The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 277 No 7424 p511
28 October 2006

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Products

Prescription Products
• Cefuroxime axetil
• Ciprofloxacin
• Infanrix-IPV+Hib
SPC changes
• Revatio
Discontinued products
• Fortum
• Becotide and Becloforte
Counter products
• Celluvisc 0.5 per cent
• Nicorette microtabs
Products miscellany
• Keri products
• Somatuline products

Prescription Products

Cefuroxime axetil
Cefuroxime axetil tablets 250mg are now available from Pliva. Net price: 14 x 250mg, £8.27. Legal category: POM.

Ciprofloxacin
Ciprofloxacin intravenous infusion 2mg/ml is now available from Pliva. Net price: 50ml, £8; 100ml, £15; 200ml, £22. Legal category: POM.

Infanrix-IPV+Hib
Infanrix-IPV+Hib (powder for suspension for injection; diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis [acellular component], poliomyelitis [inactivated] and Haemophilus type b conjugate vaccine [adsorbed]) pre-filled syringe and vial is now available from GlaxoSmithKline. Net price: 1 x 0.5ml, £27.86. Legal category: POM.

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SPC changes

Revatio
The summary of product characteristics for Revatio (sildenafil citrate; Pfizer) has been updated. Skin rash has been added to the list of adverse events. See SPC.

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Discontinued products

Fortum
GlaxoSmithKline is discontinuing Fortum (ceftazidime) infusion vial 2g. GSK expects stocks to be exhausted by the end of April 2007. Fortum Monovial 2g and Fortum vials for injection 250mg, 500mg, 1g, 2g and 3g remain available. Further information from GSK’s customer contact centre on 0800 221441.

Becotide and Becloforte
GlaxoSmithKline has announced that Becotide 50µg, 100µg and 200µg and Becloforte 250µg metered dose inhalers will be discontinued in the third quarter of 2007. Further information from GSK’s customer contact centre on 0800 221441.

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Counter products

Celluvisc 0.5 per cent
Celluvisc (carmellose sodium) eye drops 0.5 per cent are now available from Allergan. Net price: 30 x 0.4ml, £5.75; 90 x 0.4ml, £15.53. Legal category: P.

Nicorette microtabs
Nicorette microtabs 2mg are now available as a general sale list medicine from Pfizer. Recommended retail price: 30, £3.57; 105; £9.84. Legal category: GSL.

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Products miscellany

Keri products
Bristol-Myers Squibb has sold all presentations of Keri products to Novartis. Orders can now be placed with Novartis customer services on 01403 218111.

Somatuline products
Ipsen has appointed Healthcare Logistics as sole distributor for Somatuline Autogel (lanreotide) and Somatuline LA. Orders can now be placed with Healthcare Logistics on 01234 248641.

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