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 potentially serious adverse reactions are described elsewhere in the labeling: Hypersensitivity [see Contraindications (4.3)] Endophthalmitis and Retinal Detachment [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)] Retinal Vasculitis and/or Retinal Vascular Occlusion [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)] Increase in Intraocular Pressure [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)] Thromboembolic Events [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)] The most common adverse reactions reported in patients receiving BEOVU are vision blurred, cataract, conjunctival hemorrhage, eye pain, and vitreous floaters ( 6.1 ).
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation at 1-888-669-6682 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 one clinical trial of a drug cannot be directly compared with rates in the clinical trials of the same or another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
A total of 1,646 patients treated with brolucizumab constituted the safety population in four Phase 3 studies.
Among these, 1,098 patients were treated with the recommended dose of 6 mg.
A total of 1,088 patients treated with brolucizumab, constituted the safety population in the two controlled neovascular AMD Phase 3 studies (HAWK and HARRIER) with a cumulative 96-week exposure to BEOVU, and 730 patients treated with the recommended dose of 6 mg [see Clinical Studies (14.1)] .
A total of 558 patients treated with brolucizumab constituted the safety population in the two controlled DME Phase 3 studies (KESTREL and KITE) from baseline to week 52, including 368 patients treated with the recommended dose of 6 mg [see Clinical Studies (14.2)] .
Table 1: Common Adverse Reactions (≥ 1%) in the AMD and DME Clinical Trials a Including vision blurred, visual acuity reduced, visual acuity reduced transiently, and visual impairment.
b Including anterior chamber cell, anterior chamber flare, anterior chamber inflammation, chorioretinitis, eye inflammation, iridocyclitis, iritis, retinal vasculitis, retinal vascular occlusion, uveitis, vitreous haze, vitritis.
c Including urticaria, rash, pruritus, erythema.
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Endophthalmitis and retinal detachment may occur following intravitreal injections.
Patients should be instructed to report any symptoms suggestive of endophthalmitis or retinal detachment without delay ( 5.1 ).
Retinal vasculitis and/or retinal vascular occlusion, typically in the presence of intraocular inflammation, have been reported following BEOVU injections.
Patients should be instructed to report any change in vision without delay ( 5.2 ).
Increases in intraocular pressure (IOP) have been seen within 30 minutes of an intravitreal injection ( 5.3 ).
Like all medications, Beovu 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: