July 2016

MIMS Full Prescribing Update

New / Revised

Product Name

Section changed
New Adenosine Mylan Injection  
New APO-Calcitriol  
New APO-Desvenlafaxine MR  
New APOHealth Sleep Assist Tablets  
New APO-Rizatriptan  
New Ardix Gliclazide 60 mg MR  
New Cefepime Kabi  
New Cefepime-AFT  
New Clonea Clotrimazole Thrush Treatment 6 Day  
New Diasp SR  
New Durolane  
New Esomeprazole Sandoz Hp7  
New FAB Iron + Vitamin B Complex & Zinc Capsules  
New Fentora  
New Finasteride GH 1  
New Modafin  
New Mydol 15  
New Nausicalm  
New Ondansetron SZ  
New Optive Fusion Lubricant Eye Drops  
New Optive Fusion Preservative-Free Lubricant Eye Drops  
New Praxbind  
New Riluzole Winthrop  
New Signifor LAR  
New Tramadol AN SR  
New Xofigo  
Revised Amoxycillin Sandoz Capsules and Suspension Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Storage
Revised Ampicyn Company change
Revised Anastrozole Sandoz Presentation, Company Address Change
Revised APO-Amlodipine Pharmacology, Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Interactions with other medicines
Revised APO-Amoxycillin Capsules Pharmacology, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Interactions with other medicines, Overdosage
Revised APO-Amoxycillin Powder for Suspension Description, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Overdosage
Revised APO-Cephalexin Capsules Description, Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised APO-Clopidogrel Pharmacology, Clinical trials, Indications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage, Presentation
Revised APO-Diazepam Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised APO-Escitalopram Clinical Trials, Indications, Dosage and Administration
Revised APO-Gabapentin Precautions, Adverse Effects, Interactions with other medicines, Dosage and Administration
Revised APOHealth Famciclovir Once Product name change
Revised APO-Latanoprost Excipients
Revised APO-Montelukast Description, Precautions, Presentation, Storage
Revised APO-Pravastatin Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised APO-Risperidone Indications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage
Revised APO-Roxithromycin Precautions, Adverse Effects, Interactions with other medicines
Revised APO-Trandolapril Description, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised APO-Venlafaxine XR Pharmacokinetics, Clinical trials, Indications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Aredia Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Artane Description, Pharmacology, Indications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage, Company change
Revised Atacand Plus Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Atripla Interactions with other medicines
Revised Avonex Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Azith Pharmacology, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Azithromycin Alphapharm Pharmacology, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Bexsero Adverse Effects, Overdosage, Company change
Revised Brilinta Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Calci-Tab 600 Indications, Precautions, Dosage and Administration
Revised Calindamin Adverse Effects, Clinical trials, Contraindications, Description, Dosage and Administration, Excipients, Indications, Interactions with other medicines, Overdosage, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Precautions, Presentation, Storage
Revised CellCept Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Chemmart Amoxycillin Capsules Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Overdosage
Revised Chemmart Escitalopram Pharmacology, Clinical trials, Indications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Chirocaine Contraindications, Dosage and Administration, Presentation
Revised Climara Contraindications, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Clopidogrel Winthrop Interactions with other medicines
Revised Clopidogrel Winthrop Plus Aspirin Adverse Effects, Pharmacology, Clinical trials, Interactions with other medicines, Precautions
Revised Codral Original Day & Night Cold & Flu Tablets Indications, Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised CoPlavix Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Cosamide Adverse Effects
Revised Cyprone Description, Pharmacology, Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Daklinza Clinical trials, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Differin Topical Cream Presentation 
Revised Differin Topical Gel Presentation 
Revised Dilantin Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Dimetapp Daytime/ Nightime Liquid Capsule Description, Clinical trials, Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Overdosage, Company change
Revised Doryx Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Droleptan Injection Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Efexor-XR Adverse Effects
Revised Enbrel Precautions
Revised Epilim Interactions with other medicines
Revised Epilim IV Interactions with other medicines
Revised Esomeprazole GxP Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised FAB Iron and B Complex Tablets Company change, Dosage and Administration, Company change
Revised Fasturtec Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Femme-Tab ED 20/100 Description, Interactions with other medicines, Company Address Change
Revised Finasta Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Florinef Excipients, Description, Overdosage, Presentation, Storage
Revised Fluconazole Sandoz Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Formet Contraindications, Description, Interactions with other medicines, Presentation, Company Address Change
Revised Fraxiparine Forte Adverse Effects, Clinical trials, Contraindications, Description, Dosage and Administration, Excipients, Indications, Interactions with other medicines, Overdosage, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Precautions, Presentation, Storage
Revised Gabacor Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Galvumet Adverse Effects
Revised Gardisil TGA date change
Revised Genox Adverse Effects, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Glyade Excipients, Pharmacology, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Dosage and Administration
Revised Glyade MR Precautions, Adverse Effects, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Hizentra Adverse Effects
Revised Ibilex Description, Pharmacology, Overdosage
Revised Indomethacin IV Mylan Product name change, Company change, Overdosage
Revised Intal CFC-Free and Intal Forte CFC-Free Precautions
Revised Invega Sustenna Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Iptam Adverse Effects, Clinical trials, Contraindications, Description, Dosage and Administration, Excipients, Indications, Interactions with other medicines, Overdosage, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Precautions, Presentation, Storage
Revised Irbesartan HCT Sandoz Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Events
Revised Iscover Pharmacology, Adverse Effects
Revised Kadcyla Pharmacology, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Kalixocin Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Kalydeco Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Company Address Change
Revised Keytruda Description, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Presentation, Storage
Revised Kombiglyze XR Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Lasix Excipients, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Lemtrada Precautions
Revised Llipigem Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Lycinate Excipients, Presentation, Company change
Revised Maltofer Pharmacology, Clinical trials, Precautions,  References 
Revised Maxor Heartburn Relief Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Mayne Pharma Doxycycline Capsules Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Melizide Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Mencevax ACWY vaccine Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Menveo Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Metoclopramide AN Indications, Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Company change, Company Address Change
Revised Metoclopramide RBX Adverse Effects, Clinical trials, Contraindications, Description, Dosage and Administration, Excipients, Indications, Interactions with other medicines, Overdosage, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Precautions, Presentation, Storage
Revised Metomax Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Interactions with other medicines, Dosage and Administration
Revised Minax Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Overdosage
Revised Mirvaso Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Dosage and Administration, Presentation
Revised Mycophenolate Sandoz Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Neurontin Interactions with other medicines, Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Norvir Tablets and Oral Solution Interactions with other medicines
Revised NutropinAq Cartridge Solution for Injection Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Omeprazole Sandoz Capsules Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Onglyza Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Opdivo Pharmacology, Clinical Trials, Indications, Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Interactions with other medicines, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage
Revised Opsumit Adverse Effects, Presentation
Revised OxyContin Tablets Reformulated Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Company Address Change
Revised OxyNorm Precautions, Adverse Effects, Company Address Change 
Revised OxyNorm Injection Precautions, Adverse Effects, Company Address Change
Revised Panafen Plus Pharmacology, Clinical Trails, Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Pegatron Combination Therapy (with PEG-Intron Clearclick Injector) Precautions
Revised PEG-Intron Clearclick Injector Precautions
Revised Pentasa Oral Clinical trials, Dosage and Administration, 
Revised Pharmacor Gabapentin Tablets Indications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage
Revised Pioglitazone Sandoz Description, Contraindications, Precautions, Company Address Change
Revised Pritor/Amlodipine Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Remicade Precautions, Adverse effects, Dosage and Administration, Storage
Revised Resprim Pharmacology, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Sertra Indications, Precautions, Company change
Revised Skelid Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Stribild Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Pharmacology
Revised Tamiflu Pharmacology, Indications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Interactions with other medicines, Dosage and Administration, Storage
Revised Terry White Chemists Amoxycillin Capsules Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Overdosage
Revised Terry White Chemists Amoxycillin Suspension Description, Pharmacology, Indications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Overdosage, Storage, Company Address Change
Revised Terry White Chemists Escitalopram Clinical trials, Indications, Dosage and Administration
Revised Terry White Chemists Gliclazide MR Pharmacology, Indications, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Presentation
Revised Terry White Chemists Montelukast Presentation
Revised Tevagrastim TGA date change
Revised Tirofiban AC Description, Storage
Revised Tripacel Description, Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Truvada Pharmacology, Contraindications, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Twynsta Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Typhim Vi Product name change, Indications, Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Vallergan Precautions
Revised Valoid Company  change, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Varivax Refrigerated Adverse Effects
Revised Vasocardol Tablets Contraindications, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Overdosage
Revised Vedafil Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Vfend Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Victoza Clinical trials, Indications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage
Revised Vidaza Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Viread Pharmacology, Clinical trials, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Visudyne Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Vivaxim Description, Precautions, Dosage and Administration
Revised Volibris Clinical Trials, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Voltaren Contraindications, Precautions, Dosage and Administration
Revised Voltaren Ophtha Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Voltaren Rapid 50 Contraindications, Precautions, Dosage and Administration
Revised Votrient Description, Pharmacology, Clinical trials, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Xolair Pharmacology, Clinical trials, Indications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Zinopril Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Zithromax Precautions
Revised Zithromax IV Precautions

This list is a summary of only some of the changes that have occurred over the last month. Before prescribing, always refer to the full product information.

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