Fensolvi Drug Information

Generic name: LEUPROLIDE ACETATE

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Uses of Fensolvi

® is indicated for the treatment of pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with central precocious puberty (CPP). FENSOLVI is a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist indicated for the treatment of pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with central precocious puberty.

Dosage & Administration of Fensolvi

Step 1 On a clean field open the tray by tearing off the foil from the corner and remove the contents. Discard the desiccant pack. Remove the pre-connected syringe system from the tray. Open the sterile safety needle package by peeling back the paper tab. Note: Syringe A and Syringe B should not be lined-up yet. The product should only be administered with the co-packaged, sterile safety needle.
Step 2Grasp the latching button on the coupling device with your finger and thumb and press until you hear a snapping sound. The two syringes will be aligned. Do not bend the pre-connected syringe system.
Step 3Holding the syringes in a horizontal position, transfer the liquid contents of Syringe A into the leuprolide acetate powder contained in Syringe B. Thoroughly mix the product for 60 cycles by pushing the contents back and forth between both syringes to obtain a uniform suspension.
  • A cycle is one push of the Syringe A plunger and one push of the Syringe B plunger.
  • When thoroughly mixed, the suspension will appear colorless to pale yellow.
Note: Product must be mixed as described; shaking will NOT provide adequate mixing. Do not bend.
Step 4 After mixing, hold the syringes vertically (upright) with Syringe B (wide syringe) on the bottom. The syringes should remain securely coupled. Transfer all of the mixed product into Syringe B by depressing the Syringe A plunger and slightly withdrawing the Syringe B plunger.
Step 5While ensuring the Syringe A plunger is fully pushed down, hold the coupling device and unscrew Syringe B. This will disconnect Syringe B from the coupling device. Syringe A will remain attached to the coupling device.Note: Small air bubbles will remain in the formulation – this is acceptable.Do not purge the air bubbles from Syringe B as product may be lost!
Step 6Continue to hold Syringe B upright with the open end at the top. Hold back the white plunger on Syringe B to prevent loss of the product, and attach the safety needle and cap (the safety needle is located under the tray). Gently screw clockwise with approximately a three-quarter turn until the safety needle and cap are secure.Do not overtighten, as the needle hub may become damaged which could result in leakage of the product during injection. The safety shield may also be damaged if the safety needle and cap are screwed with too much force.
Step 7Move the safety shield away from the needle and towards the syringe. Pull off the cap immediately prior to administration.

Side Effects of Fensolvi

Clinical Trials Experience

Because clinical studies 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. FENSOLVI was evaluated in an uncontrolled, open-label, single-arm clinical trial in which 64 pediatric patients with CPP received at least one dose of FENSOLVI. The age ranged from 4 to 9 years at start of treatment; 62 patients were female and 2 were male; 53% White; 23% Black; 8% American Indian or Alaska Native; 5% Asian; 2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 56% of the subjects self-identified as Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. Adverse reactions that occurred in ≥ 5% of patients are shown in Table 1. Table 1: Adverse Reactions Occurring in ≥ 5% of Patients Treated with FENSOLVI in an Open-Label, Single-Arm Trial Adverse Reactions % of Patients (N=64) Injection site pain 31 Nasopharyngitis 22 Pyrexia 17 Headache 16 Cough 13 Abdominal pain 9 Injection site erythema 9 Nausea 8 Constipation 6 Vomiting 6 Upper respiratory tract infection 6 Bronchospasm 6 Productive cough 6 Hot flush 5 Other Adverse Reactions: Psychiatric Emotional disorder (2%) and irritability (2%)

Postmarketing Experience

The following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of FENSOLVI or GnRH agonists. 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. Allergic Reactions: anaphylactic, rash, urticaria, and photosensitivity reactions.

General : chest pain, weight increase, weight decrease, decreased appetite, fatigue. Laboratory Abnormalities: decreased WBC. Metabolic : diabetes mellitus. Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue : arthralgia, epiphysiolysis, muscle spasms, myalgia.

Neurologic: neuropathy peripheral, convulsion, paralysis, insomnia, pseudotumor cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension). Psychiatric: emotional lability, such as crying, irritability, impatience, anger and aggression, depression, including rare reports of suicidal ideation and attempt. Many, but not all, of these patients had a history of psychiatric illness or other comorbidities with an increased risk of depression. Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue : injection site reactions including induration and abscess, flushing, hyperhidrosis, erythema multiforme, bullous dermatitis, dermatitis exfoliative, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis.

Reproductive System: vaginal bleeding, breast enlargement. Vascular : hypertension, hypotension. Respiratory: dyspnea.

Warnings & Cautions for Fensolvi

Initial Rise of Gonadotropins and Sex Steroid Levels During the early phase

of therapy, gonadotropins and sex steroids rise above baseline because of the initial stimulatory effect of the drug . Therefore, an increase in clinical signs and symptoms of puberty including vaginal bleeding may be observed during the first weeks of therapy or after subsequent doses . Instruct patients and caregivers to notify the physician if these symptoms continue beyond the second month after FENSOLVI administration.

