The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 273 No 7326 p741
20 November 2004

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Products

Prescription Products
• Keppra
• Moxonidine tablets
• Thyroxine tablets
• Spironolactone tablets
• GTN tablets
SPC changes
• Avaxim
Discontinued products
• Rapamune tablets
• Prothiaden tablets
Supply issues
• Edronax tablets
Products miscellany
• Fortisip presentation
• Periostat

Prescription Products

Keppra
Keppra (levetiracetam) oral solution 100mg/ml and film-coated tablets 750mg are now available from UCB Pharma. Net price, 300ml oral solution £71, 60 tablets £89.10. Legal category: POM.

Moxonidine tablets
Moxonidine tablets 200µg, 300µg and 400µg are now available from APS/Berk. Net price 28, 200µg £9.93, 300µg £11.73, 400µg £13.55. Legal category: POM.

Thyroxine tablets
Thyroxine tablets 50µg and 100µg tablets are now available from Almus. Net price 28, 50µg £0.57, 100µg £0.86. Legal category: POM.

Spironolactone tablets
Spironolactone tablets 25mg, 50mg and 100mg are now available from Almus. Net price 28, 25mg £2.10, 50mg £4.49, 100mg £4.63. Legal category: POM.

GTN tablets
GTN (glyceryl trinitrate) tablets 500µg are now available from Almus. Net price, 100 £1.06. Legal category: POM.

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SPC changes

Avaxim
Avaxim (inactivated hepatitis A vaccine) is now licensed to be used as a booster in subjects who received another inactivated hepatitis A vaccine (monovalent or with purified Vi polysaccharide typhoid) six months to 36 months previously (Aventis Pasteur MSD). See SPC.

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Discontinued products

Rapamune tablets
Rapamune (sirolimus) tablets 1mg and 2mg packs of 100 are being discontinued (Wyeth). All other presentations remain available.

Prothiaden tablets
Prothiaden (dosulepin hydrochloride) tablets 75mg bottle presentation (500 tablets per bottle) is being discontinued (Abbott).

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Supply issues

Edronax tablets
Edronax (reboxetine) tablets are currently out of stock (Pfizer).
The company expects stock to be available from the week commencing 29 November.

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Products miscellany

Fortisip presentation
Fortisip liquid nutritional supplement is now available in bottles as well as cartons (Nutricia Clinical).

Periostat
The distribution of Periostat (doxycycline) has transferred from CollaGenex International Ltd to Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Supplies will continue to be in CollaGenex livery until the new Alliance packaging is available.
The marketing authorisations will transfer at a later date.
Further information is available on 01249 466966.

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