Uceris Drug Information

rectal foam is indicated for the induction of remission in patients with active mild to moderate distal ulcerative colitis extending up to 40 cm from the anal verge. UCERIS rectal foam is a glucocorticosteroid indicated for the induction of remission in patients with active mild to moderate distal ulcerative colitis extending up to 40 cm from the anal verge.

• The recommended dosage is 1 metered dose administered twice daily for 2 weeks followed by 1 metered dose administered once daily for 4 weeks. ( 2.1 )
• For rectal administration only. ( 2.2 )
• Warm the canister in the hands while shaking it vigorously for 10 to 15 seconds prior to use. ( 2.2 ) 2.1 Recommended Dosage The recommended dosage regimen is 1 metered dose administered rectally twice daily for 2 weeks followed by 1 metered dose administered rectally once daily for 4 weeks. 2.2 Administration Instructions Advise patients:
• UCERIS rectal foam is only to be applied rectally. It is not for oral use.
• Before using UCERIS rectal foam, use the bathroom to empty your bowels.
• Each applicator is coated with a lubricant. If additional lubrication is needed, petrolatum or petroleum jelly can also be used.
• Warm the canister in the hands while shaking it vigorously for 10 to 15 seconds prior to use.
• UCERIS rectal foam can be used in a standing, lying or sitting position (e.g., while using the toilet).
• Apply UCERIS rectal foam in the morning and the evening for the first 2 weeks of treatment; then once daily in the evening for the next 4 weeks. When applied in the evening, use immediately prior to bedtime. Try not to empty your bowels again until the next morning.
• Avoid concomitant use of CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g., ketoconazole, grapefruit juice) during treatment with UCERIS rectal foam.

• Serious and important adverse reactions include:
• Hypercorticism and adrenal axis suppression [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )]
• Symptoms of steroid withdrawal in those patients transferring from systemic glucocorticosteroid therapy [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 )]
• Increased susceptibility to infection [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.3 )]
• Other glucocorticosteroid effects [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.4 )] Most common adverse reactions (≥ 2%) are decreased blood cortisol, adrenal insufficiency, and nausea. ( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Salix Pharmaceuticals at 1-800-321-4576 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 with rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. The data described below reflect exposure to UCERIS rectal foam in 332 patients with active mild to moderate distal ulcerative colitis extending up to 40 cm from the anal verge. The median duration of exposure was 42 days. This included 14 patients exposed for at least 6 months. UCERIS rectal foam was studied primarily in 2 placebo-controlled, 6-week trials in patients with active disease (Study 1 and Study 2). In these trials, 268 patients received UCERIS rectal foam 2 mg twice a day for 2 weeks followed by 2 mg once a day for 4 weeks [see Clinical Studies ( 14 )] . The most common adverse reactions (≥ 2% of the UCERIS rectal foam or Placebo group and at higher frequency in the UCERIS rectal foam group) were decreased blood cortisol, adrenal insufficiency, and nausea ( Table 1 ). Decreased blood cortisol was defined as a morning cortisol level of <5 mcg/dL. Adrenal insufficiency was defined as a cortisol level of <18 mcg/dL at 30 minutes post-challenge with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). A total of 10% of UCERIS rectal foam-treated patients discontinued treatment due to an adverse reaction compared with 4% of placebo-treated patients. Table 1:Summary of Adverse Reactions in 2 Placebo-Controlled Trials* (Studies 1 and 2) Adverse Reaction UCERIS Rectal Foam 2 mg/25 mL N=268 n (%) Placebo N=278 n (%) Decreased blood cortisol 46 (17) 6 (2) Adrenal insufficiency† 10 (4) 2 (1) Nausea 6 (2) 2 (1) Of the 46 UCERIS rectal foam treated patients with decreased blood cortisol (defined as a morning cortisol level of <5 mcg/dL) reported as an adverse event, none had adrenal insufficiency (defined as a cortisol level of <18 mcg/dL at 30 minutes post-challenge with ACTH) (see Table 2 ). All cases of adrenal insufficiency resolved. Table 2 summarizes the percentages of patients reporting glucocorticoid related effects in the 2 placebo-controlled trials (Studies 1 and 2). Table 2: Summary of Glucocorticoid Related Effects in Two Placebo-Controlled Trials (Studies 1 and 2) Adverse Reaction UCERIS Rectal Foam 2 mg/25 mL N=268 n (%) Placebo N=278 n (%) Overall 60 (22) 10 (4) Blood cortisol decreased 46 (17)* 6 (2) Adrenal insufficiency 10 (4) 2 (1) Insomnia 1 (0.4) 1 (0.4) Sleep disorder 1 (0.4) 0 Acne 1 (0.4) 0 Depression 1 (0.4) 1 (0.4) Hyperglycemia 1 (0.4) 0 No clinically significant differences were observed with respect to the overall percentages of patients with any glucocorticoid related effects between UCERIS rectal foam and placebo after 6 weeks of therapy. For additional details on morning cortisol levels and the response to the ACTH stimulation test, see Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.2 ) . 6.2 Postmarketing Experience In addition to adverse reactions reported from clinical trials for UCERIS rectal foam, the following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of other oral and rectal formulations of budesonide. 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. Cardiac disorders: hypertension Gastrointestinal disorders: pancreatitis General disorders and administration site conditions: pyrexia, peripheral edema Immune system disorders: anaphylactic reactions Nervous system disorders: dizziness, benign intracranial hypertension Psychiatric disorders: mood swings Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: pruritus, maculopapular rash, allergic dermatitis

