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Mercury Pharma Group

No. 1 Croydon, 12 - 16 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 0XT, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)208 588 9100
Fax: +44 (0)208 686 0807
WWW: http://www.mercurypharma.com
Medical Information Direct Line: 08700 70 30 33
Medical Information e-mail: medicalinformation@mercurypharma.com
Customer Care direct line: +44 (0)208 588 9273
Medical Information Fax: +44 (0)208 686 0807

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 23/05/2012
SPC Fentanyl Injection BP 50 micrograms/ml

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 23/05/2012 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   08-May-2012
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

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Section 4.5 of the SPC was updated
Updated on 17/01/2011 and displayed until 23/05/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.7 - Effects on Ability to Drive and Use Machines
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   07-Jan-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

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Section 4.2: Dosage as per Intravenous and intramuscular routes has been added.
Section 4.3: Operative intervention in the biliary tract has been added.
Section 4.4: The section has now been been divided warnings na dprecautions
Section4.5: Interaction with opoid premedication, barbiturates, fluconazole, MAO has been added.
Section4.6: Some data has been edited.
Section 4.8: Some new symptoms have been added.
Section 4.9: Some precautions and treament have been added.
Updated on 09/09/2010 and displayed until 17/01/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   31-Aug-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



1)       National Type II Category C.I.2.b variation submitted to the MHRA on 19th May 2010 to update section 4.5 of the SPC inline with the UK innovator SPC for Sublimaze™ (Janssen-Cilag Ltd) PL 00242/5001R revised on 04 September 2009 and the Irish innovator SPC for Sublimaze 50 micrograms/ml solution for Injection (Janseen-Cilag Ltd) (PA 748/44/1 revised on 21 July 2009) for the above mentioned product Licence.

     

2)       National Type II Category C.I.2.b variation submitted to the MHRA on 19th May 2010 (CRN No.: 0035) to update sections 4.3, 4.9 & 5.1 of the SPC inline with the Irish innovator SPC for Sublimaze 50 micrograms/ml solution for Injection (Janseen-Cilag Ltd) PA  748/44/1 and revised on 21 July 2009 and also in line with the approved Irish SPC for our products Fentanyl Citrate 500 micro grams in 10 ml Solution for Injection PA 73/122/2 and Fentanyl Citrate 100 micrograms in 2 ml Solution for Injection PA 73/122/1, approved on 23 August 2006 additional changes being made as a result of further review of literature. The Patient Information leaflet has been updated to reflect the changes done on the SPC.

Updated on 23/08/2010 and displayed until 09/09/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Jul-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

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Update to section 4.2 and 4.4 of the SPC in line with the recommendations of the Paediatric Assessment Report for European Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 worksharing procedures, published on the MHRA website for the molecule Fentanyl

Updated on 06/08/2009 and displayed until 23/08/2010
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:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

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Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   fentanyl citrate