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Bayer plc

Bayer House, Strawberry Hill, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1JA
Telephone: +44 (0)1635 563 000
Fax: +44 (0)1635 563 393
WWW: http://www.bayer.co.uk

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 21/07/2010
SPC Canesten Cream / Canesten AF Dual Action Cream

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 21/07/2010 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic Properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   02-Jul-2010
Legal Category:   P, GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



- To update section 4.3 (Contraindications) of the SPC to add hypersensitivity to cetostearyl alcohol

- To update section 4.8 (Undesirable effects) of the SPC to include blisters, oedema and peeling of skin using MedDRA terminology

- To update section 5.2 (Pharmacokinetic Properties) of the SPC to improve clarity of information

Updated on 27/04/2007 and displayed until 21/07/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 -Name of the Medicinal product
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   04/2006
Legal Category:   GSL/P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 1: Name changed to include "Dual Action"
Section 4: "Canesten is a broad spectrum antifungal. It also etc." has been deleted
Section 5.1: "It also exhibits activity against Trichomonas etc" has been added
Section 6.5: 25g and 30g have been added and "Dual Action" has been added to name
Section 10: Date changed to April 2006
Updated on 15/09/2005 and displayed until 27/04/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 - trade name
  • Change to section 2 - qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic Properties
  • Change to section 6.2 - Incompatibilities
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instruction for Use/Handling
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 12/03/2004 and displayed until 15/09/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and Method of Administration
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction
Updated on 04/12/2001 and displayed until 12/03/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 25/07/2001 and displayed until 04/12/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 25/07/2001 and displayed until 25/07/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Transferred from eMC version 1
Updated on 03/01/2001 and displayed until 25/07/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

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