Salofalk 250mg Suppositories

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Pharmacy Only: Prescription
  • Company:

    DR. FALK PHARMA GMBH
  • Status:

    No Recent Update
  • Legal Category:

    Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
  • Active Ingredient(s):

    *Additional information is available within the SPC or upon request to the company

Updated on 29 January 2024

File name

PA 573_4_2-smpc-sept2023-_clean - Jan24 revised.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 1 - Name of medicinal product

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minor edit

Updated on 03 January 2024

File name

Salofalk-250mg-suppository-PIL-sept2023.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4 - possible side effects

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4. added rash and itching and re-worded and reorganised the whole section. 

Updated on 03 January 2024

File name

Salofalk-1g-Suppositories-IE-SmPC-sept2023.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • 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

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4.2 added that duration of use is to be determined by physician.

4.4 added to stop use if renal function deteriorates. Added warnings on serious blood dyscrasias and cardiac hypersensitivity reactions.

4.8 added common undesirable effects of rash and pruritus.

Updated on 03 February 2023

File name

Salofalk-250mg-suppository-Jan2023-SmPC-IE.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects

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4.4: addition of:

information on interaction of mesalazine and bleach.

DRESS adverse reaction.

4.8: addition of DRESS adverse reactions.

Updated on 03 February 2023

File name

Salofalk-250mg-suppository-PIL-Jan2023-IE.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
  • Change to section 4 - possible side effects

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addition of:

information on interaction of mesalazine and bleach.

DRESS adverse reaction.

addition of symptoms related to DRESS adverse reactions.

 

Updated on 26 January 2021

File name

Salofalk-250mg-suppository-PIL-Jan2021-IE - clean.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
  • Change to section 4 - possible side effects

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Implementation of Type IAIN variation C.1.3.a to update the SmPC/PIL due to the outcome of PSUSA/00001990/202002 adopted by the PRAC committee and CMDh position of 10/2020 relating to mesalazine and side effects of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)

Updated on 26 January 2021

File name

Salofalk-250mg-suppository-Jan2021-SmPC-IE - clean.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects

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Section 4.4 added warning on severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), including Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)

Section 4.8 added Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) under the SOC Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders with a frequency unknown.  Added summary of safety profile - severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), including Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), have been reported in association with mesalazine treatment (see section 4.4).

 

Updated on 06 November 2019

File name

Salofalk-250mg-suppository-PIL-Nov19-IE.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
  • Change to section 4 - possible side effects

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warning and possible adr relating to nephrolithiasis

Updated on 06 November 2019

File name

Salofalk-250mg-suppository-Nov2019-SmPC-IE.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects

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warning and possible adr relating to nephrolithiasis

Updated on 01 December 2017

Reasons for updating

  • New SPC for new product

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Updated on 01 December 2017

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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Addition of side effect according to PRAC recommendations

Updated on 29 November 2017

File name

PIL_11595_718.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • New PIL for new product

Updated on 29 November 2017

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 6 - date of revision
  • Change to section 4 - possible side effects

Updated on 03 June 2015

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • 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 - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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All QRD template updates and minor admin, spelling, changes/corrections

Updated on 29 May 2015

Reasons for updating

  • Change to date of revision
  • Addition of information on reporting a side effect.
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors

Updated on 07 March 2012

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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4.3 Contraindications - removed contraindications relating to ulcers and haemorrhagic diathesis
4.5 Interactions - removed majority of contraindications.  Added contraindications relating to thioguanine and warfarin.
4.8 Undesirable effects - added effects under "cardiac disorders", Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders" and "gastrointestinal disorders"
4.9 Overdose - new advice
10  Approved Jan 2012

Updated on 05 March 2012

Reasons for updating

  • Change of contraindications
  • Change to instructions about overdose
  • Change to side-effects
  • Change to drug interactions
  • Change to date of revision

Updated on 29 July 2011

Reasons for updating

  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change of contraindications
  • Change to improve clarity and readability

Updated on 23 May 2011

Reasons for updating

  • 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 4.9 - Overdose
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical safety data
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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4.2 updated with regard to dosing children.  SmPC updated entirely in sections 4.3 - 5.3 to match the more up to date information in the Salofalk 1g Suppository SmPC.

Updated on 07 May 2010

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical safety data
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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Section 3:  Form changed from ‘rectal capsule’ to ‘suppository’.
Section 4.8:  Added peripheral neuropathy and reversible oligospermia

Section 5.3:  Added standard text:  Non-clinical data reveal no special hazard for humans based on conventional studies of safety pharmacology, repeated dose toxicity, genotoxicity, carcinogenic potential, toxicity to reproduction.

Section 6.5:  Added  ‘Not all pack sizes may be marketed’.

Section 10:  Changed to April 2010

Updated on 06 May 2010

Reasons for updating

  • Change to side-effects
  • Change to date of revision

Updated on 26 July 2007

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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Addition of cholestatic hepatitis to section 4.8.

Updated on 14 November 2006

Reasons for updating

  • New PIL for medicines.ie

Updated on 10 October 2006

Reasons for updating

  • New SPC for medicines.ie

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