Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd

The Courtyard, Waterside Drive, Langley, Berkshire, SL3 6EZ
Telephone: +44 (0)1753 214 800
Fax: +44 (0)1753 214 802
WWW: http://www.ferring.co.uk
Medical Information Direct Line: +44 (0)1753 214 845
Medical Information e-mail: medical@ferring.com
Medical Information Fax: +44 (0)1753 214 801
Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 22/10/2009
SPC Pentasa Slow Release Tablets 500mg

When a pharmaceutical company changes an SPC or PIL, a new version is published on the eMC. For each version, we show the dates it was published on the eMC and the reasons for change.

Updated on 22/10/2009 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   29-Sep-2009
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

sec. 4.2 - The recommanded dosage for Maintenance treatment has changed to "2g mesalazine once daily".  
Updated on 18/02/2005 and displayed until 22/10/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Updated on 22/09/2004 and displayed until 18/02/2005
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interactions with other Medicaments and other forms of Interaction
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable Effects
Updated on 26/09/2003 and displayed until 22/09/2004
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 6.1 - List of Excipients
  • Change to section 6. 4 - Special Precautions for Storage
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 10 (date of (partial) revision of the text
Updated on 04/11/2002 and displayed until 26/09/2003
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for eMC ie an SPC for an existing product, but one that is new for the eMC
Updated on 17/08/2001 and displayed until 04/11/2002
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Transferred from eMC version 1
Updated on 17/01/2001 and displayed until 17/08/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied
Updated on 06/09/1999 and displayed until 17/01/2001
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • No reasons supplied

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   mesalazine


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