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McNeil Healthcare (Ireland) Ltd

McNeil Healthcare (Ireland) Ltd
Airton Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
Telephone: +353 1 466 5200
Fax: +353 1 466 5316
Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on medicines.ie: 21/07/2011
SPC Benylin Children's Dry Coughs

When a pharmaceutical company changes an SPC or PIL, a new version is published on medicines.ie. For each version, we show the dates it was published on medicines.ie and the reasons for change.

Updated on 21/07/2011 and displayed until Current
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
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   29-Apr-2011
Legal Category:   Supply through pharmacy only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Section 4.2:

Removal of indication for use in children under 6 years of age.
Addition of maximum daily dose information
Addition of extra warnings:

Use only when simple measures have failed to provide adequate relief.

Use for more than 5 consecutive days is not recommended

Section 4.3

CI in children under 6.


Section 4.4

Children 2 to 6 years: Not more than 3 doses should be given in any 24 hours. 

changed to:

Children 6 to 12 years: Not more than 3 doses should be given in any 24 hours. 

 

Consult a pharmacist or other healthcare professional before use in children under 6 years.
changed to:

Consult a pharmacist or other healthcare professional before use in children under 12 years.

Updated on 06/04/2011 and displayed until 21/07/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   31-Dec-2009
Legal Category:   Supply through pharmacy only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Correction of error on SPC.
Updated on 16/11/2010 and displayed until 06/04/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Dec-2009
Legal Category:   Supply through pharmacy only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Clarification on use in children 2+ years
Updated on 04/01/2010 and displayed until 16/11/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   15-Dec-2009
Legal Category:   Supply through pharmacy only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Inclusion of additional 2 piece child resistant container closure system.
Updated on 05/06/2008 and displayed until 04/01/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   05/2008
Legal Category:   prescription only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Change in name of the MAH from Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Pottery Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co.Dublin to McNeil Healthcare (Ireland) Limited, Airton Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
Updated on 24/08/2007 and displayed until 05/06/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 16/06/2003 and displayed until 24/08/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for medicines.ie

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Active Ingredients

 
   Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride
   Levomenthol

Versions

 
21/07/2011 to Current
06/04/2011 to 21/07/2011
16/11/2010 to 06/04/2011
04/01/2010 to 16/11/2010
05/06/2008 to 04/01/2010
24/08/2007 to 05/06/2008
16/06/2003 to 24/08/2007
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Registered Address: Franklin House, 140 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
Registered Number: 254776
Tel: (353 1) 6603350 Fax: (353 1) 6686672 Email: info@ipha.ie

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