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Gilead Sciences Ltd

Flowers Building, Granta Park, Abington, Cambridge, Cambridge, CB21 6GT, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)1223 897 300
Fax: +44 (0)1223 897 291
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)1223 897 555
Medical Information e-mail: ukmedinfo@gilead.com
Customer Care direct line: +44 (0)1223 897 400
Medical Information Fax: +44 (0)1223 897 281

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 04/04/2012
SPC Cayston 75 mg powder and solvent for nebuliser solution

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 04/04/2012 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Mar-2012
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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  • Section 6.3 - Powder shelf-life changed from 3 to 4 years

 

  • Section 10 – Change to the date of revision
Updated on 17/10/2011 and displayed until 04/04/2012
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Sep-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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  • Section 4.6 – Inclusion of fertility statement ‘Non-clinical data for aztreonam for injection about fertility do not indicate any adverse effects’  

  • Section 4.8 – Additional statements for the undesirable effects section - inclusion of paragraph describing frequently occurring adverse reactions in the two phase 3 placebo controlled clinical studies and also an acute reduction of ≥ 15% in FEV1 is a complication associated with nebulised therapies, including Cayston

  • Section 4.8 – The frequencies of the adverse reactions are tabulated

  • Section 4.8- Addition of paragraph describing selected adverse reactions such as bronchospasm and allergic reactions

  • Section 5.1 – Addition of statement from the EMA in the paediatric population section- ‘The European Medicines Agency has deferred the obligation to submit the results of studies with Cayston in one or more subsets of the paediatric population in cystic fibrosis patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infection/colonisation (see section 4.2 for information on paediatric use)’

  • Section 5.1- Removal of statement that Cayston has been authorised under a so called “conditional approval”

  • Section 10 – Change to the date of revision
Updated on 24/01/2011 and displayed until 17/10/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Jan-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Change to Section 6.3 - Shelf-life

Shelf-life for powder vial extended from 2 years to 3 years

Change to Section 10

Date of revision is 01/2011
Updated on 03/12/2010 and displayed until 24/01/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical Safety Data
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Nov-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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Change to:

Section 5.3 - Preclinical Safety Data:

To align with the CHMP report; following assessment of the relevance of C-cell carcinoma using either nonclinical mechanistic studies or other relevant data. It was concluded that the clinical relevance of C-cell adenoma is likely to be low and is therefore deleted.

Section 10 - Date of Revision:

11/2010.
Updated on 15/09/2010 and displayed until 03/12/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 9 - Date of first Authorisation/renewal of the Authorisation
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Sep-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

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  • Section 9- Addition of the 21st September 2010 as the latest authorisation renewal date
  • Section 10- Date of the revision of the test changed to 09/2010
  • Updated on 04/05/2010 and displayed until 15/09/2010
    Reasons for adding or updating:
    • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
    • 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:   01-Mar-2010
    Legal Category:   POM
    Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

    Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

    

    Change to Section 6.5:

    to include: 

    The following pack sizes are available:

    ·                28 day pack of Cayston

    ·                Pack containing one 28 day pack of Cayston plus one Altera Nebuliser Handset

     

    Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

     

    Update to Section 8:     Addition of a new MA number

     

    Update to Section 10:    Date of revision to 03/2010

     

     

    Updated on 12/11/2009 and displayed until 04/05/2010
    Reasons for adding or updating:
    • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
    • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
    Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Oct-2009
    Legal Category:   POM
    Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

    Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

    Section 6.3

    Shelf life of 2 years has been changed to:

    Powder vial: 2 years
    Solvent: 4 years


    Section 10

    Changed to from 09/2009 to 10/2009
    Updated on 21/10/2009 and displayed until 12/11/2009
    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

    Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

    None provided

    Active Ingredients/Generics

     
       aztreonam lysine