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Cephalon Pharma (Ireland) Ltd

Cephalon Pharma  (Ireland) Ltd
Suite 43, Northwood Court, Northwood Business Campus, Santry, Dublin 9,
Telephone: +353 1 8621600
Fax: +353 1 8621601
Medical Information e-mail: UKMedInfo@cephalon.com
Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on medicines.ie: 13/10/2011
SPC Myocet

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Updated on 13/10/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • Change to section 8 - MA number
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   31-Aug-2011
Legal Category:   Product subject to restricted prescription (C)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 6.5:  Update 'nature & content of container' to read:

Myocet is available in cartons containing 1 set or 2 sets of the three constituents. Not all pack-sizes may be marketed.


Section 8:  Add new pack - EU/1/00/141/002

Section 10 - add new date of revision of text
Updated on 26/04/2011 and displayed until 13/10/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of excipients
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   24-Mar-2011
Legal Category:   Product subject to restricted prescription (C)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Update of section 4.4 of the SmPC (Special warnings and Precautions for use) to include: Radiation recall post-marketing PV cases and Results from 2 meta-analysis conducted on the 2 pivotal studies (Batist 2001 and Harris 2002): the Cochrane meta-analysis of Van Dalen 2010 and the cardiac analysis in sub-group of anthracycline pretreated patients of Batist 2006;

Deletion of the term "egg" for the excipient "egg phosphatidylcholine", which was confusing for patients allergic to egg (SmPC sec. 6.1, PIL sec. 6, outer carton, inner carton);

Updated on 10/08/2010 and displayed until 26/04/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
  • 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 4.6 - Pregnancy and lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 6.3 - Shelf life
  • Change to section 6.4 - Special precautions for storage
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • Change to section 6.6 - Special precautions for disposal and other handling
  • Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   02-Jul-2010
Legal Category:   Product subject to restricted prescription (C)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



sections 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 4.6, 4.8, 5.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 and 9 of the SmPC that have been updated, mainly to align the SmPC to the European Quality Review of Documents template on how to present the SmPC, Labelling and Package Leaflet.

Additional information:
section 4.2 - add info on paedriatric population; method of administration
section 4.6 - info on women of childbearing potential

Updated on 10/03/2009 and displayed until 10/08/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   11/2008
Legal Category:   prescription only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Update of section 4.4 & 4.7 re cardiac info; correct renewal date from 13 to 26/7/05
Updated on 13/01/2009 and displayed until 10/03/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   12/2008
Legal Category:   prescription only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 4.4: Following sentences added: 

'The cardiac function of the patients treated concomitantly with Myocet and trastuzumab must be appropriately monitored as described below.' 

'However, reduction of the QRS complex is considered more indicative of cardiac toxicity.'
 
Section 4.8:  cardiomyopathy added to cardiac disorders
 
Renewal date corrected for 13 to 26/7/05
Updated on 26/08/2008 and displayed until 13/01/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   06/2007
Legal Category:   prescription only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

 
Section 7:  Update the MA Holder as follows: 

Cephalon Europe

5 Rue Charles Martigny

94700 Maisons Alfort

France

 
Updated on 20/08/2007 and displayed until 26/08/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 20/07/2006 and displayed until 20/08/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   09/2005
Legal Category:   prescription only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company


4.2 Posology and method of administration
  - updated to reflect additional information for patients with hepatic insufficiency
4.8 Undesirable effects - updated with additional safety data submitted during the renewal process
Updated on 16/07/2003 and displayed until 20/07/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 01/07/2003 and displayed until 16/07/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for medicines.ie

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Versions

 
13/10/2011 to Current
26/04/2011 to 13/10/2011
10/08/2010 to 26/04/2011
10/03/2009 to 10/08/2010
13/01/2009 to 10/03/2009
26/08/2008 to 13/01/2009
20/08/2007 to 26/08/2008
20/07/2006 to 20/08/2007
16/07/2003 to 20/07/2006
01/07/2003 to 16/07/2003
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Registered Number: 254776
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