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UCB Pharma Limited

208 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3WE
Telephone: +44 (0)1753 534 655
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)1753 447 690
Medical Information e-mail: Medicalinformationuk@ucb.com
Customer Care direct line: +44 (0) 1773 510123

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 05/10/2010
SPC Ucerax Syrup 10mg/5ml

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 05/10/2010 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Aug-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

4.4 - Correction - In patents with pre-existing prolonged QT intervals, use of alternative treatments is to be considered.
Updated on 26/08/2010 and displayed until 05/10/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic Properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   24-Aug-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties
Addition of details for: absorption, distribution, biotransformation, elimination and special populations.
Updated on 22/07/2010 and displayed until 26/08/2010
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 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   07-Jul-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 4.3 Contraindications updated to include sucrose warning
Section 4.4 Removal of sucrose warning
Section 4.8 Regrouping of side-effects according to MedDRA system organ class and addition of side effect - Fixed drug eruption
Updated on 20/05/2010 and displayed until 22/07/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   14-May-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

6.3 - Shelf life reduced to 2 years
6.4 - Removal of storage conditions to store product below 25 degrees C.
Updated on 24/03/2010 and displayed until 20/05/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 -Name of the Medicinal product
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   15-Mar-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 5.1 - pharmacodynamic information from CCDS added
Section 1: Change of name of product to 10 mg/5ml
Updated on 04/02/2010 and displayed until 24/03/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Jan-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Addition of the following warning to section 4.4. of SPC:

Caution is needed in patients who have a known predisposing factor to cardiac arrhythmia, or who are concomitantly treated with a potentially arrhythmogenic drug. In patients with pre-existing prolonged QT intervals use of alternative treatments is to be considered.

Updated on 28/02/2006 and displayed until 04/02/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 24/02/2006 and displayed until 28/02/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 8 - MA number
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 24/02/2006 and displayed until 24/02/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for eMC ie an SPC for an existing product, but one that is new for the eMC

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
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