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UCB Pharma Limited
208 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3WE
Telephone: +44 (0)1753 534 655
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)1753 447 690
Medical Information e-mail: Medicalinformationuk@ucb.com
Customer Care direct line: +44 (0) 1773 510123

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 19/03/2009
SPC Ascorbic Acid Injection 500mg/5ml (UCB Pharma Ltd)

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 19/03/2009 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   16-Mar-2009
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
The change affects Section 4.5 and includes a warning regarding use in patients with renal failure due to risk of renal oxalate calculi. 
Updated on 29/01/2009 and displayed until 19/03/2009
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:   01-Jun-2005
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Change to MAH to UCB Pharma Ltd
Updated on 12/09/2005 and displayed until 29/01/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 12/09/2005 and displayed until 12/09/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 01/07/2005 and displayed until 12/09/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 02/10/2003 and displayed until 01/07/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved Electronic Presentation
Updated on 05/10/2001 and displayed until 02/10/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
Updated on 25/08/2001 and displayed until 05/10/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
  ascorbic acid