Escitalopram
- Procedure started
- Under evaluation
- CHMP opinion
- European Commission final decision
Table of contents
Overview
Outcome of a procedure under Article 30 of Directive 2001/83/EC
The European Medicines Agency has completed a review of a group of generic escitalopram-containing medicines that were authorised via a decentralised procedure. The Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has noted that there is a need to harmonise the decisions taken in European Union (EU) Member States involved in this decentralised procedure on whether to maintain or suspend the marketing authorisations of these medicines. The CHMP concluded that marketing authorisations for the medicines should be suspended.
A European Commission decision on this opinion will be issued in due course.
Key facts
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About this medicine
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| Approved name |
Escitalopram
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| International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
escitalopram
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About this procedure
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| Current status |
Opinion provided by Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
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| Reference number |
EMEA/H/A-30/1231
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| Type |
Article 30 referrals
This type of referral is triggered when Member States have adopted different decisions over the years for some medicines (e.g. different indications, contraindications or posology) and there is a need to harmonise across the EU. |
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Key dates and outcomes
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| CHMP opinion date |
18/02/2010
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All documents
Description of documents published
Please note that some of the listed documents apply only to certain procedures.
- Overview - lay-language summary of the stage of the procedure
- Notification – a letter from a Member State, the European Commission or the marketing authorisation holder requesting the initiation of the procedure
- Scientific background – further background information from the triggering Member State on the issues leading to the initiation of the procedure (if applicable)
- List of questions – questions agreed by the Committee requesting further information from the marketing authorisation holder(s) / applicant(s) to evaluate the issues identified
- Timetable for the procedure – agreed timeframe to respond to the list of questions, to assess the issues and to adopt a conclusion
- List of medicines concerned by the procedure – medicine(s) / active substance(s) concerned, and marketing authorisation holder(s) / applicant(s)
- List of questions to be addressed by the stakeholders – call for data to be submitted by stakeholders (e.g. healthcare professionals, patient organisations, individual patients) (if applicable)
- Stakeholder submission form – form to be used by stakeholders to submit data (if applicable)
- Scientific conclusions – scientific conclusions of the PRAC and/or CHMP and/or CMDh
- Assessment report – PRAC or CHMP assessment and conclusions on the issues investigated, including divergent positions (if applicable)
- Divergent positions – divergent positions of the CHMP or CMDh members for pharmacovigilance procedures (if applicable)
- Changes to the summary of product characteristics, labelling and package leaflet (amended sections or fully revised version) (if applicable)
- Condition(s) to the marketing authorisation(s) – condition(s) for the safe and effective use of the medicine(s) (if applicable)
- Condition for lifting the suspension – condition to be fulfilled for the suspension of the marketing authorisation(s) to be lifted (if applicable)
- Timetable for implementation of CMDh position – agreed timeframe to submit and finalise the variation(s) implementing the outcome of the procedure (if applicable)
Note that older documents may have different titles.