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Sanofi Pasteur MSD Limited

Mallards Reach, Bridge Avenue, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1QP
Telephone: +44 (0)1628 785 291
Fax: +44 (0)1628 671 722
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)1628 587 693
Medical Information e-mail: medinfo@spmsd.com
Medical Information Fax: +44 (0)1628 635 072

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 27/06/2011
SPC VAQTA Paediatric

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 27/06/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Feb-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

In section 4.4 - (special warnings and precautions for use), latex warning has been added
In section 10 - the date of last revision has been updated
Updated on 16/06/2010 and displayed until 27/06/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-May-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Section 4.2 Persistence of the hepatitis A antibody response in children and adolescents has been updated.  A new paragraph with current recommendations of the International Consensus Group on Hepatitis A Virus Immunity has been added.

Section 4.8 Subheading ‘Clinical Studies’ was added for clarity.

Section 5.1 Persistence of the hepatitis A antibody response in children and adolescents has been updated. A new paragraph regarding prediction on the persistence of HAV antibodies has been added.

Section 6.4 Editorial revision made for clarity and regulatory compliance
Section 10 – Update to date of revision

Updated on 29/04/2010 and displayed until 16/06/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • 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 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Apr-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Update to section 4.5 regarding concomitant administration of VAQTA Paediatric with pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine and vaccines against varicella.

Update to section 4.8 additional safety data following administration of VAQTA.

Update to section 5.1 immunogenicity data on children who received VAQTA non-concomitantly or concomitantly with a vaccine against varicella and a pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine.

Updated on 11/01/2008 and displayed until 29/04/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 17/01/2007 and displayed until 11/01/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   10/2006
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 10: Change to 16/10/2006

Updated on 11/11/2005 and displayed until 17/01/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
Updated on 22/09/2005 and displayed until 11/11/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic Indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and Method of Administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 21/09/2005 and displayed until 22/09/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic Indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and Method of Administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 29/09/2004 and displayed until 21/09/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 29/09/2004 and displayed until 29/09/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 29/09/2004 and displayed until 29/09/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Addition of Legal Category
Updated on 25/09/2003 and displayed until 29/09/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 25/09/2002 and displayed until 25/09/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 23/08/2001 and displayed until 25/09/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for eMC ie an SPC for an existing product, but one that is new for the eMC