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 serious adverse reactions are described, or described in greater detail, in other sections: Addiction, Abuse, and Misuse [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )] Life-Threatening Respiratory Depression [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 )] Interactions with Benzodiazepines and other CNS Depressants [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.3 )] Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.4 )] Hepatotoxicity [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.7 )] Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia and Allodynia [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.9 )] Adrenal Insufficiency [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.10 )] Severe Hypotension [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.11 )] Serious Skin Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.18 )] Gastrointestinal Adverse Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.13 )] Anaphylaxis and Other Hypersensitivity Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.14 )] Seizures [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.15 )] Withdrawal [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.16 )] Most common adverse reactions (>5%) are nausea, somnolence, vomiting, constipation, pruritus, dizziness, and headache.
( 6 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Zevra Therapeutics, Inc.
at 1-888-958-1253 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 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.
The safety of APADAZ was evaluated in six Phase 1 studies in which a total of 200 healthy adult subjects receive at least one oral dose of APADAZ.
The most common AEs (>5%) reported across these studies were: nausea (21.5%), somnolence (18.5%), vomiting (13.0%), constipation (12.0%), pruritus (11.5%), dizziness (7.5%), and headache (6.0%).
The following adverse reactions occurred with an incidence of 1% to 5% in single-dose or repeated-dose clinical trials of APADAZ.
Gastrointestinal disorder: abdominal distension, abdominal pain, flatulence General disorders and administration site conditions: asthenia Nervous system disorders: presyncope, tremor Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders: dyspnea Vascular disorders: hot flush, hypotension Adverse reactions occurring at less than 1% : the following lists clinically relevant adverse reactions that occurred with an incidence of less than 1% in APADAZ clinical trials.
Eye disorders: eye pruritus Gastrointestinal disorders: diarrhea, gastroesophageal reflux disease, haematemesis General disorders and administration site conditions: chest discomfort Infections and infestations: rhinitis Nervous system disorders: hypoesthesia, syncope Psychiatric disorders: agitation, euphoric mood, nightmare 6.2 Postmarketing Experience The following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of hydrocodone.
Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia and Allodynia : Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia (OIH) occurs when an opioid analgesic paradoxically causes an increase in pain, or an increase in sensitivity to pain.
If OIH is suspected, carefully consider appropriately decreasing the dose of the current opioid analgesic, or opioid rotation.
( 5.8 ) Life-Threatening Respiratory Depression in Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Disease or in Elderly, Cachectic, or Debilitated Patients : Regularly evaluate closely, particularly during initiation and titration.
( 5.8 ) Adrenal Insufficiency : If diagnosed, treat with physiologic replacement of corticosteroids, and wean patient off of the opioid.
( 5.9 ) Severe Hypotension : Regularly evaluate during dosage initiation and titration.
Like all medications, Apadaz 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: