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Gerard Laboratories

Gerard Laboratories
Unit 36, Baldoyle Industrial Estate, Grange Road, Baldoyle, Dublin 13,
Telephone: +353 1 832 2250
Fax: +353 1 466 1912
Medical Information Direct Line: +353 1800 272 272
Medical Information e-mail: sales@gerard-laboratories.ie
Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on medicines.ie: 14/06/2011
SPC Sotoger 80 mg and 160mg Tablets

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Updated on 14/06/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 - Name of medicinal product
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 6.4 - Special precautions for storage
  • Change to section 6.6 - Special precautions for disposal and other handling
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   21-Apr-2011
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT

 Sotoger Tablets 80mg 80mg Tablets
 Sotoger Tablets 160mg 160mg Tablets

2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITIVE COMPOSITION

Sotalol Hydrochloride BP 80.0mg Each tablets contains Sotalol Hydrochloride 80mg
Sotalol Hydrochloride BP 160.0mg Each tablets contains Sotalol Hydrochloride 160mg

For list of excipients, see section 6.1 For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1

3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM

 

Tablets

White flat bevel-edged tablet with “SL” breakline “80” on one side and blank on the reverse, approximately 7mm in diameter.
White flat bevel-edged tablet with “SL” breakline “160” on one side and blank on the reverse, approximately 9.5mm in diameter.

The breakline allows the tablet to be divided into two equal halves.

4.3 Contra-indications

  • Ccardiogenic shock;
  • uncontrolled heart failure;
  • hypersensitivity to Sotalol or excipients;
  • sick sinus syndrome or sinu-atrial block;
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
  • pulmonary hypotension;
  • second and third degree heart block;
  • Prinzmetal’s angina;
  • severe bradycardia;
  • hypotension;
  • severe peripheral circulatory disturbances;
  • metabolic acidosis,
  • diabetic ketoacidosis;
  • untreated phaeochromocytoma;
  • history of bronchospasm, bronchial asthma;
  • allergy, including seasonal rhinitis;
  • severe renal insufficiency or renal failure; 
  • Ccongenital or acquired prolonged QT-syndromes

5.1 Pharmacodynamic Properties

Therapeutic classification
C 07 AA 07. Group of Beta blocking agents, non-selective

Sotoger belongs to the group of non-selective beta receptor blocking agents.  It counteracts the sympathetic neurotransmitters by competitive dislocation around the sympathetic nerve endings.  This causes a decrease in the contractile strength of the heart muscle and the heart rate.  Sotoger does not have any Intrinsic Sympathomimetic Activity (ISA) or local anaesthetic effect but it does have Class III anti-arrhythmic activity.

6.4 Special precautions for Storage
Polypropylene Containers
Store in the original container in order to protect from light.
Blister Packs
Keep the container in the outer carton in order to protect from light.

6.6 Special precautions for disposal and other handling
None. No special requirements.

 

 

 

Updated on 04/09/2006 and displayed until 14/06/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved electronic presentation
Updated on 15/08/2006 and displayed until 04/09/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 5 - Pharmacological properties
  • Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   12/2005
Legal Category:   prescription only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 2: "For excipients, see 6.1" added.
Section 3: Tablets description added.
Section 5: ATC code added.
Section 9: Renewal date updated.
Section 10: Revision date updated.
Updated on 15/06/2004 and displayed until 15/08/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 6.3 - Shelf life
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Updated on 16/06/2003 and displayed until 15/06/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for medicines.ie
Updated on 16/06/2003 and displayed until 16/06/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for medicines.ie

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Active Ingredients

 
   sotalol hydrochloride

Versions

 
14/06/2011 to Current
04/09/2006 to 14/06/2011
15/08/2006 to 04/09/2006
15/06/2004 to 15/08/2006
16/06/2003 to 15/06/2004
16/06/2003 to 16/06/2003
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