Adenuric 120 mg film-coated tablets
- Name:
Adenuric 120 mg film-coated tablets
- Company:
A. Menarini Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd
- Active Ingredients:
- Legal Category:
Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
Patient Information Leaflet Patient Information Leaflet last updated on medicines.ie: 08/08/19

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Package leaflet: Information for the user
Package leaflet: Information for the user
1. What ADENURIC is and what it is used for
1. What ADENURIC is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take ADENURIC
2. What you need to know before you take ADENURIC
3. How to take ADENURIC
3. How to take ADENURIC
4. Possible side effects
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store ADENURIC
5. How to store ADENURIC
6. Contents of the pack and other information
6. Contents of the pack and other information
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A. Menarini Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd

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Updated on 8 August 2019 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
- Change to section 4 - possible side effects
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
- Change to other sources of information section
Updated on 8 August 2019 SPC
Reasons for 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
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
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Additional information from the CARES study is included in the SmPC.
The following sections of the SmPC are updated:
- Section 4.4 Warnings and precautions - rewording of the warning for patients with pre-existing CV disease
- Section 4.8 Undesirable effects - addition of the ADR 'Sudden Cardiac Death' with rare frequency
- Section 5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties - inclusion of information on the CARES study.
Updated on 1 August 2019 SPC
Reasons for updating
- File format updated to PDF
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
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File format updated to pdf
Updated on 5 July 2019 Ed-HCP
Reasons for updating
- Add New Doc
Updated on 10 January 2019 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 3 - how to take/use
- Change to section 6 - what the product looks like and pack contents
Updated on 12 July 2018 SPC
Reasons for 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 5.3 - Preclinical safety data
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
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Update of sections 4.4, 4.5 and 5.3 of the SmPC following the conclusion of a preclinical and a clinical study investigating the drug-drug interaction between azathioprine / 6-mercaptopurine and febuxostat.
Updated on 12 July 2018 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4 - possible side effects
Updated on 6 April 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- New SPC for new product
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
Updated on 6 April 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 4.8 Undesirable effects
Add “agranulocytosis” as a rare adverse reaction coming from post-marketing experience.
Updated on 9 March 2017 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
- Change to other sources of information section
Updated on 9 March 2017 PIL
Reasons for updating
- New PIL for new product
Updated on 24 January 2017 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Section 4.8 Undesirable effects
Add “blood creatine phosphokinase increase” under Investigations as a rare adverse reaction coming from post-marketing experience.
Updated on 24 January 2017 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4 - possible side effects
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
Updated on 24 January 2017 SPC
Reasons for updating
- New SPC for new product
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
Updated on 2 February 2016 SPC
Reasons for 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
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
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The following sections have been updated:
Section 4.2 Posology and method of administration
‘Older people’ changed to ‘Elderly’
6.5 Nature and contents of container
New packaging material added - PVC/PE/PVDC/Aluminium for blisters.
8. MARKETING AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S)
New Marketing Authorisation numbers added.
10. DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT
Updated to 21 December 2015
Updated on 2 February 2016 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to packaging
- Change to date of revision
Updated on 7 May 2015 SPC
Reasons for updating
- New individual SPC (was previously included in joint SPC)
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
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Adenuric 120 mg film-coated tablet updates:
4.1 Therapeutic indications
New indication added: ADENURIC is indicated for the prevention and treatment of hyperuricaemia in adult patients undergoing chemotherapy for haematologic malignancies at intermediate to high risk of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS).
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Updated for TLS dosing.
4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
Updated to include prevention and treatment of hyperuricaemia in patients at risk of TLS.
Xanthine deposition - paragraph updated to add not observed during the pivotal clinical study for TLS.
4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
Paragraph on drug interaction studies of febuxostat with cytotoxic chemotherapy updated to add not explored during the pivotal clinical study for TLS.
4.8 Undesirable effects
Summary of the safety profile for TLS and side-effects information added – uncommon: left bundle branch block, sinus tachycardia, haemorrhage.
5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties
Information on the TLS study added.
Updated on 7 May 2015 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to, or new use for medicine
- Change to warnings or special precautions for use
- Change to side-effects
- Change to date of revision
- Change to dosage and administration
Updated on 25 March 2014 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to further information section
- Change to date of revision
- Addition of information on reporting a side effect.
Updated on 6 February 2014 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to warnings or special precautions for use
- Change to side-effects
- Change to further information section
- Change to date of revision
Updated on 11 January 2013 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to date of revision
- Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 1 November 2012 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to side-effects
- Change to date of revision
Updated on 27 January 2012 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to warnings or special precautions for use
- Change of contraindications
- Change to side-effects
- Change to information about pregnancy or lactation
- Change to information about driving or using machinery
- Change to how the medicine works
- Change to further information section
- Change to date of revision
- Change to improve clarity and readability
- Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 12 May 2011 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to side-effects
- Change to date of revision
Updated on 2 February 2011 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to side-effects
- Change to further information section
- Change to date of revision
Updated on 16 September 2010 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to drug interactions
Updated on 28 May 2010 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to date of revision
- Introduction of new pack/pack size
Updated on 11 March 2010 PIL
Reasons for updating
- New PIL for new product
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