GILVEC Film-coated tablet Ref.[8027] Active ingredients: Imatinib

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2019  Publisher: Novartis Europharm Limited, Vista Building, Elm Park, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, Ireland

Product name and form

Glivec 100 mg film-coated tablets.

Glivec 400 mg film-coated tablets.

Pharmaceutical Form

Film-coated tablet.

Glivec 100 mg film-coated tablets: Very dark yellow to brownish-orange film-coated tablet, round with “NVR” on one side and “SA” and score on the other side.

Glivec 400 mg film-coated tablets: Very dark yellow to brownish-orange, ovaloid, biconvex film-coated tablet with bevelled edges, debossed with “glivec” on one side.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Glivec 100 mg film-coated tablets: Each film-coated tablet contains 100 mg imatinib (as mesilate).

Glivec 400 mg film-coated tablets: Each film-coated tablet contains 400 mg imatinib (as mesilate).

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Imatinib

Imatinib is a protein-tyrosine kinase inhibitor which potently inhibits the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase at the in vitro, cellular and in vivo levels.

List of Excipients

Tablet core:

Cellulose microcrystalline
Crospovidone
Hypromellose
Magnesium stearate
Silica, colloidal anhydrous

Tablet coat:

Iron oxide, red (E172)
Iron oxide, yellow (E172)
Macrogol
Talc
Hypromellose

Pack sizes and marketing

Glivec 100 mg film-coated tablets:

PVC/alu blisters: Packs containing 20, 60, 120 or 180 film-coated tablets.
PVDC/alu blisters: Packs containing 60, 120 or 180 film-coated tablets.

Glivec 400 mg film-coated tablets:

PVDC/alu blisters: Packs containing 10, 30 or 90 film-coated tablets.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder

Novartis Europharm Limited, Vista Building, Elm Park, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, Ireland

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

Glivec 100 mg film-coated tablets:

EU/1/01/198/007
EU/1/01/198/008
EU/1/01/198/011
EU/1/01/198/012
EU/1/01/198/014
EU/1/01/198/015
EU/1/01/198/016

Glivec 400 mg film-coated tablets:

EU/1/01/198/009
EU/1/01/198/010
EU/1/01/198/013

Date of first authorisation: 07 November 2001
Date of latest renewal: 07 November 2006

Drugs

Drug Countries
GLIVEC Austria, Australia, Brazil, Cyprus, Germany, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom

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