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Allergan Ltd

Marlow International, The Parkway, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 1YL, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)1628 494444
Fax: +44 (0)1628 494449
WWW: http://www.allergan.co.uk
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)1628 494026
Medical Information e-mail: UK_MedInfo@Allergan.com
Out of Hours contact: +44 (0)1628 494026

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 01/02/2012
SPC Lacri-Lube/Refresh Night Time Eye ointment

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Updated on 01/02/2012 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 6.2 - Incompatibilities
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   24-Jan-2012
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



.3         Contraindications

 

            Hypersensitivity to wool alcohols or to any of the excipients

4.4       Special warnings and precautions for use

 

Wash hands before administration of product.

 

Fertility, Pregnancy and lactation

           

The constituents of LACRI-LUBE® / REFRESH NIGHT TIME® have been used as pharmaceutical agents for many years with no untoward effects. No special precautions are therefore necessary for the use of LACRI-LUBE® / REFRESH NIGHT TIME® in pregnancy and lactation.

 

Women of child-bearing potential: suitable for use.

 

Fertility: no known implications.

 

Pregnancy:

 

No effects during pregnancy are anticipated since there is no systemic exposure of the pregnant woman to a pharmacologically active substance.

 

Breastfeeding:

 

No effects on the breastfed infant are anticipated since there is no systemic exposure of the breast-feeding woman to a pharmacologically active substance.

 

Fertility:

There are no known fertility implications with the use of LACRI-LUBE.


4.8       Undesirable effects

                        

No adverse events have been reported in clinical trials.  All adverse events recorded below were identified in post-marketing reports.

 

The frequency of adverse reactions documented from spontaneous post-marketing reporting is given below and is defined as follows:  Not Known (cannot be estimated from available data).

 

Within each frequency grouping, the undesirable effects are presented in order of decreasing seriousness:

 

Eye Disorders:

Not known:      Eye pain (including stinging), eye irritation (including burning sensation), eye allergy, vision blurred, eye swelling, eye inflammation, eyelid oedema, eye pruritus, eye discharge, foreign body sensation, ocular/conjunctival hyperaemia, eyelid erythema, lacrimation increased.

 

Immune System disorders:

Not known:      Hypersensitivity

 

 

            4.9       Overdose

                       

Accidental topical ocular overdosage will present no hazard, apart from a potential transient effect on vision (see section 4.7).

 

6.2       Incompatibilities

 

                        Not applicable

 

6.5       Nature and contents of container

 

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

 

9.       DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION/RENEWAL OF THE AUTHORISATION

 

            23rd July 2003

 

            Date of first authorisation: 5 November 1981

            Date of latest renewal: 23 July 2003

 

 

10.     DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT

 

            16th Dec 2010

 

Updated on 05/01/2011 and displayed until 01/02/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   16-Dec-2010
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Summary of Changes to LACRI-LUBE® UK Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)

 

The current Lacri-lube® SPC is dated December 2010

This supersedes SPC dated September 2010

 

 

Section Number

Subject

Change

4.3

Contraindications

Text added

Hypersensitivity to lanolin wool alcohols.

 

 

6.1

List of Excipients

Mineral Oil Liquid paraffin

Wool Lanolin alcohols

 

 

 

Key:

Unchanged text appears as follows: eg sodium hydroxide

Deleted text appears as follows: eg Not applicable

Added text appears as follows: eg Lacri-lube

 

Updated on 14/10/2010 and displayed until 05/01/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   07-Sep-2010
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Summary of Changes to LACRI-LUBE® UK Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)

 

The current Lacri-lube® SPC is dated September 2010

This supersedes SPC dated April 2008

 

 

Section Number

Subject

Change

6.5

Nature and contents of container

Text added

Epoxy-phenolic or melamine-epoxy lined collapsible aluminium tube with a black polyethylene screw cap. The tube contains 3.5 g or 5.0g of eye ointment.

Text Removed:

Container: 3.5 and 5.0g per tube.

Collapsible metal tube:

Aluminium (99.5 to 99.7%) or pig tin (98.8%).

Internal coating:

Melamine-epoxy resin or epoxyphenolic liner.

Closure

Polyethylene; colourant: black.

Sealant

Darex WBC 2311D-63.5 or Valspar LO-7505

 

 

 

 

 

Key:

Unchanged text appears as follows: eg sodium hydroxide

Deleted text appears as follows: eg Not applicable

 

Updated on 24/09/2008 and displayed until 14/10/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Apr-2008
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Summary of Changes to Lacri-Lube® UK Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)

 

The current Lacri-Lube® SPC is dated 1st April 2008

This supersedes SPC dated 6th March 2008

 

 

Section Number

Subject

Change

10

Date of revision of the text

Text added

1st April 2008

 

Replaces

6th March 2008

 

 

Updated on 11/08/2008 and displayed until 24/09/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   06-Mar-2008
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Summary of Changes to Lacri-Lube® UK Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)

 

The current Lacri-Lube® SPC is dated March 2008

This supersedes SPC dated October 2006

 

 

Section Number

Subject

Change

7

Marketing Authorisation Holder

Changed to Marlow address

10

Date of revision of the text

Date changed to 6th March 2008

 

Updated on 24/06/2008 and displayed until 11/08/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   30-Oct-2006
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Summary of Changes to LACRI LUBE® UK Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)

 

The current Lacri Lube® SPC is dated October 2006 (corrected)

This supersedes SPC dated October 2006

 

 

Section Number

Subject

Change

6.5

Nature and contents of container

Text updated

Collapsible metal tube:

Aluminium (99.5 to 99.7%) or pig tin (98.8%).

Internal coating:

Melamine-epoxy resin or epoxyphenolic liner.

 

Replaces

Collapsible metal tube; aluminium (99.5 to 99.7%) with melanine-epoxy resin internal coating or epoxyphenolic liner, or pig tin (98.8%).

 

Text updated

Closure

Polyethlyene;colourant:black


Replaces

Closure

Low density polyethylene; colorant:teknor apex PE-151 black.

 

 

 

Updated on 06/09/2007 and displayed until 24/06/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   10/2006
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

 

6.5

Nature and contents of container

Text updated

Darex WBC 2311-D-63.5 or Valspar LO-7505 replaces Darex cold seal (AD2311BLS)

10

Date of revision of text

Text updated

30th October 2006 replaces 23rd July 2003

Updated on 26/09/2003 and displayed until 06/09/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 - trade name
  • 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 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.7 - Effects on Ability to Drive and Use Machines
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instruction for Use/Handling
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 9 - Date of Renewal of Authorisation
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 06/07/2001 and displayed until 26/09/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for eMC ie an SPC for an existing product, but one that is new for the eMC
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 06/07/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

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