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Bayer plc
Bayer House, Strawberry Hill, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1JA
Telephone: +44 (0)1635 563 000
Fax: +44 (0)1635 563 393
WWW: http://www.bayer.co.uk

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 20/09/2010
SPC Canesten 200mg Pessary

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 20/09/2010 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   12-Aug-2010
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company


Update to section 4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction - To include interaction of vaginally applied clotrimazole with oral tacrolimus

 

Update to section 4.8 Undesirable effects - To include oedema, stinging/burning and genital peeling, rearrange according to the MedDRA system organ class and using MedDRA terminology
Updated on 20/08/2010 and displayed until 20/09/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   07-Jan-2010
Legal Category:   P
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company


Update to Section 4.2 Posology and method of administration

- To add the following advice: Do not use tampons, intravaginal douches, spermicides or other vaginal products while using this product.


 

Update to Section 4.6 Pregnancy and Lactation - to change the advice on use of an applicator for administration during pregnancy. The advice is different for pessary and internal cream
Updated on 16/01/2006 and displayed until 20/08/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and Method of Administration
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contra-indications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic Properties
  • Change to section 6.2 - Incompatibilities
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
Updated on 06/08/2002 and displayed until 16/01/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 19/07/2001 and displayed until 06/08/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Transferred from eMC version 1
Updated on 18/12/2000 and displayed until 19/07/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
  clotrimazole