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Sileo - withdrawal of application for variation to marketing authorisation

Application withdrawn

The application for a change to this medicine's authorisation has been withdrawn

dexmedetomidine
Post-authorisation Veterinary

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  • Overview
  • Key facts
  • Documents
  • Related information on withdrawals
  • News on Sileo
  • More information on Sileo

Overview

In accordance with Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008, the marketing authorisation holder, Orion Corporation (the applicant), submitted to the European Medicines Agency (the Agency) on 22 December 2021 an application for a type II variation for Sileo.

On 30 August 2022, the applicant withdrew the application. In its letter notifying the Agency of the withdrawal of application, the applicant states that “the reason for withdrawal is based on a commercial decision.”

Key facts

Name of medicine
Sileo
EMA product number
EMEA/V/C/003764
Active substance
Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride
International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name
dexmedetomidine
Date of withdrawal
30/08/2022

Documents

Withdrawal assessment report for Sileo (II-22)

Adopted Reference Number: EMA/767835/2022

English (EN) (335.86 KB - PDF)

First published: 03/10/2025
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Withdrawal letter: Sileo (II-22)

English (EN) (363.74 KB - PDF)

First published: 03/10/2025
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Related information on withdrawals

The question-and-answer (Q&A) document provides a summary of the CVMP's evaluation of the application at the time of the withdrawal, and includes a link to the company's formal withdrawal letter.

An assessment report is published when the application is withdrawn after the first stage of the CVMP's evaluation is completed ('day 90').

News on Sileo

Meeting highlights from the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) 11-12 February 2025
14/02/2025
Meeting highlights from the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) 10-12 May 2022
13/05/2022
Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) meeting of 18-20 February 2020
21/02/2020
Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) meeting of 21-22 May 2019
24/05/2019
Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) meeting of 5–7 December 2017
08/12/2017
Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) meeting of 10-12 May 2017
15/05/2017
Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) Meeting of 8-10 November 2016
11/11/2016
Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) Meeting of 19-21 April 2016
22/04/2016
Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) Meeting of 8-10 April 2015
13/04/2015

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This page was last updated on 03/10/2025

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