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Merck Serono

Bedfont Cross, Stanwell Road, Feltham, Middlesex, TW14 8NX, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)208 818 7200
Fax: +44 (0)208 818 7267
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)208 818 7373
Medical Information e-mail: medinfo.uk@merckserono.net
Medical Information Fax: +44 (0)208 818 7274

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 13/04/2010
SPC Cetrotide 3 mg

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 13/04/2010 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Mar-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Changed to section 10: Date of Revision of Text

03/2010
Updated on 23/07/2009 and displayed until 13/04/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Jul-2009
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Change to Section 7 - MA Holder

From

Serono Europe Limited

To

Merck Serono Europe Limited

Updated on 01/05/2009 and displayed until 23/07/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.7 - Effects on Ability to Drive and Use Machines
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Mar-2009
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

The changes are widespread throughout document. The changes are minor editorial changes only
Updated on 22/02/2007 and displayed until 01/05/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical Safety Data
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
  • Change to section 6.2 - Incompatibilities
  • 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:   10/2006
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 2. Qualitative and quantitative composition: This section has been amended to include “Excipients: 164.40 mg mannitol. For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.”

 

Section 3. Pharmaceutical form: The following sentence has been added to the end of this section: “The pH of the reconstituted solution is 4.0 – 6.0”.

 

Section 4.2. Posology and method of administration. The last sentence of this section has been amended as follows: “For instructions on preparation for use and handling, see section 6.6.”

 

Section 4.3. Contraindications. The first bullet point of this section has been amended to: “Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any structural analogue of GnRH, extrinsic peptide hormones or to any of the excipients.”

 

Section 4.8. Undesirable effects. This section has been tabulated by system organ class and frequency. No new adverse events added. The following paragraph has been added ‘Within each frequency grouping, undesirable effects are presented in order of decreasing seriousness.’

 

Section 5.3. Preclinical safety data. The following paragraph has been added to the beginning of this section: “Non-clinical data reveal no special hazard to humans based on conventional studies of safety pharmacology, repeated dose toxicity, genotoxicity, carcinogenic potential, toxicity to reproduction.”

 

Section 6.1. List of Excipients. This section has been amended to “Powder: Mannitol Solvent: Water for injections”

 

Section 6.2. Incompatibilities.  This section has been amended to: This medicinal product must not be mixed with other medicinal products except those mentioned in section 6.6.”

 

Section 6.4. Special precautions for storage. This section has been amended to:

“Do not store above 25°C. Keep the vial in the outer carton in order to protect from light.”

 

Section 10. Date of revision of the text. The data of revision of the text has been amended to October 2006.

Updated on 21/01/2005 and displayed until 22/02/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 3 - pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Updated on 28/09/2004 and displayed until 21/01/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 23/06/2004 and displayed until 28/09/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Removal of Black Triangle
Updated on 14/05/2002 and displayed until 23/06/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 07/05/2002 and displayed until 14/05/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Addition of Black Triangle
Updated on 26/04/2002 and displayed until 07/05/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 10/04/2002 and displayed until 26/04/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product

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