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TRICOR (NDA-021203)

(FENOFIBRATE)

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

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03/28/2019 (SUPPL-9)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

6 Adverse Reactions

6.2 Postmarketing Experience

Addition of and interstitial lung disease to adverse reactions identified during postapproval use of fenofibrate.

11/06/2018 (SUPPL-8)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

8 Use in Specific Populations

8.1 Pregnancy

8.2 Lactation

PLLR conversion. Extensive additions and/or revisions in the 2 subsections. Please refer to label for complete information.

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

PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION

Addition of the following:

  • to return to their physician’s office for routine monitoring.

  • not to breastfeed during treatment with TRICOR and for 5 days after the final dose.

05/18/2018 (SUPPL-7)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

5 Warnings and Precautions

5.9 Hypersensitivity Reactions

(subsection revised, additions underlined)

Acute Hypersensitivity

Anaphylaxis and angioedema have been reported postmarketing with fenofibrate. In some cases, reactions were life-threatening and required emergency treatment. If a patient develops signs or

symptoms of an acute hypersensitivity reaction, advise them to seek immediate medical attention and discontinue fenofibrate.

Delayed Hypersensitivity

Severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions (SCAR), including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, and Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS), have been reported postmarketing, occurring days to weeks after initiation of fenofibrate. The cases of DRESS were associated with cutaneous reactions (such as rash or exfoliative dermatitis) and a combination of eosinophilia, fever, systemic organ involvement (renal, hepatic, or respiratory). Discontinue fenofibrate and treat patients appropriately if SCAR is suspected.

6 Adverse Reactions

6.1 Clinical Trials Experience

(additions underlined)

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Urticaria was seen in 1.1 vs. 0%, and rash in 1.4 vs. 0.8% of fenofibrate and placebo patients respectively in controlled trials.

6.2 Postmarketing Experience

(additions underlined)

The following adverse reactions have been identified during postapproval use of fenofibrate. 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: myalgia, rhabdomyolysis, pancreatitis, acute renal failure, muscle spasm, hepatitis, cirrhosis, anemia, arthralgia, decreases in hemoglobin, decreases in hematocrit, white blood cell decreases, asthenia, and severely depressed HDL-cholesterol levels. Photosensitivity reactions have occurred days to months after initiation; in some of these cases, patients reported a prior photosensitivity reaction to ketoprofen.

01/25/2017 (SUPPL-6)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

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

17 PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION

(Additions and/or revisions are underlined)

Patients should be advised:

  • to take TRICOR once daily with a meal at the prescribed dose, swallowing each tablet whole.