Selincro
nalmefene
Table of contents
Overview
This is a summary of the European public assessment report (EPAR) for Selincro. It explains how the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) assessed the medicine to reach its opinion in favour of granting a marketing authorisation and its recommendations on the conditions of use for Selincro.
Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Selincro
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Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/002583
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Active substance |
Nalmefene hydrochloride dihydrate
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
nalmefene
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
Alcohol-Related Disorders
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
N07BB05
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Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
H. Lundbeck A/S
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Revision |
13
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
24/02/2013
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Contact address |
Ottiliavej 9 |
Product information
16/05/2022 Selincro - EMEA/H/C/002583 - IB/0028
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Product information documents contain:
- summary of product characteristics (annex I);
- manufacturing authorisation holder responsible for batch release (annex IIA);
- conditions of the marketing authorisation (annex IIB);
- labelling (annex IIIA);
- package leaflet (annex IIIB).
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Therapeutic indication
Selincro is indicated for the reduction of alcohol consumption in adult patients with alcohol dependence who have a high drinking-risk level (see section 5.1), without physical withdrawal symptoms and who do not require immediate detoxification.
Selincro should only be prescribed in conjunction with continuous psychosocial support focused on treatment adherence and reducing alcohol consumption.
Selincro should be initiated only in patients who continue to have a high drinking-risk level two weeks after initial assessment.