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Abbott Healthcare Products Limited

Abbott Healthcare Products Limited
2.1 Woodford Business Park, Santry, Dublin 9, Ireland
Telephone: +353 1 8468793
Fax: +353 1 8468701
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)2380 467 000
Medical Information e-mail: medinfo.shl@abbott.com
Medical Information Facsimile: +44 (0)2380 467052
Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on medicines.ie: 05/09/2011
SPC Fematab 2mg Film-coated tablets

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Updated on 05/09/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   29-Aug-2011
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



3.         PHARMACEUTICAL FORM

 

            Round, biconvex, brick-red film-coated tablet with inscription “379” on one side.

Film-coated tablet.
Brick-red, round, biconvex, film-coated tablets imprinted 'S' on one side and '379' on the other 

Updated on 15/11/2010 and displayed until 05/09/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
  • Change to marketing authorisation holder
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of excipients
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Nov-2010
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



In section 2, information about the product composition has been updated in line with the latest guidelines. Please note that the composition itself has not changed.

In section 5, details about the Pharmacotherapeutic group to which estradiol belongs have been inserted.

In section 6.1, the list of excipients (inactive ingredients) has been updated in line with the latest guidelines. Please note that the composition itself has not changed.

In section 7, the name of the Marketing Authorisation Holder has changed to Abbott Healthcare Products Ltd.

In section 9, the date of the last renewal has been updated to 16 April 2009.

In section 10, the revision date has been updated to November 2010.

Updated on 18/04/2007 and displayed until 15/11/2010
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 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01/2007
Legal Category:   prescription only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

4.3       Contraindications

 

Non hyterectomized women without opposing progestogen

 

Added under (in bold below):

Active or recent arterial thromboembolic disease (e.g. angina, myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular accident);

 

4.4              Special warnings and special precautions for use

 

For oral doses of estradiol >2mg, and patches >50ìg/day the endometrial safety of added progesterones have not been studied.

 

4.8              Undesirable effects

 

MedDRA system organ class

Common

>1/100, <1/10

Uncommon

>1/1,000, <1/100

Rare

>1/10,000, <1/1,000

Very rare <1/10,000 incl. isolated reports

Immue system disorders

 

 

 

Hypersensitivity reactions

 

Changes in carbohydrate metabolism have been reported.

 

10.       DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT


           
January 2007

Updated on 12/05/2006 and displayed until 18/04/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 - Name of medicinal product
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
Updated on 03/08/2005 and displayed until 12/05/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Improved electronic presentation
Updated on 25/11/2004 and displayed until 03/08/2005
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 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 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical safety data
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Updated on 27/06/2003 and displayed until 25/11/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product

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Active Ingredients

 
   Estradiol Hemihydrate

Versions

 
05/09/2011 to Current
15/11/2010 to 05/09/2011
18/04/2007 to 15/11/2010
12/05/2006 to 18/04/2007
03/08/2005 to 12/05/2006
25/11/2004 to 03/08/2005
27/06/2003 to 25/11/2004
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