Boehringer Ingelheim Limited

Ellesfield Avenue, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 8YS
Telephone: +44 (0)1344 424 600
Fax: +44 (0)1344 741 298
WWW: http://www.boehringer-ingelheim.co.uk
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)1344 741 286
Medical Information e-mail: medinfo@bra.boehringer-ingelheim.com
Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 13/08/2009
SPC Actilyse

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Updated on 13/08/2009 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instructions for use, handling and disposal
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Apr-2009
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

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Section 2

Minor update/typo correction.

 

Section 6.5

Under “Pack sizes” 10mg:

Minor update/typo correction.

 

Under “Pack sizes” 20mg:

Minor update/typo correction.

 

Under “Pack sizes” 50mg:

Minor update/typo correction.

 

Section 6.6

Addition of “and other handling” in title

Reinstating of 4th paragraph previously deleted in error

 

Section 10

Date revised to April 2009

Updated on 02/02/2009 and displayed until 13/08/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5 - Pharmacological Properties
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical Safety Data
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
  • Change to section 6.2 - Incompatibilities
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instructions for use, handling and disposal
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing Authorisation Holder
  • Change to section 8 - MARKETING AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S)
  • Change to section 9 - Date of first Authorisation/renewal of the Authorisation
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 1 -Name of the Medicinal product
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • 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
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   16-May-2007
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

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Actilyse SPC Changes

  

Section 1 Name of the Medicinal Product

The text in this section’s header i.e. Name of the Medicinal Product has been put into upper case letters.

 

The words solvent, solution, injection and infusion in each of the 10 mg, 20 mg and 50 mg paragraphs now all begin with lower case letters.

 

Section 2 Qualitative and Quantitative Composition

The text in this section’s header i.e. Qualitative and Quantitative Composition has been put into upper case letters.

 

Section 3 Pharmaceutical Form

The text in this section’s header i.e. Pharmaceutical Form has been put into upper case letters.

 

Section 4 Clinical Particulars

The text in this section’s header i.e. Clinical Particulars has been put into upper case letters.

 

Section 4.2 Posology and Method of Administration

The text between paragraphs 2 and 3 has been put into a table.

 

Section 4.3 Contraindications

The hyphen between contra and indications has been deleted from this section’s header.

 

The spelling mistake in the first paragraph of this section has been corrected i.e. from exipients to excipients.

 

The word acute has been added to the last bullet point of the Additional contraindications in acute myocardial infarction section.

 

The spelling mistake in the second to last bullet point of the Additional contraindications in acute ischaemic stroke section has been corrected i.e. from pharacotherapy to pharmacotherapy.

 

Section 4.4 Special Warnings and Special Precautions for Use

The second occurrence of the word special in the text of this section’s header has been added.

 

The words Posology and Method of Administration have been deleted from the end of the second paragraph of the Additional special warnings and precautions in acute myocardial infarction section.

 

The word special has been deleted from the section header Additional special warnings and precautions in acute ischaemic stroke.

 

The use of a hyphen as a bullet point for the text Special precautions for use under the Additional special warnings and precautions in acute ischaemic stroke section has been deleted and the text left aligned.

 

The use of a hyphen as a bullet point for the text Special warnings / conditions with a decreased benefit/risk ration under the Additional special warnings and precautions in acute ischaemic stroke section has been deleted and the text left aligned.

 

The word Contra-indications has been deleted from the paragraph beginning Patients with very severe stroke are at higher risk have been deleted and the word section has been added between the text see and 4.3.

 

The use of a hyphen as a bullet point for the header text Other special warnings under the Additional special warnings and precautions in acute ischaemic stroke section has been deleted and the text left aligned.

 

Section 4.5 Interaction with Other Medicinal Products and Other Forms of Interaction

The letter s has been deleted from the word Interactions in the header of this section.

 

The word Contraindications has been deleted from the second paragraph of this section and the word section added between the text see and 4.3.

 

The text GPIIp has been replaced with GPIIb in the last paragraph of this section.

 

Section 4.6 Pregnancy and Lactation

The text in this section’s header has been amended from Use During Pregnancy to Pregnancy and Lactation.

