Spiriva Respimat 2.5 microgram, inhalation solution

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Updated on 12 December 2024

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PIL - 316414-06 dated 30.07.2024 PIP046410-006 - Cropped.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 6 - date of revision
  • Change to other sources of information section

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Information on the usage period of the Respimat re-usable device included.

Updated on 10 December 2024

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R1e-IE-SPC-16.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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  • Section 4.2: To include information on the usage period of the Respimat re-usable device
  • Section 5.1: Correction of a typo
  • Section 10: Section 10: Updated to 03/12/2024.


Updated on 23 December 2022

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PIL - 316414-05 - 21.07.2022 - PIP046410-005 - Cropped.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • New PIL for new product

Updated on 23 December 2022

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R1e-IE-SPC-15.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • 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 7 - Marketing authorisation holder
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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• Section 4.1: Update to COPD indication to replace “Tiotropium” with “Spiriva Respimat”.

• Section 4.2: Update to “Method of administration” information.

• Section 4.8: Updated to include minor editorial changes.

• Section 6.3: Updated to include minor editorial changes.

• Section 6.5: Updated to add “Each cartridge contains 4 ml inhalation solution.”.

• Section 7: Updated to remove “-D” from Marketing Authorisation Holder address.

• Section 10: The date of revision has been updated to December 2022 to align with the approval date 15/12/2022.


Updated on 11 January 2021

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R1e-E-SPC-14 - Approved.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • 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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  • Section 4.2: The sentence “Respimat is an inhaler device that generates a spray for inhalation.” has been included in the SmPC under the section ‘Instruction for use’ to provide the user/patient a clear information of the purpose of the device (Respimat).
  • Section 4.8: Update to the Irish Adverse Events reporting details.
  • Section 10: Updated to 18 December 2020. 

 

Updated on 02 December 2019

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leaflet 316414-01 AMT 88085 - PIP046410-001 - dated 22.10.18 - CROPPED .pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - excipient warnings
  • Change to section 3 - how to take/use
  • Change to section 4 - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 5 - how to store or dispose
  • Change to section 6 - what the product looks like and pack contents
  • Change to section 6 - date of revision
  • Change to other sources of information section
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
  • Change to improve clarity and readability

Updated on 02 December 2019

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R1e-E-SPC-13 for medicines.ie.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 6.3 - Shelf life
  • Change to section 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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Sections 2 and 4.4: Inclusion of information on the excipient benzalkonium chloride

Section 4.2 – Posology and method of administration: to include the instructions for use for the re-usable device

Section 6.3 – Shelf life: to include an in-use shelf life for the inhaler and recommended use: 6 cartridges per inhaler

Section 6.5 – Nature and contents of container:  to include the new pack sizes

Section 10 – Date of revision

Updated on 05 October 2018

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cropped PIL 309869-14 12Apr2018 PIP005264-014.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
  • Change to section 2 - use in children and adolescents
  • Change to section 3 - dose and frequency
  • Change to section 3 - use in children/adolescents
  • Change to section 3 - how to take/use
  • Change to section 4 - possible side effects
  • Change to section 4 - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 6 - date of revision

Updated on 05 October 2018

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R1e-E-SPC-11.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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The main changes are: 

  • In section 4.1 Therapeutic indications, the approved asthma indication is now as follows:
     
    Spiriva Respimat is indicated as add-on maintenance bronchodilator treatment in patients aged 6 years and older with severe asthma who experienced one or more severe asthma exacerbations in the preceding year (see sections 4.2 and 5.1).
     
    The COPD indication wording is unchanged.
     
  • Section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration has been revised to include information on for patients 6 to 17 years of age.
     
    The following statement has also been included for adult patients (similar to information previously in the indication section):
     
    In adult patients with severe asthma, tiotropium should be used in addition to inhaled corticosteroids (≥ 800 μg budesonide/day or equivalent) and at least one controller.
     
  • Sections 4.8 – Undesirable effects, 5.1 – Pharmacodynamic properties and 5.2 – Pharmacokinetic properties have been updated with information from the paediatric studies. 

Updated on 20 July 2018

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cropped Leaflet 309869-14 25.04.2017 PIP005264-014.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • Change to Section 1 - what the product is
  • Change to section 1 - what the product is used for
  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - contraindications
  • Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
  • Change to section 2 - interactions with other medicines, food or drink
  • Change to section 3 - how to take/use
  • Change to section 3 - overdose, missed or forgotten doses
  • Change to section 4 - possible side effects
  • Change to section 4 - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 5 - how to store or dispose
  • Change to section 6 - what the product contains
  • Change to section 6 - what the product looks like and pack contents
  • Change to section 6 - date of revision

Updated on 16 July 2018

File name

R1e-E-SPC-12 For Med.ie.docx

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and lactation
  • Change to Section 4.8 – Undesirable effects - how to report a side effect
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
  • Change to section 9 - Date of first authorisation/renewal of the authorisation
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.6, 4.8, 5.1, 5.2, 9 and 10 of the SPC have been updated.  The main changes are revised heading for instructions for use sub-section in 4.2 and re-wording of the existing contraindications (section 4.3).  The other section changes are editorial.

Updated on 22 June 2016

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PIL_13689_827.pdf

Reasons for updating

  • New PIL for new product

Updated on 22 June 2016

Reasons for updating

  • Change to improve clarity and readability

Updated on 22 March 2016

Reasons for updating

  • New SPC for new product

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Updated on 22 March 2016

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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Section 4.2 updated in respect of the User Instructions.

