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Colistimethate Sodium 1 Million I.U. Powder for Solution for Injection

Last Updated on eMC 22-Sep-2016 View document  | Beacon Pharmaceuticals Contact details

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Updated on 22-Sep-2016 and displayed until Current

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 - 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 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
  • Change to section 6.3 - Shelf life
  • Change to section 6.6 - Special precautions for disposal and other handling

Date of revision of text on the SPC: 28-May-2016

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:



Change to Section 4.1 : Therapeutic Indications

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 5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties

Change to Section 5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties

Change to Section 6.3  Shelf-life – Amend the shelf life from 2 to 3 years

Change to Section 6.6  Special Precautions for disposal

Change the product information (SPC and PIL) following the CHMP recommendations for referral under Article 31 of Directive 2001/83/EC resulting from Commission Implementing Decision (16/12/2004) for products containing active substance colistimethate sodium and colistin.  Consequentially changes to SPC fragments 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1 and 5.2.  Changes to the SPC (6.3 and 6.6) changes recommended by the CHMP pursuant 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 on polymyxin based products

Updated on 12-Dec-2014 and displayed until 22-Sep-2016

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 6.3 - Shelf life

Date of revision of text on the SPC: 17-Oct-2014

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:

Section 6.3 - shelf life has increased from 2 to 3 years.

Updated on 31-Mar-2011 and displayed until 12-Dec-2014

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text

Date of revision of text on the SPC: 22-Mar-2011

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company:

Section 4.2 - section headings changed

Section 4.5 - 'curariform muscle relaxants' replaced with 'Neuromuscular blocking drugs and ether'

Section 4.8 - 'curariform agents' replaced with 'Neuromuscular blocking drugs or other'

Section 10 - date of revison changed to 22/03/2011

Updated on 30-Jul-2010 and displayed until 31-Mar-2011

Reasons for adding or updating:

  • New SPC for new product

Legal Category:POM

Black Triangle (CHM): NO

Company contact details

Beacon Pharmaceuticals

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Address

85 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1YG

Fax

0845 437 5567

Medical Information e-mail
Telephone

0845 437 5565

Medical Information Direct Line

+44 (0)1233 506 574

Customer Care direct line

0800 220 280

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Active ingredients

colistimethate sodium

Legal categories

POM - Prescription Only Medicine

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