Psychiatric Events Psychiatric events have been reported in patients taking GnRH agonists

including leuprolide acetate. Postmarketing reports with this class of drugs include symptoms of emotional lability, such as crying, irritability, impatience, anger, and aggression. Monitor for development or worsening of psychiatric symptoms during treatment with FENSOLVI .

Convulsions Postmarketing reports of convulsions have been observed in patients receiving GnRH

agonists, including leuprolide acetate. These included patients with a history of seizures, epilepsy, cerebrovascular disorders, central nervous system anomalies or tumors, and patients on concomitant medications that have been associated with convulsions such as bupropion and SSRIs. Convulsions have also been reported in patients in the absence of any of the conditions mentioned above .

Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR) have been reported

in patients receiving GnRH agonists, including leuprolide products. These reactions include Stevens–Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN), drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP), including cases with visceral involvement and/or requiring skin grafts. Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of SCARs such as fever, flu-like symptoms, mucosal lesions, progressive skin rash or lymphadenopathy.

Advise patients and caregivers of the signs and symptoms of SCARs. If a SCAR is suspected, interrupt FENSOLVI. Consult a healthcare provider with expertise in the diagnosis and management of SCARs. If a diagnosis of SCARs is confirmed, permanently discontinue FENSOLVI.

Pseudotumor Cerebri (Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension) Pseudotumor cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension) have been

reported in pediatric patients receiving GnRH agonists, including leuprolide acetate. Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of pseudotumor cerebri, including headache, papilledema, blurred vision, diplopia, loss of vision, pain behind the eye or pain with eye movement, tinnitus, dizziness, and nausea .

Pregnancy Safety for Fensolvi

Pregnancy Risk Summary FENSOLVI is contraindicated in pregnancy . FENSOLVI may cause fetal harm based on findings from animal studies and the drug’s mechanism of action. The available data from published clinical studies and case reports and from the pharmacovigilance database on exposure to leuprolide acetate during pregnancy are insufficient to assess the risk of major birth defects, miscarriage, or adverse maternal or fetal outcomes. Based on animal reproduction studies, leuprolide acetate may be associated with an increased risk of pregnancy complications, including early pregnancy loss and fetal harm.

In animal reproduction studies, subcutaneous administration of leuprolide acetate to rabbits during the period of organogenesis caused embryo-fetal toxicity, decreased fetal weights and a dose-dependent increase in major fetal abnormalities in animals at doses less than the recommended human dose based on body surface area using an estimated daily dose. A similar rat study also showed increased fetal mortality and decreased fetal weights but no major fetal abnormalities at doses less than the recommended human dose based on body surface area using an estimated daily dose (see Data). The estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage for the indicated population is unknown. In the US general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2% to 4% and 15% to 20%, respectively.

Data Animal Data When administered on day 6 of pregnancy at test dosages of 0.00024 mg/kg, 0.0024 mg/kg, and 0.024 mg/kg (1/3255 to 1/33 of the human dose) to rabbits, leuprolide acetate produced a dose-related increase in major fetal abnormalities. Similar studies in rats failed to demonstrate an increase in fetal malformations. There was increased fetal mortality and decreased fetal weights with the two higher doses of leuprolide acetate in rabbits and with the highest dose (0.024 mg/kg) in rats.

Pediatric Use of Fensolvi

Pediatric Use The safety and effectiveness of FENSOLVI for the treatment of CPP has been established in pediatric patients 2 years of age and older. Use of FENSOLVI for this indication is supported by evidence from an adequate and uncontrolled open-label, single-arm study of 64 pediatric patients with CPP with an age range of 4 to 9 years . The safety and effectiveness of FENSOLVI have not been established in pediatric patients less than 2 years old.

Contraindications for Fensolvi

Hypersensitivity to GnRH, GnRH agonists or any of the components of FENSOLVI. Anaphylactic reactions to synthetic GnRH or GnRH agonists have been reported . Pregnancy: FENSOLVI may cause fetal harm . Hypersensitivity reactions Pregnancy

Overdosage Information for Fensolvi

No specific antidotes for FENSOLVI are known. Contact Poison Control (1-800-222-1222) for latest recommendations.

Clinical Studies of Fensolvi

IU/L 62 (37/60) 66 (41/62) 44 (26/59) 55(32/58) a Intent-to-treat Population (N=62)

b Post GnRH agonist stimulation c Primary Efficacy Endpoint Eight female patients out of 62 did not meet the primary efficacy criteria for LH <4 IU/L at 6 months. In four of the eight patients, the LH level at 6 months was between 4.2 and

IU/L.

The remaining four patients had LH levels >5 IU/L. However, post stimulation estradiol was suppressed to prepubertal levels (<20 pg/mL) in seven of the eight patients at month 6 and was maintained through month 12.

Drug information sourced from the FDA. This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult a healthcare professional before making any medication decisions.

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