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LUMIGAN (NDA-021275)

(BIMATOPROST)

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

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03/08/2022 (SUPPL-29)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

6 Adverse Reactions

6.2 Postmarketing Experience

Additions and revisions underlined:

The reactions, which have been chosen for inclusion due to either their seriousness, frequency of reporting, possible causal connection to LUMIGAN®, or a combination of these factors, include: abnormal hair growth, asthma-like symptoms, dizziness, dyspnea, eyelid edema, hypersensitivity reaction including signs and symptoms of eye allergy and allergic dermatitis, hypertension, nausea, and periorbital and lid changes associated with periorbital fat atrophy leading to skin tightness, deepening of the eyelid sulcus, eyelid ptosis, enophthalmos and eyelid retraction; and skin discoloration (non-periocular).

10/15/2020 (SUPPL-28)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

6 Adverse Reactions

6.2 Postmarketing Experience

Additions and/or revisions underlined:

The reactions, which have been chosen for inclusion due to either their seriousness, frequency of reporting, possible causal connection to LUMIGAN®, or a combination of these factors, include: abnormal hair growth, asthma-like symptoms, dizziness, dyspnea, eyelid edema, hypersensitivity reaction including signs and symptoms of eye allergy and allergic dermatitis, hypertension, nausea, and periorbital and lid changes including deepening of the eyelid sulcus, and skin discoloration (non-periocular).

07/29/2017 (SUPPL-27)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

4 Contraindications

(additions underlined)

LUMIGAN® 0.03% is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to bimatoprost or to any of the ingredients.

5 Warnings and Precautions

5.6 Use with Contact Lenses

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LUMIGAN® 0.03% contains benzalkonium chloride, which may be absorbed by and cause discoloration of soft contact lenses. Contact lenses should be removed prior to instillation of LUMIGAN® 0.03% and may be reinserted 15 minutes following its administration.

6 Adverse Reactions

(additions underlined)

The following adverse reactions are described elsewhere in the labeling:

  • Pigmentation

  • Eyelash Changes

  • Intraocular Inflammation

  • Macular Edema

  • Hypersensitivity

6.2 Postmarketing Experience

(additions underlined)

The following adverse reactions have been identified during postapproval use of LUMIGAN® 0.03%. 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. The reactions, which have been chosen for inclusion due to either their seriousness, frequency of reporting, possible causal connection to LUMIGAN®, or a combination of these factors, include: abnormal hair growth, asthma-like symptoms, dizziness, dyspnea, eyelid edema, hypersensitivity reaction including signs and symptoms of eye allergy and allergic dermatitis, hypertension, nausea, and periorbital and lid changes including deepening of the eyelid sulcus.

8 Use in Specific Populations

8.1 Pregnancy

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Risk Summary

There are no adequate and well-controlled studies of LUMIGAN® (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03% administration in pregnant women. There is no increase in the risk of major birth defects or miscarriages based on bimatoprost postmarketing experience.

In embryofetal developmental studies, administration of bimatoprost in pregnant mice and rats during organogensis, resulted in abortion and early delivery at oral doses at least 33 times (mice) or 94 times (rats) the human exposure at the recommended clinical dose (based on blood area under the curve [AUC] levels). These adverse effects were not observed at 2.6 times (mice) and 47 times (rats) the human exposure at the recommended clinical dose.

In pre/postnatal development studies, administration of bimatoprost to pregnant rats from organogenesis to the end of lactation resulted in reduced gestation length and fetal body weight, and increased fetal and pup mortality at oral doses at least 41 times the human systemic exposure at the recommended clinical dose (based on blood AUC levels). No adverse effects were observed in rat offspring at exposures estimated at 14 times the human exposure at the recommended clinical dose (based on blood AUC levels).

Because animal reproductive studies are not always predictive of human response LUMIGAN® 0.03% should be administered during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.

Data

Animal Data

In an embryofetal development rat study, abortion was observed in pregnant rats administered bimatoprost orally during organogenesis at 0.6 mg/kg/day (94 times the human systemic exposure at the recommended human ophthalmic dose [RHOD], based on AUC). The No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) for abortion was 0.3 mg/kg/day (estimated at 47 times the human systemic exposure at the RHOD, based on AUC). No abnormalities were observed in rat fetuses at doses up to 0.6 mg/kg/day.

In an embryofetal development mouse study, abortion and early delivery were observed in pregnant mice administered bimatoprost orally during organogenesis at doses greater than or equal to 0.3 mg/kg/day (33 times the human systemic exposure at the RHOD, based on AUC). The NOAEL for abortion and early delivery was 0.1 mg/kg/day (2.6 times the human systemic exposure at the RHOD, based on AUC). No abnormalities were observed in mouse fetuses at doses up to 0.6 mg/kg/day (72 times the human systemic exposure at the RHOD, based on AUC).

In a pre/postnatal development study, treatment of pregnant rats with bimatoprost orally from gestation day 7 to lactation day 20 resulted in reduced gestation length, increased late resorptions, fetal deaths, and postnatal pup mortality, and reduced pup body weight at doses greater than or equal to 0.3 mg/kg/day. These effects were observed at exposures at least 41 times the human systemic exposure at the RHOD, based on AUC. The NOAEL for postnatal development and mating performance of the offspring was 0.1 mg/kg/day (estimated at 14 times the human systemic exposure at the RHOD, based on AUC).

8.2 Lactation

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Risk Summary

It is not known whether topical ocular treatment with LUMIGAN® 0.03% could result in sufficient systemic absorption to produce detectable quantities in human milk. In animal studies, bimatoprost has been shown to be present in breast milk of lactating rats at an intravenous dose (i.e., 1 mg/kg) 324 times the RHOD (on a m2g/m basis), however no animal data is available at clinically relevant doses.

 

The developmental and health benefits of breastfeeding should be considered along with the mother’s clinical need for LUMIGAN® 0.03% and any potential adverse effects on the breastfed child from LUMIGAN® 0.03%.