DIFICLIR Granules for oral suspension Ref.[50705] Active ingredients: Fidaxomicin

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2022  Publisher: Tillotts Pharma GmbH, Warmbacher Strasse 80, 79618 Rheinfelden, Germany

Product name and form

DIFICLIR 40 mg/ml granules for oral suspension.

Pharmaceutical Form

Granules for oral suspension.

White to yellowish white granules.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each ml of oral suspension contains 40 mg of fidaxomicin when reconstituted with water.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Fidaxomicin

Fidaxomicin is an antibiotic belonging to the macrocyclic class of antibacterials. Fidaxomicin is bactericidal and inhibits RNA synthesis by bacterial RNA polymerase. It interferes with RNA polymerase at a distinct site from that of rifamycins. Fidaxomicin is indicated for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) also known as C. difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) in adult and paediatric patients.

List of Excipients

Cellulose, microcrystalline
Sodium starch glycolate
Xanthan gum
Citric acid
Sodium citrate
Sodium benzoate (E211)
Sucralose
Mixed berry flavour

Pack sizes and marketing

Amber glass bottle with a polypropylene child-resistant cap in an aluminium pouch containing 7.7 g of granules for oral suspension.

Marketing authorization holder

Tillotts Pharma GmbH, Warmbacher Strasse 80, 79618 Rheinfelden, Germany

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

EU/1/11/733/005

Date of first authorisation: 5 December 2011
Date of latest renewal: 22 August 2016

Drugs

Drug Countries
DIFICLIR Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Turkey, United Kingdom

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