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Novartis Consumer Health

Novartis Consumer Health UK Ltd, Park View, Riverside Way, Watchmoor Park, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3YL, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)1276 687300
Fax: +44 (0)1276 687284
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)1403 323 046
Medical Information e-mail: medicalaffairs.uk@novartis.com
Customer Care direct line: +44 (0)1276 687290
Medical Information Fax: +44 (0)1403 324 024

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 10/02/2012
SPC Pantoloc Control 20mg gastro-resistant tablets

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 10/02/2012 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • 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:   07-Dec-2011
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Section 4.1

Add : ‘PANTOLOC Control is indicated for ‘ before ‘short-term treatment of reflux symptoms (e.g. heartburn, acid regurgitation) in adults.’

 

 

Section 4.2

Change of heading from ‘Paediatric use’ to ‘Paediatric population’.

 

 

Section 4.6

Heading changed from ‘Pregnancy and lactation’ to ‘Fertility, pregnancy and lactation’.

 

Pregnancy

Final sentence. Change ‘This medicinal product’ to ‘PANTOLOC Control’ before the words ‘should not be used during pregnancy’.

 

Heading changed from ‘Lactation’ to ‘Breastfeeding’.

Final sentence. Changed ‘This medicine product’ to ‘PANTOLOC Control’ before the words  ‘should not be used during breast-feeding’.

 

 

Section 4.8

Second paragraph.

Wording changed from ‘Within the following table, undesirable effects are ranked under the following frequency classification:’ to ‘Within the following table, undesirable effects are ranked under the MedDRA frequency classification:’.

 

Changes in Table 1.

Against:

Blood and lymphatic system disorders –

Agranulocytosis added in rare column, Pancytopenia added in very rare column

 

Nervous system disorders –

Taste disorders added in rare column

 

Metabolish and nutrition disorders –

Hypomagnesaemia added in Not Known column

 

Addition of new line in table

Reproducdtive system and breast disorders –

Gynaecomastia added in Rare column

 

 

Section 5.3

First sentence. Change from   ‘ ..special hazard to humans...’ for ‘...special hazard to humans.....’.

 

 

Section 10

Date change from March 2011 to 7 December 2011

Updated on 15/08/2011 and displayed until 10/02/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Mar-2011
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Section 2:

Deletion of : Excipient: contains 1.06 microgram soya lecithin per gastro-resistant tablet.

 

Section 4.3

Change of wording from : Hypersensitivity to the active substance, to soya or to any of the other excipients

To: Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients

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Section 6.1

Deletion of : Soya lecithin, Titanium dioxide (E171), Antifoam DC 1510

Addition of : Ammonia solution, concentrated

 

Section 10

Change of date from 12 June 2009 to March 2011.

Addition of words: Detailed information on this medicinal product is available on the website of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) http://www.emea.europa.eu/.

Updated on 23/03/2010 and displayed until 15/08/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product
Date of revision of text on the SPC:  
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

None provided

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate