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 below and elsewhere in the labeling: Anaphylaxis [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )] Most common adverse reactions (≥1 patient) are: Infusion site extravasation, diarrhea, rash, anaphylaxis, infusion site swelling, peripheral swelling and pruritus.
( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Ultragenyx at 1-888-756-8657 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.
The MEPSEVII clinical program included 23 patients aged 5 months to 25 years who received treatment with MEPSEVII at doses up to 4 mg/kg once every two weeks for up to 187 weeks.
Nineteen patients were younger than 18 years of age.
Table 2 summarizes the adverse reactions that occurred in Study 301, a randomized start trial in 12 patients with MPS VII between the ages of 8 and 25 years [see Clinical Studies ( 14 )] .
Adverse reactions in Table 2 occurred in one or more patients treated with MEPSEVII at a dosage of 4 mg/kg at a higher patient frequency than placebo.
Adverse reaction incidence rates are presented in the table below to account for the different duration of exposure to active treatment vs.
Adverse Reactions in Patients with MPS VII in Study 301 Adverse Reaction MEPSEVII N =12 n ( Incidence Rate*) Placebo N= 9 n ( Incidence Rate*) Infusion site extravasation 4 (0.5) 1 (0.4) Diarrhea 3 (0.4) 0 (0.0) Rash 3 (0.4) 2 (0.7) Anaphylaxis 2 (0.2) 0 (0.0) Infusion site swelling 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) Peripheral swelling 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) Pruritus 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) n = number of reactions *Adverse reaction incidence rates calculated per 8.3 patient years for exposure to MEPSEVII, and 2.7 years of exposure for placebo Febrile Convulsion One patient receiving a dose of 4 mg/kg experienced a febrile convulsion during MEPSEVII treatment at Week
The infusion was stopped, the patient received anticonvulsants, antipyretics and antibiotics, and the adverse reaction resolved.
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS 5.1 Anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis to MEPSEVII was reported in 2 of 20 patients in the clinical program [see Adverse Reactions ( 6.1 )] .
These reactions occurred during MEPSEVII infusion and were observed as early as the first dose of MEPSEVII for one patient.
Manifestations included respiratory distress, cyanosis, decreased oxygen saturation, and hypotension.
The two patients with anaphylaxis to MEPSEVII during the clinical trials had one occurrence each and tolerated subsequent infusions of MEPSEVII, without recurrence.
Anaphylaxis can be life-threatening.
Like all medications, Mepsevii 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: