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Galen Limited

Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland, BT63 5UA, Ireland
Telephone: +44 (0)28 3833 4974
Fax: +44 (0)28 3835 0206
WWW: http://www.galen.co.uk
Medical Information e-mail: customer.services@galen.co.uk

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Patient Information Leaflet last updated on the eMC: 02/05/2012
PIL Loestrin

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 02/05/2012 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to name of manufacturer
Updated on 27/03/2012 and displayed until 02/05/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to date of revision
  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change of contra-indications
Updated on 28/10/2011 and displayed until 27/03/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to instructions about missed dose
Updated on 31/08/2010 and displayed until 28/10/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change to date of revision
  • PIL Retired pending re-submission
Updated on 16/02/2009 and displayed until 31/08/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change due to user-testing of patient information
Updated on 12/06/2008 and displayed until 16/02/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Transfer to upgraded management system
Updated on 02/08/2007 and displayed until 12/06/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to Marketing Authorisation Holder
Updated on 24/07/2003 and displayed until 02/08/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Update to PIL
Updated on 27/05/2002 and displayed until 24/07/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Update to PIL
Updated on 15/11/2001 and displayed until 27/05/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Update to PIL
Updated on 11/09/2000 and displayed until 15/11/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   ethinylestradiol
   norethisterone acetate