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GELNIQUE (NDA-022204)

(OXYBUTYNIN CHLORIDE)

Safety-related Labeling Changes Approved by FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)

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10/25/2017 (SUPPL-10)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

5 Warnings and Precautions

5.8 Exacerbation of Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis

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Avoid use of GELNIQUE in patients with myasthenia gravis, a disease characterized by decreased cholinergic activity at the neuromuscular junction. If experiencing exacerbation of symptoms of myasthenia gravis, oxybutynin- containing product should be discontinued and appropriate therapy promptly provided.

6 Adverse Reactions

6.2 Postmarketing Experience

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The following adverse reactions have been identified during post approval use of GELNIQUE. 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.

Nervous System Disorders: Memory impairment, dizziness, somnolence, confusion Psychiatric Disorders: Delirium, hallucinations

7 Drug Interactions

7.2 Cytochrome P450 Inhibitors

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Pharmacokinetic studies have not been performed with patients concomitantly receiving cytochrome P450 enzyme inhibitors, such as antimycotic agents (e.g., ketoconazole, itraconazole, and miconazole) or macrolide antibiotics (e.g., erythromycin and clarithromycin).

8 Use in Specific Populations

8.1 Pregnancy

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Risk Summary

There are no studies with topical or oral oxybutynin use in pregnant women to inform any drug-associated risks of adverse development outcomes. No adverse developmental outcomes were observed in animal reproduction studies when oxybutynin chloride was administered to pregnant rats and rabbits during organogenesis at approximately 50 and 1 times, respectively, the maximum human dose based on body surface area (see Data).

In the general U.S. population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriages in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2-4% and 15-20% respectively.

Data

Animal Data

Subcutaneous administration of oxybutynin chloride to rats at doses up to 25 mg/kg (approximately 50 times the human exposure based on body surface area) and to rabbits at doses up to 0.4 mg/kg (approximately 1 times the human exposure based on body surface area) throughout the period of organogenesis revealed no evidence of harm to the fetus.

8.2 Lactation

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Risk Summary

There is no information on the presence of oxybutynin or its metabolites in human milk, its effects on milk production or on the breastfed child. The developmental and health benefits of breastfeeding should be considered along with the mother’s clinical need for GELNIQUE and any potential adverse effects on the breastfed child from GELNIQUE or from the underlying maternal condition.

17 PCI/PI/MG (Patient Counseling Information/Patient Information/Medication Guide)

PATIENT INFORMATION

(Extensive additions and revisions; please refer to label)