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Last Updated on eMC 08-Dec-2015 View document  | Pfizer Limited Contact details

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Updated on 08-Dec-2015 and displayed until Current

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects

Date of revision of text on the SPC: 01-Dec-2015

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:

The SPC has been updated as follows: To update section 4.8 of the SmPC, following a recent update to the Core Data Sheet the MAH proposes to add the ADR ‘vaginal erosion/ulceration’ for Estring. This ADR was determined from post-marketing safety reporting

Updated on 28-Oct-2014 and displayed until 08-Dec-2015

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use

Date of revision of text on the SPC: 01-Oct-2014

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:

Section 4.4: Warning regarding hereditary angioedema added

Updated on 17-Mar-2014 and displayed until 28-Oct-2014

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 1 - Name of the medicinal product
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • 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 - Fertility, pregnancy and lactation
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
  • Change to section 8 - Marketing authorisation number(s)

Date of revision of text on the SPC: 01-Nov-2013

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:



Update to sections:

1, 3, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 5.1, 5.2 = strength and pharmaceutical form updated

Section 8 = new PL number

Updated on 10-Sep-2013 and displayed until 17-Mar-2014

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • 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 - Fertility, pregnancy and lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties

Date of revision of text on the SPC: 01-Sep-2013

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:

Updates to Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.8, 5.1

Updated on 01-Aug-2011 and displayed until 10-Sep-2013

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications

Date of revision of text on the SPC: 01-Jul-2011

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:

Changes to sections 4.3, 4.4 and 4.8. Section 4.8 updated in line with MedDRA and to further clarify the information regarding systemic oestrogen therapy
Sections 4.2 and 4.6 minor typographical amendments only.

Updated on 19-Jul-2011 and displayed until 01-Aug-2011

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic Properties

Date of revision of text on the SPC: 01-Jul-2011

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:

SmPC – section 5.2 (pharmacokinetic properties) updated

Updated on 04-Jul-2011 and displayed until 19-Jul-2011

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties

Date of revision of text on the SPC: 01-Jun-2011

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:

Section 5.1 updated with ‘There is limited clinical trial data beyond 2 years….’

Updated on 15-Mar-2011 and displayed until 04-Jul-2011

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical Safety Data

Date of revision of text on the SPC: 11-Mar-2011

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:

SmPC:
All applicable sections: spelling of estrogen corrected to oestrogen
Section 5.3: USP reference deleted
Tradename Elleste removed from previous version of the SmPC

Updated on 20-Dec-2010 and displayed until 15-Mar-2011

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instructions for use, handling and disposal
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 8 - MARKETING AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S)
  • 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: 08-Dec-2010

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:

SmPC

6.4 -  Special precautions for storage

6.6 - added disposal instructions

7 - MAH changed from Pharmacia to Pfizer

8 - PL number revised to PL 00057/0974

9 - date revised to grant date of new licence: 26/11/2010

10 - date revised to approval date of last variation: 08/12/2010

Updated on 04-Mar-2009 and displayed until 20-Dec-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: 12-Feb-2009

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:



Update to sections 9 and 10 to include new date of renewal and revision date respectively.

Additionally, this opportunity has been taken to add the legal category to this document as this was not previously included (new section 11)

Updated on 03-Sep-2007 and displayed until 04-Mar-2009

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
  • Change to MA holder contact details

Date of revision of text on the SPC: 01-May-2007

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:

7.1 – Change to the MAH address

10 – Change in the date of revision

Updated on 10-Aug-2004 and displayed until 03-Sep-2007

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic Indications
  • 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 4.5 - Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction
  • 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 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic Properties
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical Safety Data
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage

Updated on 30-Sep-2003 and displayed until 10-Aug-2004

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 4.3 - Contra-indications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text

Updated on 10-Jul-2001 and displayed until 30-Sep-2003

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Transferred from eMC version 1

Updated on 29-Nov-2000 and displayed until 10-Jul-2001

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • No reasons supplied

Updated on 23-Mar-2000 and displayed until 29-Nov-2000

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • No reasons supplied

Updated on 06-Sep-1999 and displayed until 23-Mar-2000

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • No reasons supplied

Company contact details

Pfizer Limited

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Address

Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ

Fax

+44 (0)1304 656 221

Telephone

+44 (0)1304 616 161

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Active ingredients

estradiol hemihydrate

Legal categories

POM - Prescription Only Medicine

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