Cancidas 50mg Powder for concentrate for solution for infusion
- Name:
Cancidas 50mg Powder for concentrate for solution for infusion
- Company:
MSD Ireland (Human Health) Limited
- Active Ingredients:
- Legal Category:
Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 2 March 2021 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 6 - manufacturer
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
Updated on 31 August 2020 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 2 - excipient warnings
- 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
- Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 31 August 2020 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
- Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- Change to section 6.1 - List of excipients
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Change to 2 Qualitative and Quantitative Composition, 4.4 Special Warnings and Precautions for use, 4.8 Undesirable effects, 6.1 List of excipients and section 10. Date of revision of the text following approval of IB/0072 to implement the EU excipients guideline
Updated on 19 March 2019 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
- Individual PILs superseded by joint PIL
- Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 4 March 2019 SPC
Reasons for updating
- 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 not be renewed (A)
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Change to section 5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties and Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text following approval of IB/070 - implementation of Art 46 notification
Updated on 23 August 2018 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4 - how to report a side effect
- Change to section 6 - marketing authorisation holder
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
- Change to other sources of information section
Updated on 22 August 2018 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 not be renewed (A)
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Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder and Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text following approval of the MA Transfer
Updated on 12 May 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- New SPC for new product
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Updated on 26 July 2016 PIL
Reasons for updating
- New PIL for new product
Updated on 26 July 2016 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 25 July 2016 SPC
Reasons for updating
- New SPC for new product
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Updated on 25 July 2016 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 1 - Name of medicinal product
- Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
- Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- 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 8 - MA number
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
- Change to joint SPC covering all presentations
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 6 July 2016 SPC
Reasons for updating
- 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 not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 14 May 2015 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 not be renewed (A)
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Updated side effects (uncommon: gamma-glutamyltransferase increased)
Updated on 29 September 2014 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 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use, 4.8 – Undesirable effects and section 10 date of revision.
Updated on 1 July 2014 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to side-effects
- Change to date of revision
Updated on 27 June 2014 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- Change to section 6.6 - Special precautions for disposal and other handling
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 3 July 2013 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to further information section
Updated on 12 June 2013 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 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 17 October 2012 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to warnings or special precautions for use
- Change to information about pregnancy or lactation
- Change to improve clarity and readability
Updated on 29 August 2012 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
- Change to section 6.4 - Special precautions for storage
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Changes to: Sections 2, 6.4, 10.
Updated on 22 June 2012 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to further information section
Updated on 14 June 2012 SPC
Reasons for updating
- 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 not be renewed (A)
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Updated section 5.1 with information on standardised techniques for susceptibility testing.
Updated on 23 February 2012 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to further information section
Updated on 26 October 2011 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to date of revision
- Change to warnings or special precautions for use
- Change to side-effects
- Change to further information section
- Change of special precautions for disposal
Updated on 21 September 2011 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
- 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 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- 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 6.2 - Incompatibilities
- Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
- Change to section 6.6 - Special precautions for disposal and other handling
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated method of administration / side effects
Sections 3, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.8, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.2, 6.5, 6.6
Updated on 4 January 2011 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to side-effects
Updated on 14 December 2010 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated side effects (angio-oedema).
Updated on 29 April 2010 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to further information section
Updated on 21 July 2009 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
- 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 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
- Change to section 6.4 - Special precautions for storage
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Section 4.2: Under the sub-heading "Dosage in adult patients", removal of the sentence "Doses higher than 70 mg daily have not been adequately studied"
Section 4.5: Included paragraph stating "All adult drug-drug interaction studies described above were conducted at a 50 or 70 mg daily caspofungin dose. The interaction of higher doses of caspofungin with other medications has not been formally studied"
Section 4.8: Extensive changes to side effects section. New side effects added. Information about a study which evaluated Cancidas at 150 mg daily has been added.
Section 4.9: 140 mg changed to 400 mg with regards to dosage of caspofungin inadvertently administered in one day (up to 400 mg).
Section 5.1: Paragraph added describing study involving patients with invasive candidiasis receiving daily doses of caspofungin at 50 mg/day (following a 70-mg loading dose on Day 1) or caspofungin at 150 mg/day (see section 4.8).
Section 6.4: Minor typographical correction
Section 10: Revision date updated
Updated on 6 May 2009 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to dosage and administration
Updated on 4 December 2008 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
- Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
- Change to section 4.4 - 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 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
- Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
- Change to section 6.6 - Special precautions for disposal and other handling
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.8, 5.1, 5.2, 6.6
Updated on 24 August 2007 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to MA holder contact details
Updated on 20 November 2006 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
- 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 4.7 - Effects on ability to drive and use machines
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- Change to section 6.4 - Special precautions for storage
- Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 16 November 2004 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to drug interactions
Updated on 15 November 2004 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
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Updated on 15 November 2004 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to warnings or special precautions for use
- Change to drug interactions
Updated on 14 October 2004 PIL
Reasons for updating
- New PIL for medicines.ie
Updated on 27 May 2004 SPC
Reasons for updating
- 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
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Updated on 18 November 2003 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Correction of spelling/typing errors
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Updated on 24 June 2003 SPC
Reasons for updating
- New SPC for medicines.ie
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)