Schering-Plough Ltd

Schering-Plough House, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 1TW
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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 10/03/2010
SPC Elocon Scalp Lotion

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Updated on 10/03/2010 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   26-Feb-2010
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 6.5

Pack sizes 15 & 45 ml removed

Section 10

Date of revision of text update
Updated on 18/01/2008 and displayed until 10/03/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
  • Change to section 9 - Date of first Authorisation/renewal of the Authorisation
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   12/2007
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 2 - Propylene glycol 30/0 w/w added to this section
 
Section 4.4 the following sentence has been added:
 
        ELOCON Scalp Lotion contains propylene glycol which may cause skin irritation.
 
Section 4.8 changed from:
 

Local adverse reactions occasionally reported with Elocon include paresthesia, folliculitis, burning, pruritis, tingling, stinging, allergic contact dermatitis, hypopigmentation, hypertrichosis, secondary infection, striae, acneiform reactions and signs of skin atrophy. 

 

Local adverse reactions reported infrequently with other topical corticosteroids include: irritation, perioral dermatitis, maceration of the skin and miliaria.
 
To:
            Local side effects reported with Elocon include pruritis, tingling, stinging, application site         
            reactions, bacterial infection, folliculitis, furunculosis, acneiform reactions and signs of skin atrophy. 

Additional local side effects reported infrequently with other topical corticosteroids include: burning, irritation, dryness, hypertrichosis, hypopigmentation,perioral dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis,maceration of the skin, secondary infection, striae and miliaria.

Section 6.1
 
    sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate changed to sodium phosphate monobasic dihydrate
 
Section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation updated.
 
Section 10 - Date of revision of text updated
 
 

 

 
 
Updated on 20/08/2001 and displayed until 18/01/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Transferred from eMC version 1
Updated on 26/07/2001 and displayed until 20/08/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 26/07/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   mometasone furoate


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