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Cayston 75 mg powder and solvent for nebuliser solution

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    Cayston 75 mg powder and solvent for nebuliser solution

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  • Active Ingredients:

    Aztreonam lysine

  • Legal Category:

    Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)

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Gilead Sciences Ltd

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Updated on 7 May 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
  • Change to section 6 - date of revision

Updated on 7 May 2019 SmPC

Reasons for updating

  • 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 10 - Date of revision of the text

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Updated on 5 June 2018 SmPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)

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Updated on 5 June 2018 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 6 - marketing authorisation holder

Updated on 2 August 2017 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • New PIL for new product

Updated on 2 August 2017 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 6 - date of revision
  • Change to MA holder contact details

Updated on 15 June 2016 SmPC

Reasons for updating

  • New SmPC for new product

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Updated on 15 June 2016 SmPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • 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 4.7 - Effects on ability to drive and use machines
  • 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 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • 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 not be renewed (A)

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·         Section 2

o   Qualitative & Quantitative text reduced

·         Section 3

o   ‘lyphilised’ removed

·         Section 4.2

o   Inclusion of sentence describing dosing for children 6 years and older which is the same as adults

o   Text describing the paediatric population re-worded

o   The word ‘Elderly’ replaces ‘Older people’ throughout the SmPC

·         Section 4.4 & 4.5

o   In some cases, Cayston is replaced with aztreonam. This occurs throughout the SmPC

 

·         Section 4.7

o   Wording has been reduced and simply says ‘Cayston has no or negligible influence on the ability to drive or use machines’

·         Section 4.8

o   Removal of text describing the patient population & dosing regimen in the  Phase 3 trials

o   In some cases, Cayston is replaced with aztreonam. This occurs throughout the SmPC

 

·         Section 4.8

o   In some cases, Cayston is replaced with aztreonam. This occurs throughout the SmPC

·         Section 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.5

o   In some cases, Cayston is replaced with aztreonam. This occurs throughout the SmPC

·         Section 9

o   Date of latest renewal updated

 

·         Section 10

o   Date of revision updated

Updated on 14 June 2016 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change to side-effects
  • Change to further information section
  • Change to MA holder contact details
  • Change to improve clarity and readability

Updated on 4 September 2015 SmPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 6.3 - Shelf life
  • 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)

Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

• Section 6.3: Shelf life reduced from 4 to 3 years for the solvent ampoule
• Section 7: Minor correction of the name of the marketing authorisation holder (MAH)
• Section 10: Change to the date of revision to August 2015

Updated on 3 September 2015 PIL

Reasons for updating

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

Updated on 13 March 2015 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to date of revision
  • Change to name of manufacturer

Updated on 20 November 2014 SmPC

Reasons for updating

  • 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 10 - Date of revision of the text

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

• Sections 6.5 & 6.6: Addition of an alternative flip tear-off seal for drug product vials

• Section 10: Change to the date of revision to November 2014

Updated on 18 November 2014 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to packaging
  • Change to date of revision

Updated on 20 August 2014 SmPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)

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- Minor amendment to section 5.2; which now states that protein binding of aztreonam in plasma is approximately 77% within the clinical dose range at clinically relevant plasma concentrations.

Updated on 10 July 2014 SmPC

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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• Deletion of the marked text below in sections 4.4 and 4.8 of the SmPC:

“The following rare and severe adverse reactions have not been observed to date with Cayston, but have been reported after parenteral use of other aztreonam containing products: toxic epidermal necrolysis, anaphylaxis, purpura, erythema multiforme, exfoliative dermatitis, urticaria, petechiae, pruritus, diaphoresis.”

• Change to the date of revision to June 2014 in section 10

Updated on 8 July 2014 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to date of revision

Updated on 24 June 2014 SmPC

Reasons for 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
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

• Update of the SmPC sections 4.2, 4.4, 4.8, 5.1 and 5.2 in order to reflect study results obtained in open-label phase 2 trial GS-US-205-0162 [to evaluate the safety and efficacy of aztreonam 75 mg powder in paediatric patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and new onset lower respiratory tract culture positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA)]

• Change to the date of revision to May 2014

Updated on 20 June 2014 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • Change to date of revision

Updated on 6 May 2014 SmPC

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic 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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- Section 5.2: Inclusion of the following protein binding data in section 5.2 of the SmPC (Distribution): “The protein binding of aztreonam in plasma is approximately 77% at clinically relevant plasma concentrations.”
- Section 10: Change to the date of revision.

Updated on 22 May 2013 SmPC

Reasons for updating

  • New SPC for medicines.ie

Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)

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None provided

Updated on 20 May 2013 PIL

Reasons for updating

  • New PIL for medicines.ie