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The Pharmaceutical Journal Vol 265 No 7115 p466
September 23, 2000 Products

Prescription products

Novartis SPC changes

Novartis Pharmaceuticals has revised the summary of product characteristics for Neoral (ciclosporin) soft gelatin capsules 10mg, 25mg, 50mg and 100mg and oral solution 100mg/ml and Sandimmun (ciclosporin) infusion 50mg/ml. The interaction section for both products now states: “Plasma or whole blood concentrations of ciclosporin can be reduced by concomitant use of the herbal remedy St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum).”