TITLE IIIU.K.PLACING ON THE MARKET

CHAPTER 1U.K.Marketing authorization

[F1Article 11 U.K.

The summary of the product characteristics shall contain, in the order indicated below, the following information:

1.

name of the medicinal product followed by the strength and the pharmaceutical form.

2.

qualitative and quantitative composition in terms of the active substances and constituents of the excipient, knowledge of which is essential for proper administration of the medicinal product. The usual common name or chemical description shall be used.

3.

pharmaceutical form.

4.

clinical particulars:

4.1.

therapeutic indications,

4.2.

posology and method of administration for adults and, where necessary for children,

4.3.

contra-indications,

4.4.

special warnings and precautions for use and, in the case of immunological medicinal products, any special precautions to be taken by persons handling such products and administering them to patients, together with any precautions to be taken by the patient,

4.5.

interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interactions,

4.6.

use during pregnancy and lactation,

4.7.

effects on ability to drive and to use machines,

4.8.

undesirable effects,

4.9.

overdose (symptoms, emergency procedures, antidotes).

5.

pharmacological properties:

5.1.

pharmacodynamic properties,

5.2.

pharmacokinetic properties,

5.3.

preclinical safety data.

6.

pharmaceutical particulars:

6.1.

list of excipients,

6.2.

major incompatibilities,

6.3.

shelf life, when necessary after reconstitution of the medicinal product or when the immediate packaging is opened for the first time,

6.4.

special precautions for storage,

6.5.

nature and contents of container,

6.6.

special precautions for disposal of a used medicinal product or waste materials derived from such medicinal product, if appropriate.

7.

marketing authorisation holder.

8.

marketing authorisation number(s).

9.

date of the first authorisation or renewal of the authorisation.

10.

date of revision of the text.

11.

for radiopharmaceuticals, full details of internal radiation dosimetry.

12.

for radiopharmaceuticals, additional detailed instructions for extemporaneous preparation and quality control of such preparation and, where appropriate, maximum storage time during which any intermediate preparation such as an eluate or the ready-to-use pharmaceutical will conform with its specifications.

For authorisations under Article 10, those parts of the summary of product characteristics of the reference medicinal product referring to indications or dosage forms which were still covered by patent law at the time when a generic medicine was marketed need not be included.]

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