Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 26/06/2008
SPC Timoptol Unit Dose 0.25% and 0.5% w/v Eye Drops Solution

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Updated on 26/06/2008 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Feb-2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



The only change is to section 4.5 'Interactions with medicinal products and other forms of interactions' where a statement on SSRIs has been added. See below:

Potentiated systemic beta-blockade (e.g. decreased heart rate, depression) has been reported during combined treatment with CYP2D6 inhibitors (e.g. quinidine, SSRIs) and timolol. ,possibly because quinidine inhibits the metabolism of timolol via the P-450 enzyme, CYP2D6..

Updated on 27/04/2007 and displayed until 26/06/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 -Name of the Medicinal product
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   03/2007
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 1 Name of Product

Timoptol Unit Dose Ophthalmic Solution 0.25% & 0.5% will now be called Timoptol Unit Dose 0.25% & 0.5% w/v Eye Drops Solution

Updated on 10/06/2002 and displayed until 27/04/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Updated on 16/08/2001 and displayed until 10/06/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Transferred from eMC version 1
Updated on 16/08/2001 and displayed until 16/08/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Transferred from eMC version 1
Updated on 18/04/2001 and displayed until 16/08/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 18/04/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   timolol maleate


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