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Stiefel
Stockley Park West, , Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1BT , UK
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: 22/03/2011
SPC Polytar Plus

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 22/03/2011 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:   16-Mar-2011
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
4.4
Polytar Plus contains arachis oil (peanut oil) and should not be used by patients known to be allergic to peanut. As there is a possible relationship between allergy to peanut and allergy to soya, patients with soya allergy should also avoid Polytar Plus.

10
16 March 2011
Updated on 23/12/2010 and displayed until 22/03/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 8 - MARKETING AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S)
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   17-Dec-2010
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 7 -

GlaxoSmithKline UK Limited
980 Great West Road
Brentford
Middlesex
TW8 9GS

Trading as Stiefel
Stockley Park West
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB11 1BT


Section 8 - PL 19494/0053
Section 10 - 17 December 2010
Updated on 21/08/2009 and displayed until 23/12/2010
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:   17-Aug-2009
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 7: Update to the address of the MAH

Section 10: Date updated 
Updated on 18/05/2009 and displayed until 21/08/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for eMC ie an SPC for an existing product, but one that is new for the eMC
Date of revision of text on the SPC:  
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
None provided

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
  tar blend