October 2016

MIMS Full Prescribing Update

New / Revised

Product Name

Section changed
New Acarizax  
New Aciclovir Sandoz  
New Advagraf XL  
New APOHealth Sinus Nasal Decongestant  
New APO-Levetiracetam Oral Solution  
New APO-Perindopril Arginine  
New Aspecillin  
New Blackmores Kids Chesty Cough  
New Blooms the Chemist Amlodipine  
New Blooms the Chemist Candesartan  
New Blooms the Chemist Candesartan HCTZ  
New Calcium Gluconate Gel  
New DeBug Hand Hygiene Solution  
New Dermalife Ointment  
New Dexamphetamine Tablets (Aspen Pharma)  
New Esmya  
New Euflexxa  
New HemorRite  
New Herron Lip-Eze Oralife Peppermint Lip Ointment  
New Imatinib-Teva  
New Inpler  
New Linevox  
New Mega 3 Chewable  
New Midazolam-Claris  
New Mistrom  
New Murine Eye Mist  
New MycoNail  
New Nexole  
New Paraffin Cream  
New Peppermint Water  
New Prometrium  
New Seasonique  
New Sodium Bicarbonate Mouthwash 1% w/v  
New Sorbolene Cream with 10% Glycerin  
New Surgical Spirit  
New SURGI-gel Lubricating Gel  
New SURGI-gel Plus Sterile Lubricating Gel  
New Tagrisso  
New Talc Sterile  
New Thymol Mouthwash Red  
New Triclosan 1% w/v Pre-Op Wash  
New Utrogestan  
New Varilrix HSA-free  
New White Soft Paraffin  
New White Soft Paraffin 50% w/w, Liquid Paraffin 50% w/w Ointment  
New White Soft Paraffin BP Sterile  
New Zinc & Castor Oil Cream  
New Zinc Cream  
New Zolpidem Pharmacor  
Revised Acimax Tablets Adverse Effects
Revised Actiq Excipients, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Company change
Revised Adcetris Precautions, Adverse Effects, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Adesan HCT Excipients, Presentation
Revised Allosig Company change
Revised Amaryl Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Amlodipine Sandoz TGA date change
Revised APO-Bicalutamide Adverse Effects
Revised APO-Clindamycin Sponsor change, Description, Pharmacology, Precautions, Overdosage, Presentation
Revised APO-Pantoprazole Heartburn Relief Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised APO-Valsartan HCTZ Description, Presentation
Revised Atenolol Sandoz TGA date change, Company Address Change
Revised Atorvastatin SZ TGA date change, Company Address Change
Revised Atripla Precautions
Revised Azathioprine Sandoz TGA date change, Company Address Change
Revised Azilect Company change
Revised BeneFIX Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Presentation 
Revised Benlysta Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Breo Ellipta Adverse Effects
Revised Calogen Presentation
Revised Candesartan Sandoz TGA date change, Company Address Change
Revised Capecitabine Sandoz TGA date change
Revised Carbamazepine Sandoz Storage, Company Address Change
Revised Cefepime Sandoz TGA date change, Company Address Change
Revised Celestone M Cream Product name change, Description, Presentation
Revised Cervarix TGA date change
Revised Chemmart Clindamycin Excipients
Revised Chemmart Frusemide Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Overdosage
Revised Chemmart Lercanidipine Description, Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Chemmart Pravastatin Clinical Trials, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Presentation
Revised Cimzia Precautions
Revised Clarithromycin AN Company change
Revised Clarithromycin Sandoz Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Clindamycin Mylan Pharmacology, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Presentation, Storage
Revised Clomid Adverse Effects
Revised Codapane Forte Contraindications, Precautions, Dosage and Administration, Presentation
Revised Codral Original Cold & Flu + Cough Day & Night Capsules Clinical trials, Dosage and Administration, Storage
Revised Comfarol Forte Description, Contraindications, Precautions, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage
Revised Coveram Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Coversyl Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Coversyl Plus Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Creon Capsules Clinical trials, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Creon Micro Clinical trials, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Cyclogyl Precautions, Overdosage
Revised Cyclosporin Sandoz Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Cytarabine Injection Dosage and Administration
Revised Daktarin Excipients
Revised Dalacin C Phosphate Injection Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Daonil Excipients, Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Depo-Medrol Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised DermAid 1% Solution Description, Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Contraindications, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Storage, Dosage and Administration, Presentation
Revised Dimirel Description, Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Donepezil Sandoz Adverse Effects
Revised Dormizol Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Duodart Excipients, Adverse Effects
Revised Duphalac Company change 
Revised Dynastat Excipients, Description, Dosage and Administration, Presentation
