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 adverse reactions are discussed in greater detail in the Warnings and Precautions section: Hypersensitivity Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )] Serious Skin Disorders [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 )] Hepatic Adverse Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.3 )] Clostridioides Difficile -Associated Diarrhea [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.4 )] The most common adverse reactions occurring at an incidence of greater than 5% were hepatic adverse reactions, anemia, diarrhea, hypokalemia, and pyrexia.
( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact AbbVie Inc.
at 1-800-633-9110 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.
Clinical Trials Experience in Adult Patients Three clinical trials, Trial 1, Trial 2, and Trial 3, underly the EMBLAVEO clinical development program.
Trial 1 was a randomized, comparative trial conducted in patients with cIAI and hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia/ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (HABP/VABP) (not an approved indication for EMBLAVEO), while Trials 2 and 3 were smaller, noncomparative trials conducted in patients with cIAI as well as other serious infections caused by gram negative pathogens expressing metallo-beta-lactamases.
The safety data from Trial 1 are summarized below.
In Trial 1, EMBLAVEO was evaluated in a comparative clinical trial in patients with cIAI or HABP/VABP;
note that EMBLAVEO is not approved for the treatment of HABP/VABP.
Trial 1 evaluated 275 patients treated with EMBLAVEO and 137 patients treated with comparator (meropenem +/- colistin);
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Hypersensitivity Reactions : Hypersensitivity reactions were noted in patients treated with EMBLAVEO including rash, flushing, and bronchospasm.
In case of hypersensitivity reactions, immediately discontinue EMBLAVEO and initiate appropriate medications and/or supportive care.
( 5.1 ) Serious Skin Disorders: Cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis have been reported in association with aztreonam (a component of EMBLAVEO) in patients undergoing bone marrow transplant with multiple risk factors.
Discontinue EMBLAVEO if serious skin reaction occurs.
( 5.2 ) Hepatic Adverse Reactions: Elevations in hepatic transaminases have been observed during treatment with EMBLAVEO.
Like all medications, Emblaveo 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: