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para-aminosalicylic acid (Granupas®)

 

Following non-submission

AWMSG advice

Status: Not endorsed (Statement of Advice)

In the absence of a submission from the holder of the marketing authorisation, para-aminosalicylic acid (Granupas®) cannot be endorsed for use within NHS Wales for use as part of an appropriate combination regimen for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in adults and paediatric patients from 28 days of age and older when an effective treatment regimen cannot otherwise be composed for reasons of resistance or tolerability.

 Statement of Advice (SOA): para-aminosalicylic acid (Granupas) 2399 (PDF, 96Kb)

Medicine details

Medicine name para-aminosalicylic acid (Granupas®)
Formulation 4 g granules
Reference number 2399
Indication

For use as part of an appropriate combination regimen for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in adults and paediatric patients from 28 days of age and older when an effective treatment regimen cannot otherwise be composed for reasons of resistance or tolerability.

Company Lucane Pharma
BNF chapter Infections
Assessment type Non-submission
Status Not endorsed (Statement of Advice)
Ratification by Welsh Government 13/08/2014
Date of issue 14/08/2014
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