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Alliance Pharmaceuticals
Avonbridge House, Bath Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2BB
Telephone: +44 (0)1249 466 966
Fax: +44 (0)1249 466 977
WWW: http://www.alliancepharma.co.uk
Medical Information e-mail: medinfo@alliancepharma.co.uk

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 07/05/2010
SPC Atarax 10mg

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 07/05/2010 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 -Name of the Medicinal product
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   06-Apr-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 1 - now reads

Atarax® 10mg Film-coated tablets
Updated on 06/11/2008 and displayed until 07/05/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • 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:   01-Oct-2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 4.4: The following text has been added
    

        Because of its potential anticholinergic effects, Atarax should 
        be used with caution in patients with bladder outflow
        obstruction.




Section 4.8: The following text has been added

        and urinary retention
Updated on 22/02/2008 and displayed until 06/11/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   02/2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 6.5 -Now reads - White opaque 250/51 micron PVC/PCTFE (Aclar) - 20 micron aluminium foil blister strips containing 84 x 10mg tablets, (6 blister strips per carton)

 

 
Updated on 08/02/2008 and displayed until 22/02/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 24/09/2007 and displayed until 08/02/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 06/09/2007 and displayed until 24/09/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product

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