Leo Laboratories Limited

Longwick Road, Princes Risborough, Bucks., HP27 9RR
Telephone: +44 (0)1844 347 333
Fax: +44 (0)1844 276 385
Medical Information e-mail: medical-info.uk@leo-pharma.com

Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 31/01/2008
SPC Heparin sodium 10 IU/ml I.V. flush solution (Leo Laboratories Ltd)

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Updated on 31/01/2008 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.7 - Effects on Ability to Drive and Use Machines
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   11/2007
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Contraindications (Section 4.3): Addtion of hypersensitivity to constituents and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Warnings & precautions (Section 4.4): Addition of platelet count monitoring, thrombocytopenia and hypersensitivity to LMWH.
Interactions (Section 4.5): Advice concerning taking of blood samples for laboratory analysis.
Pregnancy & lactation (Section 4.6): Addition of 'The dose of heparin used would not be expected to constitute a hazard.' and 'Heparin does not cross the placental barrier and is not excreted in breast milk.'
Driving and using machines (Section 4.7): Addition of 'Heparin has no or negligible influence on the ability to drive or use machines.'
Undesirable effects (Section 4.8): Addition of thrombocytopenia, hypersensitivity reactions and local irritation.
Overdose (Section 4.9): Addition of information on signs of overdose and action required.
Updated on 19/03/2002 and displayed until 31/01/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 - trade name

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   heparin sodium