SPCs and PLs
The National Agency for Medicines (NAM) publishes on its website Summaries of Product Characteristics (SPC) and Package Leaflets (PL) for all medicinal products approved by NAM through a national or mutual recognition procedure. All the products and package sizes mentioned in the documents are not necessarily for sale in Finland.
The Summary of Product Characteristics includes the essential facts for the medicinal product or herbal medicinal product that a health care professional should know. To view summaries of product characteristics you will need a recent browser version (at least Internet Explorer 4.x or Netscape 4.79). The JavaScript support for the browser must be switched on.
SPCs for Human Medicinal Products
SPCs for Veterinary Medicinal Products
SPCs for Herbal Medicinal Products
The Package Leaflet provides users with information about the product and its correct use. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print package leaflets. It can be downloaded from the Adobe home page (http://www.adobe.com/).
PLs for Human Medicinal Products
PLs for Veterinary Medicinal Products
PLs for Herbal Medicinal Products
The material being published is not necessarily complete or up-to-date due to the technical quality of files submitted to the NAM and the delays in delivery. For this reason, the Agency cannot guarantee that the document on the Internet fully complies with the summary of product characteristics and package leaflet officially approved by a desicion for a marketing authorisation. Only the hard copies of the SPCs and the PLs, which are in accordance with the marketing authorisation granted by the NAM, are conclusive.
The summaries of the product characteristics of medicinal products processed as part of the EU centralized marketing authorisation procedure are listed on the pages of the European Medicines Agency.
Inquiries concerning medical therapy, users of medicinal products are requested to contact the attending doctor or pharmacy. For inquiries concerning veterinary medicines please address questions to the attending veterinarian or pharmacy.