CYP3A4 Inhibitors

The active ingredient of UCERIS rectal foam, budesonide, is metabolized by CYP3A4. Inhibitors of CYP3A4 activity (such as ketoconazole, itraconazole, ritonavir, indinavir, saquinavir, erythromycin, cyclosporine and grapefruit juice) can increase systemic budesonide concentrations. Avoid concomitant use of CYP3A4 inhibitors with UCERIS rectal foam .

Pregnancy Risk Summary Limited published studies report on the use of budesonide in pregnant women; however, the data are insufficient to inform a drug-associated risk for major birth defects and miscarriage. There are clinical considerations (see Clinical Considerations). In animal reproduction studies with pregnant rats and rabbits, subcutaneous administration of budesonide during organogenesis at doses 1.2 times and 0.12 times, respectively, the human intrarectal dose of 4 mg/day, resulted in increased fetal loss, decreased pup weights, and skeletal abnormalities. Maternal toxicity was observed in both rats and rabbits at these dose levels (see Data). Based on animal data, advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus.

The estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage of the indicated population is unknown. All pregnancies have a background risk of birth defect, loss, or other adverse outcomes. In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is of 2% to 4%, and 15% to 20%, respectively.

Clinical Considerations Disease-Associated Maternal and/or Embryo/Fetal Risk Published data suggest that increased disease activity is associated with the risk of developing adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with ulcerative colitis. Adverse pregnancy outcomes include preterm delivery (before 37 weeks of gestation), low birth weight (less than 2500 g) infants, and small for gestational age at birth. Fetal/Neonatal Adverse Reactions Hypoadrenalism may occur in infants born of mothers receiving corticosteroids during pregnancy.

Infants should be carefully observed for signs of hypoadrenalism, such as poor feeding, irritability, weakness, and vomiting, and managed accordingly . Data Animal Data Budesonide was teratogenic and embryolethal in rabbits and rats. In an embryo-fetal development study in pregnant rats dosed subcutaneously with budesonide during the period of organogenesis from gestation days 6-15 there were effects on fetal development and survival at subcutaneous doses up to approximately 500 mcg/kg in rats (approximately 1.2 times the recommended human intrarectal dose on a body surface area basis). In an embryo-fetal development study in pregnant rabbits dosed during the period of organogenesis from gestation days 6-18, there was an increase in maternal abortion, and effects on fetal development and reduction in litter weights at subcutaneous doses up to approximately 25 mcg/kg in rabbits (approximately 0.12 times the recommended human intrarectal dose of 4 mg/day on a body surface area basis). Maternal toxicity, including reduction in body weight gain, was observed at subcutaneous doses of 5 mcg/kg in rabbits (approximately 0.02 times the recommended human intrarectal dose on a body surface area basis) and 500 mcg/kg in rats (approximately 1.2 times the recommended human intrarectal dose of 4 mg/day on a body surface area basis). In a pre-and post-natal development study, rats dosed subcutaneously with budesonide during the period of Day 15 post coitum to Day 21 postpartum, budesonide had no effects on delivery but did have an effect on growth and development of offspring. In addition, offspring survival was reduced, and surviving offspring had decreased mean body weights at birth and during lactation at exposures 0.05 times the MRHD (on a mg/m 2 basis at maternal subcutaneous doses of 20 mcg/kg/day and higher). These findings occurred in the presence of maternal toxicity.

Pediatric Use The safety and effectiveness of UCERIS rectal foam has not been established in pediatric patients. Children who are treated with corticosteroids by any route may experience a decrease in their growth velocity. This negative impact of corticosteroids on growth has been in the absence of laboratory evidence of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis suppression.

The long-term effects of this reduction in growth velocity associated with corticosteroid treatment, including the impact on final adult height, are unknown. Growth velocity may therefore be a more sensitive indicator of systemic corticosteroid exposure in children than some commonly used tests of HPA axis function. The linear growth of children treated with corticosteroids by any route should be monitored (e.g., via stadiometry), and the potential growth effects of prolonged treatment should be weighed against clinical benefits obtained and the availability of other treatment alternatives.

In order to minimize the potential growth effects of corticosteroids, children should be titrated to the lowest effective dose.

rectal foam is contraindicated in patients with a history of a known hypersensitivity to budesonide or any of the ingredients of UCERIS rectal foam. Reactions have included anaphylaxis . Known hypersensitivity to budesonide or any of the ingredients in UCERIS rectal foam.

Acute overdosage with UCERIS rectal foam is unlikely. However, UCERIS rectal foam is absorbed systemically and chronic overdosage may result in signs/symptoms of hypercorticism .