Complete adverse effect profile including incidence rates and management
Important Safety Information
This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. Contact your healthcare provider if you experience any unexpected symptoms. For serious or life-threatening side effects, seek emergency medical attention immediately.
6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The following clinically significant adverse reactions are described elsewhere in the labeling: Hypersensitivity Reactions Including Infusion-Associated Events [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] The most frequently reported adverse events (≥ 5%) after administration of EBANGA were pyrexia, tachycardia, diarrhea, vomiting, hypotension, tachypnea, and chills.
( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, LP at 1-833-846-3789 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 may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
Overall, 424 adult and pediatric subjects with Zaire ebolavirus infection received EBANGA in one clinical trial and as part of an expanded access program during the 2018 Zaire ebolavirus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
In the PALM trial, the safety of EBANGA was evaluated in a multi-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial, in which 173 subjects (119 adults and 54 pediatric subjects) with confirmed Zaire ebolavirus infection received EBANGA as a single 50 mg/kg IV infusion and 168 subjects received an investigational control [see Clinical Studies (14) ] .
All subjects received optimized standard of care treatment (oSOC).
The median age of the study population that received EBANGA was 26 years (range: 1 day to 85 years).
Fifty-five percent (55%) of enrolled subjects were female and 45% were male.
During the same outbreak, 251 subjects (173 adults and 78 pediatric subjects) with laboratory-confirmed Zaire ebolavirus infection received EBANGA under an expanded access program;
57% of whom were female and 43% of whom were male.
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Hypersensitivity Reactions Including Infusion-Associated Events: Hypersensitivity reactions including infusion-associated events have been reported with EBANGA.
These may include acute, life-threatening reactions during and after the infusion.
Monitor patients and in the case of severe or life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions, discontinue the administration of EBANGA immediately and administer appropriate emergency care.
( 5.1 ) 5.1 Hypersensitivity Reactions Including Infusion-Associated Events Hypersensitivity reactions including infusion-associated events have been reported with EBANGA.
These may include acute, life-threatening reactions during and after the infusion.
Like all medications, Ebanga can cause side effects. However, not everyone who takes this medication will experience them. Many side effects are dose-dependent and may improve as your body adjusts to the medication. Others may require dose adjustment or medical attention.
Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you experience:
Seek immediate emergency medical care if you experience signs of: