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Zentiva

One Onslow Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4YS
Telephone: +44 (0) 1483505515
Fax: +44 (0) 1483 554831
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0) 1483 554101
Medical Information e-mail: UK-medicalinformation@sanofi-aventis.com
Medical Information Fax: +44 (0) 1483 554831

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 24/05/2011
SPC Alimemazine Tartrate 30mg/5ml Syrup

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 24/05/2011 and displayed until Current
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 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   04-May-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

sections 4.3 and 4.4 updated to advise that the product is contraindicated for use in children less then 2 years of age due to the risk of marked sedation and respiratory depression.

Date of revision changed to 04/05/2011
Updated on 22/12/2010 and displayed until 24/05/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   02-Dec-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 4.8 - addition of following statement "Convulsions have been reported in some patients."
Updated on 19/11/2009 and displayed until 22/12/2010
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

None provided

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   alimemazine tartrate