 

Section 4.8 Undesirable Effects

The spelling mistake in the uncommon section of the Immune system disorders paragraph has been corrected i.e. from anapylactoid to anaphylactoid.

 

The word embolism has been replaced by the word embolisation in the rare section of the Injury and poisoning and procedural complications paragraph.

 

Section 5 Pharmacological Properties

The text in this section’s header i.e. Pharmacological Properties has been put into upper case letters.

 

Section 5.1 Pharmacodynamic Properties

On two occasions, the word intravenous has been replaced with the text iv. in the third paragraph of this section.

 

The word subcutaneous has been replaced with the text s.c. in the third paragraph of this section.

 

Section 5.3 Preclinical Safety Data

The word side has been replaced with the word undesirable in the first paragraph of this section.

 

The spelling mistake in the second paragraph of this section has been corrected i.e. from wea to was.

 

Section 6 Pharmaceutical Particulars

The text in this section’s header i.e. Pharmaceutical Particulars has been put into upper case letters.

 

Section 6.1 List of Excipients

The word excipients in this section’s header now begins with a lower case letter.

 

The text +/- has been replaced with ± in the last sentence of this section.

 

Section 6.2 Incompatabilities

The word neither has been added to the last paragraph of this section.

 

Section 6.6 Special Precautions for Disposal

The words and handling have been deleted from this section’s header.

 

Section 7 Marketing Authorisation Holder

The text in this section’s header i.e. Marketing Authorisation Holder has been put into upper case letters.

 

The text Berkshire and RG12 8YS are now on the same line.

 

Section 8 Marketing Authorisation Number

The text in this section’s header i.e. Marketing Authorisation Number has been put into upper case letters.

 

Section 9 Date of First Authorisation/Renewal of the Authorisation

The text in this section’s header i.e. Date of First Authorisation/Renewal of the Authorisation has been put into upper case letters.

 

Section 10 Date of Revision of the Text

The text in this section’s header i.e. Date of Revision of the Text has been put into upper case letters.

 

The text March 2007 has been replaced with the text 16/05/2007.

 

Legal Category

The text in this section’s header i.e. Legal Category has been put into upper case letters.

Updated on 04/12/2007 and displayed until 02/02/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   03/2007
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

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Section 4.3 - addition of the following to pulmonary embolism contraindications:

§         any known history of haemorrhagic stroke or stroke of unknown origin.

§         known history of ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in the preceding 6 months, except current acute ischaemic stroke within 3 hours.

Updated on 14/09/2007 and displayed until 04/12/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • 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 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.7 - Effects on Ability to Drive and Use Machines
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical Safety Data
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of Excipients
  • Change to section 6.2 - Incompatibilities
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instructions for use, handling and disposal
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   03/2007
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

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4.2 - reconstituted solution section reworded/rewritten.
       - adjunctive therapy information changed to be less specific.
4.3 - further information on stroke/TIA to MI and PE sections.
4.4 - addition of GPIIb/IIIa antagonists to MI section.
4.4 - paragraphs 1  and 4 new.
4. 6  - reworded/rewritten.
4.8 - additions to Haemorrhage section.
         additions to Cardiac Disorders section.
         Injury and Poisoning and Procedural Complications - new.
5.3 - 2nd paragraph new.
6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 - sections reworded/rewritten.
 
Updated on 21/03/2007 and displayed until 14/09/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 -Name of the Medicinal product
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instructions for use, handling and disposal
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   08/2005
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

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Section 3 Addition of The powder is presented as a colourless to pale yellow lyophilizate cake.
Section 4.8: Rewritte/reworded.
Section 6.6: Rewritten/reworded.
Updated on 18/03/2004 and displayed until 21/03/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 03/03/2004 and displayed until 18/03/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and Method of Administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 02/03/2004 and displayed until 03/03/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and Method of Administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 23/06/2003 and displayed until 02/03/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic Indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and Method of Administration
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contra-indications
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
Updated on 18/07/2001 and displayed until 23/06/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Transferred from eMC version 1
Updated on 31/08/2000 and displayed until 18/07/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 31/08/2000
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

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