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sanofi-aventis
1 Onslow Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4YS, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)1483 505 515
Fax: +44 (0)1483 535 432
Medical Information e-mail: uk-medicalinformation@sanofi-aventis.com

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Patient Information Leaflet last updated on the eMC: 23/02/2011
PIL Xatral XL

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 23/02/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to date of revision
  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change of contra-indications
  • Change to instructions about overdose
  • Change to side-effects
  • Change to drug interactions
  • Change to information about driving or using machinery
Updated on 23/02/2009 and displayed until 23/02/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change due to user-testing of patient information
Updated on 15/02/2008 and displayed until 23/02/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change due to user-testing of patient information
  • Change to date of revision
  • Change to information about drinking alcohol
  • Change to information about driving or using machinery
  • Change to storage instructions
  • Change to Further Information section
Updated on 18/11/2005 and displayed until 15/02/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to side-effects
  • Change to date of revision
Updated on 11/05/2004 and displayed until 18/11/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to, or new, use for medicine
  • Change to how to administer the medicine
Updated on 18/10/2002 and displayed until 11/05/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New PIL for eMC ie a PIL for an existing product but new to the eMC

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
  alfuzosin hydrochloride