eMC - trusted, up to date and comprehensive information about medicines
Link to eMC medicine guides website
eMC homepage
Get Medicines Compendium UK app here

Astellas Pharma Ltd

3rd Floor, Future House, The Glanty, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9AH
Telephone: +44 (0)1784 419615
Fax: +44 (0)1784 419583
Medical Information Direct Line: 0800 783 5018
Medical Information e-mail: medinfo@gb.astellas.com

Before you contact this company: often several companies will market medicines with the same active ingredient. Please check that this is the correct company before contacting them. Why?

Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 05/07/2011
SPC Zineryt

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 05/07/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical Safety Data
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   16-Jun-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

This section has been updated from "No relevant pre-clinical safety data has been generated" to the following
"Non-clinical data from repeated dose toxicity and reproduction and development toxicity studies reveal no additional hazard other than those described elsewhere in the SPC".
Updated on 10/05/2011 and displayed until 05/07/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   25-Feb-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



In section 6.3 the ‘after constitution’ shelf life has been increased from 5 weeks to 8 weeks.

 In section 7 the address of the MAH, Paines and Byrne Limited, has been updated following a move to new premises.  This entails the address changing from Lovett House, Lovett Road, Staines, TW18 3AZ, United Kingdom to 3rd Floor, Future House, The Glanty, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9AH, United Kingdom.

 In section 10 the last revision date of the text has been revised to correspond with this move to new premises as detailed in Section 7.  This date is updated to 25th February 2011.

Updated on 02/07/2008 and displayed until 10/05/2011
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:   21-May-2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



The original paragraph has been deleted and the following table inserted:
4.8       Undesirable Effects
 

System Organ Class

Rare

>1/10,000, <1/1000

Very rare

<1/10,000, Not known (cannot be estimated from the available data)

Immune system disorders

 

Hypersensitivity

Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders

Pruritus

Erythema

Skin irritation

Skin burning sensation

Dry skin

Skin exfoliation

 

Updated on 05/01/2006 and displayed until 02/07/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 03/09/2003 and displayed until 05/01/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 30/08/2002 and displayed until 03/09/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
  • Addition of Legal Category
Updated on 21/08/2001 and displayed until 30/08/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
Updated on 07/08/2001 and displayed until 21/08/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 12/01/2001 and displayed until 07/08/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied
Updated on 28/01/2000 and displayed until 12/01/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 28/01/2000
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   erythromycin
   zinc acetate