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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: 07/09/2009
SPC Hypovase Tablets

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 07/09/2009 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • 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
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Jun-2009
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company


Section 4.4

Additional warning regarding concomitant use of PDE-5 inhibitors and prazosin hydrochloride.

Section 4.5

Addition of interaction regarding concomitant use of PDE-5 Inhibitors and prazosin hydrochloride which may lead to symptomatic hypotension in some patients

and prazosin hydrochloride which may lead to symptomatic hypotension in some patients
Updated on 03/09/2007 and displayed until 07/09/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   08/2007
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 4.4 - Special warnings and special precautions for use

Warning regarding the observation of ‘Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome’ (IFIS, a variant of small pupil syndrome) during cataract surgery in some patients on or previously treated with tamsulosin.

 

Section 10 – Date of Revision of Text

Changed to August 2007
Updated on 05/06/2007 and displayed until 03/09/2007
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 6.1 - List of Excipients
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instructions for use, handling and disposal
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   05/2007
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
 

2 –    Qualitative and Quantitative Composition

         Formatting

3 –    Pharmaceutical Form

         Change in description of tablets

4.1 – Therapeutic indications

         Formatting

4.2 – Posology and method of administration

         Formatting and     

         Removal of reference to the b.d. starter pack

6.1 – List if Excipients

         Removal of reference to “sunset yellow (E110)”

6.5 – Nature and Contents of Container

         Removal of reference to the starter pack and Hypovase 2 mg tablets

         Change in the pack size and

         Addition of information regarding container material

6.6 – Instructions for use, handling and disposal

         Revised sentence according to guidelines.

10 –  Date of (Partial) Revision of the Text
Updated on 20/09/2006 and displayed until 05/06/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to joint SPC covering all presentations
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   09/2006
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
 
Removal of the 2 mg presentation from the joint SPC.
Updated on 04/04/2006 and displayed until 20/09/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • 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 26/01/2005 and displayed until 04/04/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contra-indications
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Updated on 22/08/2001 and displayed until 26/01/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Transferred from eMC version 1
Updated on 04/02/2000 and displayed until 22/08/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 04/02/2000
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
  prazosin hydrochloride