Otsuka Pharmaceuticals (UK) Ltd

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 14/09/2011
SPC Samsca 15 mg tablet

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Updated on 14/09/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • 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:   31-Aug-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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4.8 Undesirable effects
ADDED (for patients in other clinical trials/non-hyponatraemia):

Common: ... headache, malaise, diarrhoea, blood urine present.



5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties
ADDED:

In a population pharmacokinetic analysis in patients with hepatic edema, AUC of tolvaptan in severely (Child-Pugh class C) and mildly or moderately (Child-Pugh classes A and B) hepatic impaired patients were 3.1 and 2.3 times higher than that in healthy subjects.


10. DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT

{08/2011}

Updated on 20/08/2009 and displayed until 14/09/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product
Date of revision of text on the SPC:  
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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None provided

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   tolvaptan