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Pharmacia Limited
Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ
Telephone: +44 (0)1304 616 161
Fax: +44 (0)1304 656 221

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 16/07/2008
SPC Solu-Medrone 40mg, 125mg, 500mg and 1 gram

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 16/07/2008 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   03-Apr-2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
In section 6.5:       minor text change/correction - '16.6 ml' changed to '15.6 ml'
Updated on 14/04/2008 and displayed until 16/07/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   04/2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
 

4.4 – Addition of warning of potential psychiatric side-effects occurring with systemic steroids.

4.8 – Addition of psychiatric side-effects that have been reported with corticosteroids.
Updated on 12/03/2008 and displayed until 14/04/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   06/2006
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
 

7.         MARKETING AUTHORISATION HOLDER

 

            Pharmacia Limited

            Ramsgate Road

            Sandwich

            Kent

            CT13 9NJ

            United Kingdom

9.         DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION/RENEWAL OF AUTHORISATION

                       

            2nd February 2005

 

10.       DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT

 

             June 2006
Updated on 27/09/2005 and displayed until 12/03/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • 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
Updated on 13/09/2005 and displayed until 27/09/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 02/09/2005 and displayed until 13/09/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
  • Pending awaiting re-submission
Updated on 17/08/2005 and displayed until 02/09/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 18/02/2002 and displayed until 17/08/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 23/11/2001 and displayed until 18/02/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
  methylprednisolone
  sodium succinate