Revised Eagle Femi-Nan Product name change, Indications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised EES Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Presentation, Company change
Revised Effient Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Elelyso Adverse Effects, Overdosage
Revised Emtriva Contraindications
Revised E-mycin Description, Indications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Presentation
Revised Enalapril HCT Sandoz Company Address change
Revised Enbrel Precautions, Adverse Effects, Presentation
Revised EpiPen TGA date change
Revised Erythrocin IV Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Sponsor change
Revised Etopophos Storage
Revised Ferinject Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Flagyl Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Flagyl S Suspension Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Flomaxtra Company Address Change, TGA date change
Revised Fluarix TGA date change
Revised Flufeme 150 mg capsule Interactions with other medicines
Revised FluQuadri and FluQuadri Junior Description, Presentation
Revised Gadovist Excipients, Pharmacology, Clinical trials, Indications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Galantyl Adverse Effects
Revised GenRx Alprazolam Description, Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Contraindications, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Presentation
Revised GenRx Mirtazapine Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Presentation
Revised GenRx Terbinafine Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Overdose
Revised Glyade Dosage and Administration
Revised Glypressin Solution Clinical trials, Indications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage, References 
Revised Gopten Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Hepsera Precautions
Revised Herceptin Pharmacology, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Infanrix Presentation
Revised Infanrix Hexa (thiomersal free) Description, Clinical trials, Indications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Presentation
Revised Ipratrin uni-dose Pharmacology, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Isomonit Company Address Change
Revised Janumet and Janumet XR Adverse Effects
Revised Januvia Adverse Effects
Revised Jardiamet Excipients, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Presentation
Revised Kaletra Contraindications, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Ketoral Injection Description, Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage, Presentation
Revised Keytruda Clinical trials, Adverse Effects
Revised Lamisil Tablets Precautions, Adverse Effects, Company Address
Revised Latanoprost Sandoz Company Address Change, TGA date change
Revised Latanoprost/Timolol Sandoz Company Address Change, TGA date change
Revised Latuda TGA date change
Revised Levlen ED Description, Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Lisinopril Sandoz Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Presentation
Revised Logynon ED Description, Pharmacology, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage, Presentation
Revised Loniten Excipients, Presentation, Storage
Revised Losec Adverse Effects
Revised Lovir Company change
Revised Lukair Adverse Effects
Revised Mabthera Dosage and Administration
Revised Mabthera SC Precaution, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage
Revised Meloxicam Sandoz Excipients, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Menitorix Clinical Trials, Precautions, Dosage and Administration
Revised Mersyndol Forte Composition, Contraindications, Precautions, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage
Revised Metformin Sandoz 500 mg and 850 mg Warnings, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Overdosage
Revised Microgynon 20 ED Pharmacology, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Microgynon 30 ED Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Microgynon 50 ED Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Microlevlen ED Description, Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Dosage and Administration
Revised Midazolam Sandoz Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Company Address Change
Revised Mirtazapine Sandoz Excipients, Presentation, Company Address Change
Revised Mirtazapine-GA Precautions
Revised Mirtazon Precautions
Revised Moclobemide Sandoz TGA date change
Revised Monoplus Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Mozobil Company Address Change
Revised Mycamine Description
Revised Natrilix Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Natrilix SR Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Nexium Adverse Effects
Revised Nexium Hp7 Adverse Effects
Revised Nexium IV Adverse Effects
Revised Nicorette 16hr Invisipatch Precaution, Adverse Effects, Overdosage
Revised Nicorette Cooldrops Lozenge Adverse Effects
Revised Noxicid TGA date change
Revised Nutrison Protein Plus Multi Fibre Indications, Contraindications, Precautions, Dosage and Administration, Presentation, Storage, References, Poison Schedule
Revised Nuvigil Presentation
Revised Omeprazole Sandoz IV Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Orudis SR Capsules and Suppositories Description, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Otezla Clinical trials, Adverse Effects, Overdosage
