Saphnelo Side Effects

6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The following clinically significant adverse reactions are also discussed elsewhere in the labeling: • Serious Infections [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] • Hypersensitivity Reactions Including Anaphylaxis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] • Malignancy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ] Most common adverse drug reactions (incidence ≥5%) are nasopharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, infusion related reactions, herpes zoster and cough.

( 6 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact AstraZeneca at 1-800-236-9933 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

6.1 Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.

Adverse Reactions with Intravenous Administration The safety of SAPHNELO was assessed in adult patients with moderate to severe SLE who received SAPHNELO 300 mg by intravenous infusion every 4 weeks (N=459) for 52 weeks, compared to placebo (N=466) in controlled clinical trials (Trials 1, 2 and 3) [see Clinical Studies (14.1) ].

The population studied had a mean age of 41 years (range: 18 to 69), of which 93% were female, 60% White, 13% Black/African American, and 10% Asian.

In the controlled-clinical trials, adverse reactions, irrespective of causality, were reported in 87% of patients receiving SAPHNELO and 79% of patients receiving placebo.

Adverse reactions that occurred at greater than or equal to 2% incidence are shown in Table

Table 1 Adverse Reactions Occurring in ≥2% of Adults with Moderate to Severe SLE Treated with Intravenous SAPHNELO for 52 weeks in Trials 1, 2 and 3 Adverse Reaction SAPHNELO (N=459) % Placebo (N=466) % Upper respiratory tract infection Upper respiratory tract infections (including Upper respiratory tract infections, Nasopharyngitis, Pharyngitis) 34 23 Bronchitis Bronchitis (including Bronchitis, Bronchitis viral, Tracheobronchitis) 11 5.2 Infusion‑related reactions 9.4 7.1 Herpes Zoster 6.1 1.3 Cough 5.0 3.2 Respiratory tract infection Respiratory tract infection (including Respiratory tract infection, Respiratory tract infection viral, Respiratory tract infection bacterial) 3.3 1.5 Hypersensitivity 2.8 0.6 All patients received standard therapy.

Long-term Safety Patients who completed Trials 2 and 3 (Phase III feeder trials) were eligible to continue on treatment in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled long-term extension (LTE) trial, for an additional 3 years.

The long-term safety of SAPHNELO was assessed in 257 patients who received SAPHNELO 300 mg every 4 weeks and 112 patients who received placebo in both a feeder trial and the LTE.