Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
FENTANYL
ProStrakan Limited
50 Microgram
Tablet Sublingual
2009-05-22
IRISH MEDICINES BOARD ACTS 1995 AND 2006 MEDICINAL PRODUCTS(CONTROL OF PLACING ON THE MARKET)REGULATIONS,2007 (S.I. NO.540 OF 2007) PA1049/006/001 Case No: 2059445 The Irish Medicines Board in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the above mentioned Regulations hereby grants to PROSTRAKAN LIMITED GALABANK BUSINESS PARK, GALASHIELS, TD1 1QH, UNITED KINGDOM an authorisation, subject to the provisions of the said Regulations, in respect of the product ABSTRAL 50 MICROGRAM SUBLINGUAL TABLETS The particulars of which are set out in Part I and Part II of the attached Schedule. The authorisation is also subject to the general conditions as may be specified in the said Regulations as listed on the reverse of this document. This authorisation, unless previously revoked, shall continue in force from 29/09/2009 until 21/05/2014. Signed on behalf of the Irish Medicines Board this ________________ A person authorised in that behalf by the said Board. IRISH MEDICINES BOARD ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _Date Printed 29/09/2009_ _CRN 2059445_ _page number: 1_ PART II SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Abstral 50 microgram sublingual tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each sublingual tablet contains: 50 micrograms fentanyl (as citrate) For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Sublingual tablet 50 microgram sublingual tablet is a white pentagon-shaped tablet 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Management of breakthrough pain in adult patients using opioid therapy for chronic cancer pain. Breakthrough pain is a transient exacerbation of otherwise controlled chronic background pain. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Abstral should onl Read the complete document