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Betnovate RD Cream

  • Name:

    Betnovate RD Cream

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  • Active Ingredients:

    Betamethasone Valerate

  • Legal Category:

    Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Patient Information Leaflet Patient Information Leaflet last updated on medicines.ie: 12/02/21

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on medicines.ie: 29/10/2019

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GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Ltd

GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Ltd

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Updated on 12 February 2021 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 6 - manufacturer

Updated on 29 October 2019 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Updated on 29 October 2019 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions

Updated on 4 February 2019 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 6 - manufacturer
  • Change to section 6 - date of revision

Updated on 18 December 2018 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
  • Change to section 4 - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 6 - what the product contains
  • Change to section 6 - date of revision

Updated on 18 December 2018 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to Section 4.8 – Undesirable effects - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Updated on 18 December 2018 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to Section 4.8 – Undesirable effects - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Updated on 8 July 2016 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • New PIL for new product

Updated on 8 July 2016 SPC

Reasons for 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 4.6 - Pregnancy and lactation
  • 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

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 4.1: Indications:
• Some of the terminology used to describe the indications has been modified in line with the ICD-10 classification of skin diseases in order to avoid misinterpretation by non-specialist prescribers and mistranslation into other languages.
• Populations in which use is indicated included (...’indicated for adults, elderly and children over 1 year...’) as per posology and contraindication in children under 1 year of age.
•
Section 4.2: Dosage and administration:
• In line with current medical practice the frequency of application is recommended as once or twice daily. This is a reduction in the recommended frequency of dosing. A review period has been specified.
• Additional mandatory statements have been added concerning use in special populations - children, elderly and those with renal and/or hepatic impairment and aligned with other topical corticosteroids in the GSK portfolio.
• Statement for use in recalcitrant dermatoses (intermittent therapy) has been included
•
Section 4.4 Warnings and precautions:
• Inclusion of additional clarification statements as per GDS and considered informative to the reader; aligns with the other topical corticosteroids in the GSK portfolio; minor editorial updates
•
Sections 4.3, 4.6 and 4.8
• Minor grammar updates

Section 4.9: Overdose:
• Minor update to include QRD sub-headings and inclusion of statement concerning advice recommended by national poisons centre where available for further management; also aligned with other topical corticosteroids in the GSK portfolio.
•
Clinical pharmacology section:
• Section 5.1 of the SmPC has been aligned with other topical corticosteroids in the GSK portfolio; the mechanism of action has been expanded on and is as detailed in the available literature.
• Section 5.2 of the SmPC aligned with other topical corticosteroids in the GSK portfolio.

Section 5.3: Preclinical data:
Updated in line with the SmPC guideline and aligned with other topical corticosteroids in the GSK portfolio.

Updated on 8 July 2016 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • New SPC for new product

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Updated on 8 July 2016 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change to side-effects
  • Change to date of revision
  • Change to dosage and administration

Updated on 2 September 2015 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change to further information section
  • Change to date of revision
  • Change to improve clarity and readability
  • Addition of information on reporting a side effect.

Updated on 2 September 2015 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • 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 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to Section 4.8 – Undesirable effects - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of excipients
  • Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
  • 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 2 – Updated qualitative and quantitative composition
Section 4.3 – Minor editorial updates
Section 4.4 – Minor QRD and editorial updates
Section 4.5 – Minor editorial updates
Section 4.6 – Minor QRD updates
Section 4.8 – QRD updates including addition of adverse reaction reporting statement
Section 4.9 – Minor QRD update
Section 5.1 – QRD and minor editorial updates
Section 6.1 – Minor editorial update
Section 9 – Minor editorial update
Section 10 – Date of revision updated

Updated on 17 July 2015 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder
  • 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

Change to address of the MA Holder

Updated on 16 July 2015 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to date of revision
  • Change to MA holder contact details

Updated on 20 February 2013 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to, or new use for medicine
  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change of contraindications
  • Change to side-effects
  • Change to drug interactions
  • Change to information about pregnancy or lactation

Updated on 20 February 2013 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • 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 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Changes to:

 

Section 4.2  - Posology and method of administration,

Section 4.3  - Contraindications,

Section 4.4  - Special warnings and precautions for use,

Section 4.5  - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction,

Section 4.6  - Pregnancy and lactation,

Section 4.8  - Undesirable effects,

Section 4.9  - Overdose

Updated on 20 November 2012 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to, or new use for medicine
  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change of contraindications
  • Change to side-effects

Updated on 14 May 2010 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to appearance of the medicine

Updated on 6 May 2010 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 1 - Name of medicinal product
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

1.                   TRADE NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT

 

Betnovate RD (Ready Diluted) cream 0.025% w/w Cream

 

2.             QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION

 

                Betamethasone 0.025% w/w (as Betamethasone valerate).

                Also contains Cetostearyl alcohol 7.2% w/w and chlorocresol 0.1% w/w

 

For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1

 

3.             PHARMACEUTICAL FORM

 

                Cutaneous Cream.

A white homogenous aqueous based cream.

Updated on 30 October 2008 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Correction of spelling/typing errors

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Updated on 21 October 2005 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to date of revision

Updated on 4 August 2005 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Improved electronic presentation

Updated on 10 August 2004 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • New PIL for medicines.ie

Updated on 7 January 2004 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Updated on 3 July 2003 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • Improved electronic presentation

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Updated on 19 June 2003 SPC

Reasons for updating

  • New SPC for medicines.ie

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)