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Beacon Pharmaceuticals

85 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1YG
Telephone: +44 (0)1892 600 930
Fax: +44 (0)1892 600 937
WWW: http://www.beaconpharma.co.uk
Medical Information e-mail: info@beaconpharma.co.uk

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 31/03/2011
SPC Colistimethate Sodium 1 Million I.U. Powder for Solution for Injection

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Updated on 31/03/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • 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:   22-Mar-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 4.2 - section headings changed

Section 4.5 - 'curariform muscle relaxants' replaced with 'Neuromuscular blocking drugs and ether'

Section 4.8 - 'curariform agents' replaced with 'Neuromuscular blocking drugs or other'

Section 10 - date of revison changed to 22/03/2011
Updated on 30/07/2010 and displayed until 31/03/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product
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

 
   colistimethate sodium