Roche Products Limited

Hexagon Place, 6 Falcon Way, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1TW
Telephone: +44 (0)1707 366 000
Fax: +44 (0)1707 338 297
WWW: http://www.rocheuk.com
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)800 032 7298
Medical Information e-mail: roche@professionalinformation.co.uk
Customer Care direct line: +44 (0)800 731 5711
Medical Information Fax: +44 (0)1748 828801
Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 09/06/2008
SPC Rocaltrol

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Updated on 09/06/2008 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   23-May-2008
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



Underlined text has been added, text with strike through deleted:

 

List of excipients

Content

Butylated hydroxyanisole

Butylated hydroxytoluene

Triglycerides, mMedium -chain triglycerides

 

Shell

Gelatin

Glycerol

Karion 83 (Sorbitol, Mannitol, Hydrogenated hydrolysed starch)

Titanium dioxide E171

Canthaxanthin E161Iron oxide red E172

Iron oxide yellow E172

Special precautions for storage

Glass bottles

Do not store above 30°C.

 

Blisters

Do not store above 25°C.   Store in the original containerpackage and keep the blisters in the outer carton in order to protect from light and moisture.

 

Nature and contents of container

Amber glass bottles with plastic screw caps containing 100 capsules and PVC opaque blisters containing 100 capsules (5 strips of 20 capsules).

 

Due to the use of a natural colouring agent, discolouration of the capsule may occur.  This does not affect the quality of the medicine.

 

Updated on 12/06/2007 and displayed until 09/06/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   06/2007
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Underlined text has been added:
 
6.1    List of excipients
 
Karion 83 (Sorbitol, Mannitol, Hydrogenated hydrolysed starch)
 
10.    DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT
 
Updated to: June 2007
Updated on 17/01/2006 and displayed until 12/06/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Addition of Legal Category
Updated on 16/09/2004 and displayed until 17/01/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
Updated on 05/02/2003 and displayed until 16/09/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 05/02/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   calcitriol


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