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Pfizer 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: 07/02/2012
SPC Dynastat 20mg & 40mg Powder for Solution for Injection, Dynastat 20mg & 40mg Powder & Solvent for Solution for Injection

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Updated on 07/02/2012 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Jan-2012
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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Section 2 addition of excipients, 4.6 sentence on fertility added, 4.8 addition of circulatory collapse and reformatting 6.3 amendments to shelf life

Updated on 05/07/2011 and displayed until 07/02/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Jun-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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Section 4.2 of the SPC has been updated to include an additional sentence: “There is limited clinical experience with Dynastat treatment beyond three days.”
Updated on 09/03/2011 and displayed until 05/07/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Mar-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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Changes to section 4.

9 of the SPC

 

Updated on 18/11/2010 and displayed until 09/03/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   06-Sep-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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SmPC: Changes to section 4.8 of the SPC
Updated on 16/08/2010 and displayed until 18/11/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   30-Jul-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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Section 4.4 of the SPC has been updated to include warnings and precautions concerning hypertension, used in patients with fluid retention and use with non-aspirin NSAID’s
Updated on 03/09/2009 and displayed until 16/08/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   23-Jul-2009
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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Section 4.4 (highlighted text = new text)

Serious skin reactions, including erythema multiforme, exfoliative dermatitis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (some of them fatal) have been reported through post marketing surveillance in patients receiving parecoxib.  Additionally, fatal reports of toxic epidermal necrolysis, have been reported through postmarketing surveillance in patients receiving valdecoxib (the active metabolite of parecoxib) and cannot be ruled out for parecoxib (see section 4.8).

Updated on 14/04/2009 and displayed until 03/09/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   25-Feb-2009
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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Section 4.2  Posology and method of administration
- addition of concomitant Use with Opioid Analgesics
- paragraph on renal impairment amended to provide clarity


Section 4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
- Deletion of co-administration with Morphine
- Addition of use with parecoxib


Section 5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties
- Addition of Opioid sparing effects
Updated on 13/02/2008 and displayed until 14/04/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 9 - Date of first Authorisation/renewal of the Authorisation
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01/2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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9 – Date of Renewal

10 – Date last updated

Updated on 17/05/2007 and displayed until 13/02/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   05/2007
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

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2 – addition of amount of sodium when reconstituted (moved from section 6.1)

4.2 – rewording of statement on lack of experience in children and adolescents

4.3 – hypersensitivity statement updated

4.4 – addition of paragraph on association of COX-2 inhibitors with increased risk of 4.4 – cardiovascular and thrombotic adverse events in long term use

4.4 – update to section on serious skin reactions

4.5 – interaction studies have only been performed in adults

4.6 – update to include statement on suspected to cause serious birth defects when administered during the last trimester of pregnancy

4.8 – addition of myocardial infarction and Stevens-Johnson syndrome as rare post-marketing reactions

6.4 – section reworded in line with current guidelines

In addition the details of the non-marketed 20mg presentations have been added to the advert SmPC. This affects sections 1, 2, 6.5, 6.6 and 8.

 

Updated on 14/07/2006 and displayed until 17/05/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and Method of Administration
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   07/2006
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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Section 4.2

 

Addition of warning regarding preciptation if adding other medicinal products toi reconstituted vials of Dynastat and need to flush IV line if used to administer other products in addition to Dynastat

Updated on 06/06/2006 and displayed until 14/07/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   05/06/06
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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Change to Section 7.  Marketing Authorisation Holder from Pharmacia to Pfizer Limited
Change to section 6.1  List of Excipient.  -   Dibasic sodium phosphate, heptahydrate has changed to   Disodium hydrogen phosphate
Updated on 13/01/2006 and displayed until 06/06/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
  • SPC Company name change or merger
Updated on 26/10/2005 and displayed until 13/01/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contra-indications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Updated on 31/08/2005 and displayed until 26/10/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 18/02/2005 and displayed until 31/08/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic Indications
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contra-indications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
Updated on 22/12/2004 and displayed until 18/02/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic Indications
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contra-indications
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 20/12/2004 and displayed until 22/12/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic Indications
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contra-indications
  • 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 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 29/09/2004 and displayed until 20/12/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instruction for Use/Handling
Updated on 09/06/2004 and displayed until 29/09/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contra-indications
  • 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
Updated on 18/09/2003 and displayed until 09/06/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
Updated on 18/09/2003 and displayed until 18/09/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Addition of Black Triangle
Updated on 15/09/2003 and displayed until 18/09/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
Updated on 21/11/2002 and displayed until 15/09/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 30/10/2002 and displayed until 21/11/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contra-indications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Updated on 12/04/2002 and displayed until 30/10/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   parecoxib sodium