Revised Oxytocin GH Storage
Revised Paclitaxel Ebewe Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Company Address Change
Revised Panadeine Forte Description, Contraindications, Precautions, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage
Revised Panadol Cold & Flu Max Hot Lemon Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Panto Description, Adverse Effects
Revised Pantoprazole Sandoz 40mg Powder for Injection Contraindications, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Pantoprazole Sandoz Enteric Coated Tablets Contraindications, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Parnate Indications, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Company change
Revised Pegasys RBV Combination Therapy Pharmacology, Precautions, Dosage and Administration
Revised Pharmacor Mycophenolate 250 Clinical Trials, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Pradaxa Pharmacology, Dosage and Administration
Revised Prexum Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Prexum Combi 5/1.25 Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Prodeine Forte Contraindications, Precautions, Dosage and Administration, Overdosage
Revised Promensil Menopause Indications, Precautions, Dosage and Administration
Revised ProQuad Storage
Revised Quetiapine Sandoz Precautions
Revised Rabeprazole Sandoz Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Reaptan Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Remifentanil Sandoz Presentation
Revised ReVia Interactions with other medicines
Revised Revolade Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised RiaSTAP Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Risedronate Sandoz Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Ropivacaine Sandoz Adverse Effects, Company Address Change
Revised Roxithromycin Sandoz TGA date change
Revised Samsca Company change
Revised Sandomigran Company change
Revised Sertraline Pfizer Presentation, TGA date change
Revised Simvastatin Sandoz Precautions
Revised Singulair Description, Pharmacology, Precautions, Dosage and Administration, Presentation
Revised Sodium Chloride 0.9% Freeflex Overdosage
Revised Sodium Valproate Sandoz Excipients, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Solavert Contraindications, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Presentation, Storage, Sponsor change 
Revised Solian Precautions, Adverse Effects, Presentation
Revised Somac Adverse Effects
Revised Somac Injection Description, Adverse Effects
Revised Sotacor Presentation, Dosage and Administration, Storage, Sponsor change 
Revised Stelazine Company change, TGA date change
Revised Tacrolimus Sandoz Excipients, Presentation
Revised Tarka Contraindications, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Tazocin EF Excipients, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects
Revised Telfast Decongestant Adverse Effects
Revised Terry White Chemists Azithromycin Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicine, Adverse Effects
Revised Terry White Chemists Clindamycin Excipients
Revised Terry White Chemists Clopidogrel Pharmacology, Clinical trials, Indications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Terry White Chemists Pravastatin Clinical trials, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Presentation
Revised Terry White Chemists Venlafaxine XR Description, Clinical trials, Pharmacology, Indications, Precautions, Dosage and Administration
Revised Thalomid Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Timoptol Company change, Dosage and Administration
Revised Tinasil Pharmacology, Precautions, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Tivicay TGA date change
Revised Tobrex ophthalmic Precautions, Adverse Effects
Revised Tramadol Sandoz Injection Precautions, Adverse Effects, Company Address Change
Revised Triquilar ED Description, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Tritace Presentation
Revised Typherix TGA date change
Revised Valpro Interactions with other medicines, Presentation
Revised Venlafaxine Sandoz XR TGA date change
Revised Ventavis Pharmacology, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines
Revised Vesicare Company Address Change, TGA date change
Revised Viagra Description, Pharmacology, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Presentation
Revised Viread Contraindications
Revised Vita-B12 Company change
Revised Xiaflex Pharmacology, Clinical trials, Indications, Contraindications, Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration
Revised Xydep Presentation
Revised Zactin Description, Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Contraindications, Interactions with other medicines, Adverse Effects, Storage, Dosage and administration, Presentation
Revised Zactin Tabs Clinical trials, Adverse Effects
Revised Zarzio Precautions, Interactions with other medicines, Company Address Change
Revised Zinc Chloride Concentrated Injection Description
Revised Zostrix, Zostrix HP Contraindications, Adverse Effects 
Revised Zyloprim Company change

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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