun 1g powder for solution for infusion

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 04/10/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   27-Jul-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

In Section 4.8 additional information has been included in the table of undesirable effects and frequencies.
Updated on 16/11/2010 and displayed until 04/10/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   05-Nov-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 6.3
The shelf life as packaged for sale has been increased from 30 months to 3 years.

No other changes have been made to the rest of the data in this section.
Updated on 27/03/2009 and displayed until 16/11/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product
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

 
   gemcitabine hydrochloride