Inovelon Oral Suspension
- Name:
Inovelon Oral Suspension
- Company:
Eisai Ltd
- Active Ingredients:
- Legal Category:
Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Eisai Ltd
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| Medicine Name Inovelon Oral Suspension | Active Ingredients Rufinamide |
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| Medicine Name Zebinix 50 mg/ml Oral Suspension | Active Ingredients eslicarbazepine acetate |
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Updated on 16 August 2019 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
- Correction of spelling/typing errors
- Change to improve clarity and readability
Updated on 15 August 2019 SmPC
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 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
- Change to section 6.6 - Special precautions for disposal and other handling
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
- Correction of spelling/typing errors
- Change to improve clarity and readability
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
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SmPC Section |
Changes |
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4.1 Therapeutic indications |
The acronym (LGS) has been added after Lennox Gastaut syndrome.
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4.2 Posology and method of administration |
Under Posology The following headings have been amended in this section:
Use in children from 1 year to less than 4 years of age (numerals 1 and 4 replace the words ‘one’ and ‘four’ respectively)
Use in children 4 years of age or older and less than 30 kg (numeral 4 replaces the word ‘four’)
Use in adults, adolescents and children 4 years of age or older of 30 kg or over (numeral 4 replaces the word ‘four’)
‘ml’ replaces ‘mL’ throughout Use in children from 1 year to less than 4 years of age
ORAL SUSPENSION SmPC ONLY Under Method of administration The following text has been added:
The prescribed dose of Inovelon oral suspension can be administered via an enteral feeding tube. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for the feeding tube to administer the medicine. To ensure adequate dosing, after administration of the oral suspension, the enteral feeding tube must be flushed at least once with 1 ml of water.
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4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use |
Under Hypersensitivity reactions The acronym (AED) has been added after ‘antiepileptic drug’
The word ‘As’ has replaced ‘Because’ in the following sentence: “As the disorder is variable in its expression, other organ system signs and symptoms not noted here may occur.”
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4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction |
Several mentions of ‘b.i.d.’ amended to ‘twice daily’ |
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5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties |
Under Clinical experience The word ‘As’ has replaced ‘Because’ in the following sentence: “As it is difficult for caregivers to precisely separate tonic and atonic seizures, the international expert panel of child neurologists agreed to group these seizure types and call them tonic–atonic seizures or “drop attacks”” |
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6.6 Special precautions for disposal and other handling
ORAL SUSPENSION SmPC ONLY |
ORAL SUSPENSION SmPC ONLY
The following text has been added: “Nasogastric tube (NG): Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tube of not greater than 40 cm in length and diameter of tube 5 Fr. To ensure adequate dosing, after administration of the oral suspension, the enteral feeding tube must be flushed at least once with 1 ml of water.” |
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10. DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT
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Updated to 07/2019 |
Updated on 22 January 2019
Updated on 18 January 2019 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 6 - marketing authorisation holder
- Change to section 6 - manufacturer
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
Updated on 18 January 2019 SmPC
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)
Updated on 12 September 2018 PIL
Reasons for updating
- XPIL Updated
Updated on 13 August 2018 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 1 - what the product is used for
- Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
- Change to section 3 - dose and frequency
- Change to section 3 - use in children/adolescents
- Change to section 3 - how to take/use
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
Updated on 13 August 2018 SmPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
- 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 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
- Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
- Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical safety data
- 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
Extension of indication to include the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox Gastaut syndrome in patients 1 year of age and older as adjunctive therapy. As a consequence sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 5.1 and 5.2. were updated accordingly.
Updated on 4 December 2017 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
- Change to MA holder contact details
- Improved presentation of PIL
Updated on 4 December 2017 PIL
Reasons for updating
- New PIL for new product
Updated on 16 May 2017 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 3 - how to take/use
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
Updated on 25 January 2017 SmPC
Reasons for updating
- New SmPC for new product
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Updated on 24 January 2017 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
- Change to section 2 - interactions with other medicines, food or drink
- Change to section 2 - pregnancy, breast feeding and fertility
- Change to section 2 - excipient warnings
- Change to section 3 - how to take/use
- Change to section 4 - possible side effects
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
- Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 2 August 2013 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Addition of information on reporting a side effect.
Updated on 24 July 2013 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to MA holder contact details
Updated on 10 December 2012 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to MA holder contact details
Updated on 23 May 2012 PIL
Reasons for updating
- New PIL for new product