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Hospira UK Ltd
Queensway, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 3RW
Telephone: +44 (0)1926 820 820
Fax: +44 (0) 1926 834446
WWW: http://www.hospira.com
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0) 1926 834400
Medical Information e-mail: medinfouk@hospira.com
Customer Care direct line: +44 (0)1926 821 022

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 30/01/2009
SPC Desferrioxamine Mesilate 500 mg and 2 g Powder for Injection

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 30/01/2009 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   10-Jan-2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company


7.             MARKETING AUTHORISATION HOLDER

Change to               
Hospira UK Limited

                Queensway,

Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

                CV313RW

10.          DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT


           

10 January 2008

Updated on 14/08/2006 and displayed until 30/01/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic Indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and Method of Administration
  • 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 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic Properties
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical Safety Data
  • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instruction for Use/Handling
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   06/2006
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
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Updated on 06/01/2004 and displayed until 14/08/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 21/11/2003 and displayed until 06/01/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
  desferrioxamine
  desferrioxamine mesilate