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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: 08/02/2011
SPC Provigil 100mg Tablets, Provigil 200mg Tablets

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Updated on 08/02/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4 - Clinical particulars
  • 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 4.6 - 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 5 - Pharmacological properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   27-Jan-2011
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



This medicinal product was covered by the defined scope of modafinil’s referral under Article 31 of Directive 2001/83/EC, as amended (procedure: EMEA/H/A-31/1186).

 

Cephalon hereby declares that the updated Summary of Product Characteristics is identical for the concerned sections to that annexed to the Commission Decision (issued on 27 Jan 2011) on the referral procedure for the reference medicinal product.

 

The local text of the marketing authorisation has been adapted to the final product information of the outcome of the Referral.

 

Updated on 25/09/2009 and displayed until 08/02/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Sep-2009
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 4.8:  amend section 4.8 of the Summary of Product Characteristics to include ‘anaphylaxis’ as an undesirable effect.
Updated on 04/09/2009 and displayed until 25/09/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   28-Jul-2009
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 3 (pharmaceutical form):  section updated to reflect change to tablet markings.  Section now reads:

White to off-white, capsule-shaped tablets, debossed with “100” on one side.

White to off-white, capsule-shaped tablets, debossed with “200” on one side.
Updated on 27/04/2009 and displayed until 04/09/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to MA holder contact details
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of excipients
  • 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:   02/2009
Legal Category:   prescription only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

(1)Change to Section 7 to update MA holder address details;

(2)Update of section 2, Qualitative and Quantitative Composition to include a statement on the contain of lactose monohydrate per tablet; reference to section 6.1 for a full list of excipients.

(3) Section 6.1 to add E-numbers for microcrystalline cellulose & Povidone

(4) Section 6.4 amend to state that this medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions

(5) Section 6.6 to state that there are no special requirements regarding instructions for use/handling. 

Updated on 11/03/2008 and displayed until 27/04/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • 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:   02/2008
Legal Category:   prescription only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

SmPC has been updated to increase the current information documented relating to skin reaction and psychiatric disorders:
 
Section 4.2 (posology and method of administration):  Information on use in children,
 
Section 4.4 (special warnings and precautions for use): Additional warnings and precautions with regard to skin reactions, psychiatric disorders and alcohol, drug or illicit substance abuse.
 

Section 4.8 (undesirable effects):  Update of the safety information on skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders, immune system disorders as well as psychiatric disorders.

Updated on 20/11/2006 and displayed until 11/03/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of excipients
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   08/2006
Legal Category:   prescription only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Changes to SPC were:
 
4.8 Addition of post marketing adverse reactions
6.1 Clarification reformulation applies to both strengths
6.5 Clarification of nature/content of blisters following reformulation
10 Date text revised
Updated on 02/02/2006 and displayed until 20/11/2006
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 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Updated on 07/10/2005 and displayed until 02/02/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of excipients
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Updated on 08/09/2004 and displayed until 07/10/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
Updated on 13/11/2003 and displayed until 08/09/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to joint SPC covering all presentations

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Active Ingredients

 
   Modafinil

Versions

 
08/02/2011 to Current
25/09/2009 to 08/02/2011
04/09/2009 to 25/09/2009
27/04/2009 to 04/09/2009
11/03/2008 to 27/04/2009
20/11/2006 to 11/03/2008
02/02/2006 to 20/11/2006
07/10/2005 to 02/02/2006
08/09/2004 to 07/10/2005
13/11/2003 to 08/09/2004
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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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