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Janssen-Cilag Ltd
50 - 100 Holmers Farm Way, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP12 4EG
Telephone: +44 (0)1494 567 567
Fax: +44 (0)1494 567 568
WWW: http://www.janssen.co.uk
WWW: http://www.janssen-medinfo.co.uk
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)800 731 8450
Medical Information e-mail: medinfo@janssen-cilag.co.uk
Customer Care direct line: +44 (0)800 731 5550

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 31/10/2011
SPC Retin-A Gel 0.01%

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 31/10/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic Properties
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   26-Oct-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Change to section 5.1  Pharmacokinetic Properties: Addition of pharmacotherapeutic group and ATC code

Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic Properties ; Complete change including addition of paediatric data
Updated on 31/08/2011 and displayed until 31/10/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   23-Aug-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 4.2 Addition of statement regarding use in children
Updated on 09/06/2011 and displayed until 31/08/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 6.2 - Incompatibilities
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   05-Jun-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Change to section 2 - addition of excipients
Change to section 3 - addition of description of gel
Change to section 6.2 - change to state 'not applicable'
Change to section 10 - 05 June 2011
Updated on 20/07/2009 and displayed until 09/06/2011
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:   29-Jun-2009
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Change to section 7: Address change
Change to section 10: 29 June 2009
Updated on 14/01/2005 and displayed until 20/07/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contra-indications
Updated on 13/01/2005 and displayed until 14/01/2005
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 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 8 - MA number
  • Change to section 9 - Date of Renewal of Authorisation
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 20/09/2004 and displayed until 13/01/2005
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

 
  tretinoin