Jinarc 15mg, 30mg, 15mg + 45mg, 30mg + 60mg, 30mg + 90mg tablets
- Name:
Jinarc 15mg, 30mg, 15mg + 45mg, 30mg + 60mg, 30mg + 90mg tablets
- Company:
Otsuka Pharmaceutical UK Ltd.
- Active Ingredients:
- Legal Category:
Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Patient Information Leaflet Patient Information Leaflet last updated on medicines.ie: 14/04/20

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1. What Jinarc is and what it is used for
1. What Jinarc is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Jinarc
2. What you need to know before you take Jinarc
3. How to take Jinarc
3. How to take Jinarc
4. Possible side effects
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Jinarc
5. How to store Jinarc
6. Contents of the pack and other information
6. Contents of the pack and other information
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical UK Ltd.
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Medicine Name Abilify Orodispersable Tablets 10 mg, 15 mg and 30 mg | Active Ingredients aripiprazole |
Medicine Name Jinarc 15mg, 30mg, 15mg + 45mg, 30mg + 60mg, 30mg + 90mg tablets | Active Ingredients tolvaptan |
Medicine Name Samsca 7.5 mg, 15mg and 30mg Tablets | Active Ingredients tolvaptan |
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Updated on 14 April 2020 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 2 - interactions with other medicines, food or drink
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Main changes to Package leaflet:
- Section 1: Moved first paragraph at the end as per EMA recommendation
- Section 2: cross references to other section has been removed as per EMA recommendation and addition of some other medicines interaction with Jinarc to be in line with SmPC
- Section 2: addition of advanced kidney disease under the sub section “Warnings and Precautions”
- Section 2: reorganisation of the sub section “Other medicines and Jinarc” to be in line with the Package Leaflet of Samsca (tolvaptan)
Updated on 14 April 2020 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 2 - interactions with other medicines, food or drink
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Main changes to Package leaflet:
- Section 1: Moved first paragraph at the end as per EMA recommendation
- Section 2: cross references to other section has been removed as per EMA recommendation and addition of some other medicines interaction with Jinarc to be in line with SmPC
- Section 2: addition of advanced kidney disease under the sub section “Warnings and Precautions”
- Section 2: reorganisation of the sub section “Other medicines and Jinarc” to be in line with the Package Leaflet of Samsca (tolvaptan)
Updated on 14 April 2020 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
- Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Main changes to SmPC:
- Section 4.2:
- under sub section special population (elderly): age over 50 has been changed to 55 years
- under sub section renal impairment: additional wording with regard to CKD stage 4 and 5
- Section 4.4:
- under sub section idiosyncratic hepatic toxicity, the information of ALT elevation is deleted because this information is moved to section 4.8 as recommended by EMA and a cross reference to section 4.8 is added
- under sub section dehydration the information on body weight monitoring has been added
- a new sub heading chronic kidney disease was added for CKD late stage 4 and stage 5
- Section 4.8: addition/moving of information on ALT elevation from section 4.4 to section 4.8
Updated on 1 March 2019 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 5 - how to store or dispose
- Change to section 6 - what the product looks like and pack contents
Updated on 1 March 2019 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
- Change to section 8 - Marketing authorisation number(s)
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Section 6.5: addition of the blister in wallet card presentation
Section 8: addition of manufacturing authorisation numbers for the blister in wallet card presentation
Updated on 15 February 2019 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4 - possible side effects
Updated on 15 February 2019 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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- Update to SmPC section 4.8. addition of gout as undesirable effects under the section “Metabolism and nutrition disorders” with a frequency common
Updated on 3 January 2019 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 5 - how to store or dispose
- Change to section 6 - what the product looks like and pack contents
- Change to section 6 - marketing authorisation holder
- Change to section 6 - manufacturer
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
Updated on 3 January 2019 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
- Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder
- Change to section 8 - Marketing authorisation number(s)
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Section 6.5: addition of wallet format
Section 7: change of Marketing Authorisation Holder from Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd. to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Netherlands B.V.
Section 8: addition of Marketing Authorisation Numbers for wallet
Updated on 24 October 2018 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4 - possible side effects
Updated on 24 October 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- 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)
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Update on sections 4.4 and 4.8 for the SmPC to add a warning and update the safety information on acute liver failure requiring liver transplantation.
Updated on 31 July 2018 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4 - possible side effects
- Change to section 6 - what the product looks like and pack contents
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
- Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 31 July 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
- Correction of spelling/typing errors
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Update to SmPC section 4.1 to include extension of Indications CKD stage 1-4.
Updates to SmPC Section 4.8 to add ‘abdominal pain’ to the table of adverse events.
Updates to SmPC section 5.1 (included study results of a phase 3 multi-centre, international, randomized-withdrawal placebo-controlled double blind trial)
Minor additional editorial changes to the SmPC were also carried out
Updated on 27 July 2018 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 2 - what you need to know - contraindications
- Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
Updated on 24 July 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
- Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Update of sections 4.3 and 4.4 of the SmPC in order to add a contraindication and a warning on hypersensitivity to benzazepine derivatives, thus aligning the product information to the patient population studied in clinical trials and the RMP for Jinarc. The Package Leaflet is updated accordingly.
Updated on 11 July 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- New SPC for new product
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Free text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company
Update of sections 4.3 and 4.4 of the SmPC in order to add a contraindication and a warning on hypersensitivity to benzazepine derivatives, thus aligning the product information to the patient population studied in clinical trials and the RMP for Jinarc. The Package Leaflet is updated accordingly.
To replace the wallet card blister with a single blister combining two strengths of tolvaptan tablets.
Updated on 11 July 2018 PIL
Reasons for updating
- New PIL for new product