Dear Healthcare Professional Letters
Recommended storage conditions at 2 to 8°C for Neupro®(rotigotine) transdermal patch
Audiences
Healthcare professional
Product type
Therapeutic Products
19 November 2012
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UCB would like to remind healthcare professionalsthat Neupro® (rotigotine) transdermal patch is a cold-chain product and should be stored in a refrigerator (at 2 to 8°C) at the pharmacy and by patients to ensure stability of the product. A crystalline form of the active ingredient (rotigotine), visible as a snowflake-like pattern in the matrix of the transdermal patch, may appear if the product is stored outside the refrigerator. Although in most instances this snowflake-like pattern has no effect on product performance, there is a theoretical possibility that clinical efficacy may be reduced.
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