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MIMS Ireland: March 2009

Vimpat Approved in Europe

02 March 2009 | New Clinical Evidence

• Improved seizure control when added to other antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) (1) • High long-term retention rate • A dual mode of action... Read more

Azarga

02 March 2009 | New Products

Company: Alcon Laboratories (UK) Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Prohibited in specific sports. Active ingredients: Brinzolamide 10mg and timolol (as maleate) 5mg. Description: Eye drops. White to off white uniform suspension, pH 7.2. Presentation: 5ml, €17.80. Indications: Decrease of intraocular... Read more

CanOral

02 March 2009 | New Products

Company: Bayer Healthcare. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Fluconazole 150mg. Description: Opaque light blue hard capsule (size 1) printed CAN 150. Presentation: 1, €5.49. Indication: Acute or recurrent genital candidiasis, i.e. candidal vaginitis and candidal balanitis. The... Read more

Casomide

02 March 2009 | New Products

Company: Clonmel Healthcare Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. HT. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Bicalutamide 50mg. Description: White round biconvex film-coated tablet. Presentation: 28, price available on request. Indications: Advanced prostate cancer: In combination with LHRH analogue therapy or surgical castration. Locally... Read more

Ciprofloxacin Teva

02 March 2009 | New Products

Company: TEVA Pharmaceuticals Ireland. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport Permitted. Active ingredient: Ciprofloxacin 250mg, 500mg. Description: White, film-ctd tablets with breakline. The tablet can be divided into equal halves. 250mg: Biconvex, round marked CIP 250. 500mg: Capsule shaped marked CIP500... Read more

Efaxil XL

02 March 2009 | New Products

Company: Pinewood Healthcare. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Venlafaxine (as hydrochloride) 75mg, 150mg. Description: Respectively, flesh opaque/flesh opaque or scarlet opaque/scarlet opaque, size 0 or size 00 hard gelatine capsules containing two or three white round, biconvex... Read more

Famciclovir Teva

02 March 2009 | New Products

Company: TEVA Pharmaceuticals Ireland. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport Permitted. Active ingredient: Famciclovir 125mg, 250mg. Description: White to off-white, round, film-coated tablets marked 93 on one side. 125mg marked 8117 and 250mg marked 8118 on reverse. Presentation: 125mg-10, €19.01; 250mg-15,... Read more

Osteole

02 March 2009 | New Products

Company: Pinewood Healthcare. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Glucosamine sulfate 1500mg. Description: White to slightly yellow crystalline odourless powder for oral solution. Presentation: 30, €20.28. Indication: Treatment of the symptoms of osteoarthritis, i.e. pain and function limitation.... Read more

Relpax

02 March 2009 | New Products

Company: Pfizer Healthcare Ireland. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Eletriptan 40mg (as hydrobromide). Description: Round, convex orange film-coated tablets debossed with REP 40 on one side and Pfizer on the other. Presentation: 6, €27.34. Indication: Acute treatment... Read more

Concerta XL 27mg

02 March 2009 | New Presentations

Company: Janssen-Cilag Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport prohibited. Controlled Drug. Active ingredient: Methylphenidate hydrochloride 27mg. Description: Capsule-shaped grey prolonged-release tablet with alza 27 printed on one side in black ink. Presentation: 30, €45.06. Indications: As part of a comprehensive... Read more

Infatrini 500ml

02 March 2009 | New Presentations

Nutricia has launched Infatrini in a new 500ml pack for tube feeding. Infatrini is a high energy, nutritionally complete formula for the dietary management of infants with faltering growth or who have increased nutritional requirements and/or require fluid restriction. Infatrini... Read more

Sprycel 100mg

02 March 2009 | New Presentations

Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals. Legal category: Prescription. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Dasatinib (as monohydrate) 100mg. Description: White to off-white, biconvex, oval film-coated tablet with BMS 100 debossed on one side and 852 on the other side. Presentation: 30. Indications: Treatment... Read more

Discontinuation of AstraZeneca products

02 March 2009 | Discontinued Products

As part of a Global rationalisation process, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) Ltd is planning to withdraw the following products from the Irish market: • Avloclor 250mg tablets • Paludrine 100mg tablets • Heminevrin Syrup and capsules • Xyloproct Ointment... Read more

Dexa-Rhinaspray Duo Discontinued

02 March 2009 | Discontinued Products

Boehringer Ingelheim Ireland Ltd would like to advise that due to prolonged lack of availability they have decided to discontinue supply of Dexa-Rhinaspray Duo (tramazoline hydrochloride and dexamethasone isonicotinate).... Read more

Efexor 37.5mg discontinued

02 March 2009 | Discontinued Products

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Ltd. would like to inform you of their intention to discontinue the marketing of Efexor 37.5mg Tablets. Efexor 37.5mg Tablets will be discontinued when current stock is exhausted.... Read more