GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 13/04/2010
SPC Hedex 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 13/04/2010 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Apr-2010
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

In section 4.8 information about blood dyscrasias has been amended, and the frequency of undesirable effects updated.
Updated on 20/04/2009 and displayed until 13/04/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   16-Sep-2008
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

In section 4.2, the following information has been added.
" Children should not be given Hedex tablets for more than 3 days without consulting a doctor."
Updated on 22/09/2006 and displayed until 20/04/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   05/2006
Legal Category:   GSL/P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 4.5 - change of BAN term cholestyramine to rINN term colestyramine
Section 4.9 - change to overdose section to include the 'generic' overdose statement  for Paracetamol containing products as recommended by MHRA following review of the TOXBASE database
Updated on 17/05/2005 and displayed until 22/09/2006
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

 
   paracetamol