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Forest Laboratories UK Limited

Riverbridge House, Anchor Boulevard, Crossways Business Park, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6SL
Telephone: +44 (0)1322 421 800
Fax: +44 (0)1322 291 306
WWW: http://www.forestlabs.com
Medical Information e-mail: medinfo@forest-labs.co.uk

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 27/04/2012
SPC Venos Expectorant

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 27/04/2012 and displayed until Current
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:   01-Apr-2012
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

section 7 & 8 updated to reflect change in MAH to Forest Laboratories UK Ltd
Updated on 04/11/2010 and displayed until 27/04/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 -Name of the Medicinal product
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Sep-2010
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 1 - Addition of  new name - Veno's Expectorant
Section 4.3 - Addition of all contra-indications (previously none listed)
Section 4.4 - Addition of all warnings with the exception of 'Keep out of reach of children' and 'If sympoms persist consult a Dr' which appeared previously
Section 4.8 - Addition of all undesirable effects with the exception of GI discomfort which was listed previously
Updated on 16/04/2009 and displayed until 04/11/2010
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:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

None provided

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   guaifenesin
   glucose, liquid
   treacle