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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: 09/02/2012
SPC Prochlorperazine Injection BP 12.5mg/ml, 1ml & 2ml

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 09/02/2012 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   30-Dec-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
The following sections of SPC have been updated:

4.6: Pregnancy and Lactation

4.8: Undesirable Effects
Updated on 21/10/2010 and displayed until 09/02/2012
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 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   18-Oct-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company


To update sections 4.3 (Contraindications), 4.4 (Special warnings and precautions for use), 4.5 (Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction), 4.6 (Pregnancy and lactation), 4.8 (Undesirable effects) & 4.9 (Overdose) of the SPC
Updated on 04/05/2010 and displayed until 21/10/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • 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-Jan-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
In section 4.4 a special warning for increased risk of VTE and increased risk of mortality in elderly people with dementia has been added to the SPC

In section 4.8 VTE has been added as an undesirable effect to the SPC
Updated on 06/08/2009 and displayed until 04/05/2010
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

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
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Active Ingredients/Generics

 
  prochlorperazine mesilate