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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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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 07/09/2011
SPC Calceos

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Updated on 07/09/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   11-Aug-2011
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

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Section 4.5 Interactions- has been updated regarding possible food interactions.
Section 10 Date of Revision of the Text- updated to 11 August 2011.
Updated on 23/03/2009 and displayed until 07/09/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • SPC Retired pending re-submission
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   12-Mar-2009
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company




Section 7.
Amend address:

Laboratoire Innotech International
22 avenue Aristide Briand
94110 Arcueil

France

Updated on 16/01/2009 and displayed until 23/03/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   08-Jan-2009
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

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Additional text added to each section

 

 

 

2.  Qualitative and Quantitative Composition

 

For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1

 

4.3    Contra-indications

 

This product contains partially hydrogenated soybean oil.  Patients should not take this medicinal product if they are allergic to peanut or soya.

 

4.4    Special Warnings and Precautions for Use

 

This product contains sorbitol (E420) and sucrose.  Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take this medicine.

 

The sucrose in this product may be harmful to teeth if taken chronically, e.g. for two weeks or more.

 

4.8    Undesirable Effects

 

This product contains sucrose.  May be harmful to teeth if taken chronically, e.g. for two weeks or more.

 

6.1    List of  Excipients

 

Sorbitol (E420)

Povidone

 

The colecalciferol is present as a concentrate powder that also contains:

DL-alpha-Tocopherol

Partially hydrogenated soybean oil

Gelatin

Sucrose

Corn starch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated on 04/09/2007 and displayed until 16/01/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   07/2004
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Change to section 7. Marketing Authorisation Holder

Updated on 07/11/2001 and displayed until 04/09/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
Updated on 21/08/2001 and displayed until 07/11/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 21/08/2001 and displayed until 21/08/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 21/08/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   calcium carbonate
   colecalciferol