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GlaxoSmithKline UK
Stockley Park West, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1BT
Telephone: +44 (0)800 221 441
Fax: +44 (0)208 990 4328
Medical Information e-mail: customercontactuk@gsk.com

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 12/01/2012
SPC Fendrix

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 12/01/2012 and displayed until Current
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:   19-Dec-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company


4.4  Warning of syncope

10   19 December 2011
Updated on 03/09/2010 and displayed until 12/01/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   28-Jul-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company


4.1 addition of : in adolescents and adults from the age of 15 years onwards
4.2 addition of: Paediatric population
4.6 addition of: Fertility

4.8 addition of : Anaphylaxis, allergic reactions including anaphylactoid reactions and mimicking serum sickness  have also been reported very rarely with hepatitis B vaccines


10.  28 July 2010

 
Updated on 10/05/2010 and displayed until 03/09/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 9 - Date of first Authorisation/renewal of the Authorisation
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   10-Dec-2009
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 2 - Deletion "of Fendrix"

Section 3 - moving warnings around

Section 4.4 - moving warnings around

Section 9 - Addition of renewal date

Section 10 - Date Change
Updated on 16/12/2009 and displayed until 10/05/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   02-Mar-2009
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company


section 4.4 - Removal of thiomersal statement
Updated on 19/03/2009 and displayed until 16/12/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical Safety Data
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instructions for use, handling and disposal
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   02-Mar-2009
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 2 - For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1

Section 4.2 - Minor formatting changes

 

Section 4.4 - Updated header "Special warnings and

special precautions for use"

Section 4.8 - New ADRs added

 

 

 

Section 5.1 - Minor formatting changes

 

 

Section 5.3 - Change "preclinical" to "non-clinical" and added cross section reference.

 

 

Section 6.6 - Updated header to "Special precautions for disposal and other handling"

 

 

 
Updated on 03/11/2008 and displayed until 19/03/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Removal of Black Triangle
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   02-Feb-2005
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Removal of Black Triangle
Updated on 29/09/2005 and displayed until 03/11/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Addition of Black Triangle
Updated on 29/09/2005 and displayed until 29/09/2005
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

 
  hepatitis b antigen