 

Section 10: Revision date has been changed to March 2016

Updated on 21 March 2016

Reasons for updating

  • Change to date of revision
  • Change to further information section

Updated on 28 January 2015

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 1 - Name of medicinal product
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.5 - 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 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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Update to section 4.2 – the instruction for use pictures have been changed plus some text updates

 

Main change relates to addition of Tiospir study data (205.452) to 5.1 and PK/PD study 205.458 to 5.2 plus other updates to 4.4, 4.5, 4.8, 4.9.  In addition, the pharmaceutical standard term has been updated from solution for inhalation to inhalation solution throughout the SPC – please note that this change impacts the product name.  A further change to section 4.2 was also included in the ‘when to get a new Spiriva Respimat inhaler’ text.



Section 10: Revision date has been changed to January 2015

Updated on 22 January 2015

Reasons for updating

  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change to side-effects
  • Change to further information section
  • Change to date of revision
  • Change to product name

Updated on 30 September 2014

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.1 - Therapeutic indications
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and lactation
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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The main change is to extend the indication to include asthma in adult patients (section 4.1) with associated changes to sections 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.8, 5.1, 5.2 and 10.

Updated on 30 September 2014

Reasons for updating

  • Change to, or new use for medicine
  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change to side-effects
  • Change to drug interactions
  • Change to information about pregnancy or lactation
  • Change to date of revision
  • Change to dosage and administration
  • Addition of information on reporting a side effect.

Updated on 22 November 2013

Reasons for updating

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

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Section 4.8 has been updated to include ‘anaphylactic reaction’ with frequency ‘unknown’ in the list of side effects.

Section 10 Date of revision has been revised to 10/2013.

Updated on 08 November 2013

Reasons for updating

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

Updated on 13 June 2013

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 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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Sections 4.2, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 were updated with the results of paediatric studies in cystic fibrosis. In addition the SPC has been updated with information on the paediatric waiver in the condition COPD (section 5.1) and paediatric use (section 4.2).

Section 10 has been updated to May 2013

Updated on 11 June 2013

Reasons for updating

  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change to date of revision

Updated on 09 October 2012

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and lactation
  • 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 6.5 - Nature and contents of container
  • Change to section 6.6 - Special precautions for disposal and other handling
  • Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION

For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

has been changed to

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

4.2 Posology and method of administration

Editorial changes to text
Revised pictures and text for the “Patients Instructions for use and handling section”


4.6 Fertility, pregnancy and lactation

A section on fertility has been added to this section as well as sub-headings included Fertility; Pregnancy and Breast-feeding.


4.8 Undesirable effects

Change to some of the sub-headings and not known frequency footnote to table of adverse reactions deleted.

4.9 Overdose

The following paragraph has been deleted from this section:
“No significant undesirable effects have been observed in four long term studies in COPD patients with a daily dose of 10 microgram tiotropium solution for inhalation over 4-48 weeks.”


5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties

The pharmacotherapeutic group has been updated; some sub-headings have been added to existing text and the following statement has been added:

“Paediatric population
No data in paediatric population were established (see 4.2).”

5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties
Editorial change

5.3 Preclinical safety data
The following statement has been included in this section:

“In a general reproduction and fertility study in rats, there was no indication of any adverse effect on fertility or mating performance of either treated parents or their offspring at any dosage.”


6.5 Nature and contents of container

Editorial change (one to 1)


6.6 Special precautions for disposal

The word “medicinal” has been added to state:

“Any unused medicinal product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements.”


9. DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION/RENEWAL OF THE AUTHORISATION

Date has been amended to 24/07/2012

10. DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT

Date has been amended to September 2012

Updated on 08 October 2012

Reasons for updating

  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change of contraindications
  • Change to storage instructions
  • Change to side-effects
  • Change to drug interactions
  • Change to information about pregnancy or lactation
  • Change to further information section
  • Change to date of revision
  • Change in co-marketing arrangement
  • Change to dosage and administration

Updated on 02 March 2011

Reasons for updating

  • Correction of spelling/typing errors

Updated on 09 September 2010

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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Section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use

Addition of paragraph:

‘Spiriva Respimat should be used with caution in patients with known cardiac rhythm disorders (see 5.1).’

 

Section 4.8 - Undesirable effects

Extensively updated

 

Section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties

Information on ‘the following health outcome effects were demonstrated in the long term 1-year studies:’  updated - revised section C

 

Section 10 – Date of revision of the text

Date has been revised to August 2010

Updated on 08 September 2010

Reasons for updating

  • Change to warnings or special precautions for use
  • Change to side-effects
  • Change to date of revision

Updated on 25 March 2010

Reasons for updating

  • Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
  • Change to section 6.3 - Shelf life
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text

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The SPC has been updated in sections 4.2 - Posology and method of administration, 6.3 -shelf life and 10 - date of revision.  The in-use shelf life has been increased from 2 to 3 months (information in sections 4.2 and 6.3) and the overall shelf life has been increased from 2 to 3 years (information in section 6.3). 

 

Section 10 has been revised to September 2009.

Updated on 25 March 2010

Reasons for updating

  • Change to storage instructions
  • Change to dosage and administration

Updated on 19 September 2008

Reasons for updating

  • New PIL for medicines.ie

Updated on 02 May 2008

Reasons for updating

  • New SPC for medicines.ie

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