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 described elsewhere in the labeling: Infections [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )] Increased Risk of Infection with Use of Live Vaccines [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 )] Infusion-Related Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.3 )] In patients with primary HLH, the most common adverse reactions (≥ 20%) were: infections, hypertension, infusion-related reactions, and pyrexia.
( 6.1 ) In patients with HLH/MAS in Still’s disease, the most common adverse reactions (≥20%) were: viral infections, including cytomegalovirus infection or reactivation, and rash.
( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact 1-866-773-5274 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
6.1 Clinical Trial 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.
Primary HLH The safety data described in this section reflect exposure to GAMIFANT in which 34 patients with untreated primary HLH and previously treated patients with primary HLH ( NCT01818492 ) received GAMIFANT at a starting dose of 1 mg/kg every 3 days with dose increases up to 10 mg/kg [see Dosage and Administration ( 2.1 ) and Clinical Studies ( 14 )] .
The median duration of treatment with GAMIFANT was 59 days (range: 4 to 245 days) and the median cumulative dose was 25 mg/kg (range: 4 to 254 mg/kg).
The median age of study population was 1 year (range: 0.1 to 13 years), 53% were female, and 65% were Caucasian.
Serious adverse reactions were reported in 53% of patients.
The most common serious adverse reactions (≥3%) included infections, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and multiple organ dysfunction.
Fatal adverse reactions occurred in two (6%) of patients and included septic shock and gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Infections: Monitor patients for signs and symptoms and treat promptly.
Test for latent tuberculosis.
Consider administering prophylactic treatment against herpes zoster, Pneumocystis jirovecii and fungal infections.
( 5.1 ) Live Vaccines: Do not administer live or live attenuated vaccines to patients receiving GAMIFANT.
( 5.2 ) Infusion-Related Reactions: Monitor patients for infusion-related reactions.
Like all medications, Gamifant 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: