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Pfizer Healthcare Ireland

Pfizer Healthcare Ireland
9 Riverwalk, National Digital Park, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24,
Telephone: +353 1 467 6500
Fax: +353 1 467 6501
Medical Information Direct Line: 1 800 633 363
Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on medicines.ie: 30/11/2011
SPC LYRICA

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Updated on 30/11/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Nov-2011
Legal Category:   Product subject to restricted prescription (C)

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Update of section 4.8 of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) and relevant section of the PL to add “gynaecomastia” and to replace “hypertrophy breast” with the term “breast enlargement”, as per MedDRA dictionary.
Updated on 21/11/2011 and displayed until 30/11/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   17-Jun-2011
Legal Category:   Product subject to restricted prescription (C)

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Updated on 08/11/2011 and displayed until 21/11/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   17-Jun-2011
Legal Category:   Product subject to restricted prescription (C)

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Update section 5.1
Updated on 30/06/2011 and displayed until 08/11/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   17-Jun-2011
Legal Category:   Product subject to restricted prescription (C)

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SmPC (update of section 4.8 in term of frequency of headache)
Updated on 15/09/2010 and displayed until 30/06/2011
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 4.5 - 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 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   26-Aug-2010
Legal Category:   Product subject to restricted prescription (C)

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SmPC
Administrative changes to sections 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 & 5.1 of the SPC
Addition of text on fertility to sections 4.6 and 5.1 of the SPC


Updated on 01/07/2010 and displayed until 15/09/2010
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:   14-Jun-2010
Legal Category:   Product subject to restricted prescription (C)

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In section 4.4 : Side effects and Section 4.8 undesirbale effects.
Updated on 13/05/2010 and displayed until 01/07/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   29-Apr-2010
Legal Category:   Product subject to restricted prescription (C)

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Section 4.4:

- Addition of anxiety as a discontinuation symptom

- Addition of possible paralytic ileus when pregabalin is co-administered with drugs known to reduce lower gastrointestinal tract function to section 4.4 (CDS has it under drug interactions rather than warning/precautions).

Section 4.8:

- Addition of anxiety as a discontinuation symptom

Updated on 08/03/2010 and displayed until 13/05/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   21-Dec-2009
Legal Category:   Product subject to restricted prescription (C)

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The addition of malaise and aggressions as ADRs with unknown frequency to section 4.8 of the SPC.

Updated on 15/09/2009 and displayed until 08/03/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   20-Aug-2009
Legal Category:   Product subject to restricted prescription (C)

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Section 4.8 undesirable effect

Removal of side effects emanating from clinical trial data from trials for indications for which Lyrica is not indicated.

Updated on 07/01/2009 and displayed until 15/09/2009
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

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Section 4.4 - Addition of vision loss and suicidal ideation information

Section 4.8 - Addition of vision loss information

Updated on 22/04/2008 and displayed until 07/01/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   03/2008
Legal Category:   prescription only

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4.4  Addition of information on hypersensitivity reactions, including cases of angioedema and visual changes

 

4.8 Addition of angioedema & Keratitis as new adverse events and visual field defect

      described under eye disorders

 

5.1 Addition of clinical trial data for visual changes

Updated on 19/03/2008 and displayed until 22/04/2008
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:   02/2008
Legal Category:   prescription only

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1) Strengthening of Congestive Heart Failure wording in section 4.4 of the SmPC and addition of urinary retention to section 4.8 of the SmPC

 

2) Addition of Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) to section 4.8 of the SmPC

Updated on 27/07/2007 and displayed until 19/03/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • 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 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • Change to section 8 - MA number
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   06/2007
Legal Category:   prescription only

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Section 4.4 Addition of post marketing reports of consciousness, confusion and mental impairment

Section 4.5 Addition of interaction with CNS depressant medication and effects of ethanol & lorazepam

Section 4.8 Addition of loss of consciousness, mental impairment and headache

Section 4.9 Update of this section with post-marketing information

Section 6.5 Addition of 100 hard capsule PVC/Aluminium blister pack (non-perforated)

Section 8 – Addition of further license numbers

 

 

Updated on 16/02/2007 and displayed until 27/07/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 6.6 - Special precautions for disposal and other handling
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01/2007
Legal Category:   prescription only

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Section 4.4 - special warning to use pregabalin with caution in patients with congestive heart failure
 
Section 4.8 - reformatting and addition of adverse events with unknown frequency.  In addition congestive heart failure is included to the list of adverse reactions
 
Section 6.6 - updated wording to 'Special precautions for disposal and other handling'
Updated on 25/09/2006 and displayed until 16/02/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   09/2006
Legal Category:   prescription only

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Change to section 2 - qualitative and quantitative composition, Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic Indications, Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use, Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects, Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic
Updated on 17/08/2006 and displayed until 25/09/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   07/2006
Legal Category:   prescription only

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Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Updated on 14/08/2006 and displayed until 17/08/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 - Name of medicinal product
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of excipients
  • Change to section 8 - MA number
  • Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Updated on 21/04/2006 and displayed until 14/08/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.7 - Effects on ability to drive and use machines
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
Updated on 21/12/2005 and displayed until 21/04/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Updated on 20/07/2005 and displayed until 21/12/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • Change to section 8 - MA number
Updated on 16/05/2005 and displayed until 20/07/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 16/11/2004 and displayed until 16/05/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • Change to section 8 - MA number
Updated on 21/10/2004 and displayed until 16/11/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product

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Active Ingredients

 
   pregabalin

Versions

 
30/11/2011 to Current
21/11/2011 to 30/11/2011
08/11/2011 to 21/11/2011
30/06/2011 to 08/11/2011
15/09/2010 to 30/06/2011
01/07/2010 to 15/09/2010
13/05/2010 to 01/07/2010
08/03/2010 to 13/05/2010
15/09/2009 to 08/03/2010
07/01/2009 to 15/09/2009
22/04/2008 to 07/01/2009
19/03/2008 to 22/04/2008
27/07/2007 to 19/03/2008
16/02/2007 to 27/07/2007
25/09/2006 to 16/02/2007
17/08/2006 to 25/09/2006
14/08/2006 to 17/08/2006
21/04/2006 to 14/08/2006
21/12/2005 to 21/04/2006
20/07/2005 to 21/12/2005
16/05/2005 to 20/07/2005
16/11/2004 to 16/05/2005
21/10/2004 to 16/11/2004
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