Month: August 2017

AHFS Patient Medication Information Update – August 2017

28 August, 2017 no responses

The August update to the AHFS Patient Medication Information (PMI) database has been published. Highlights of the update include:

New PMI Monographs

  • Midostaurin (Rydapt®)
    • Midostaurin is used with other chemotherapy drugs to treat certain types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML; a type of cancer of the white blood cells). Midostaurin is also used to certain types of mastocytosis (a blood disorder in which there are too many mast cells [a certain kind of white blood cell]).
  • Sarilumab Injection (Kevzara®)
    • Sarilumab injection is used alone or with other medications to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA: condition in which the body attacks its own joints causing pain, swelling, and loss of function).

FDA MedWatch Alert Revisions

  • None

AHFS Drug Information/Essentials Update – August 2017

10 August, 2017 no responses

The August update to the AHFS Drug Information/Essentials database has been published. Highlights from this month’s update include:

New Full-Length Monographs

  • None

New First-Release Monographs

  • Trientine (Syprine®) – 64:00 (Heavy Metal Antagonists)
    • Indicated in the treatment of patients with Wilson’s disease who are intolerant of penicillamine
  • Delafloxacin (Baxdela®) – 8:12.18 (Quinolones)
    • Indicated in adults for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) caused by designated susceptible bacteria
  • Betrixaban (Bevyxxa®) – 20:12.04.14 (Direct Factor Xa Inhibitors)
    • Indicated for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in adult patients hospitalized for an acute medical illness who are at risk for thromboembolic complications due to moderate or severe restricted mobility and other risk factors for VTE
  • Naltrexone And Bupropion (Contrave®) – 28:20.08.92 (Anorexigenic Agents, Miscellaneous)
    • Indicated as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adults with an initial body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or greater (obese) or 27 kg/m2 or greater (overweight) in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbidity (e.g., hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, or dyslipidemia)
  • Guselkumab (Tremfya®) – 84:92 (Skin and Mucous Membrane Agents, Miscellaneous)
    • Indicated for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy
  • L-Glutamine (Endari®) – 92:92 (Other Miscellaneous Therapeutic Agents)
    • Indicated to reduce the acute complications of sickle cell disease in adult and pediatric patients 5 years of age and older

FDA MedWatch Alerts

  • None

AHFS Patient Medication Information Update – July 2017

10 August, 2017 no responses

The July update to the AHFS Patient Medication Information (PMI) database has been published. Highlights of the update include:

New PMI Monographs

  • Naldemedine (Symproic®)
    • Naldemedine is used to treat constipation caused by opioid (narcotic) pain medications in adults with chronic (ongoing) pain that is not caused by cancer.
  • Ammonium Lactate Topical (Lac-Hydrin®)
    • Ammonium lactate is used to treat xerosis (dry or scaly skin) and ichthyosis vulgaris (an inherited dry skin condition) in adults and children.
  • Telotristat (Xermelo®)
    • Telotristat is used in combination with another medication (a samotostatin analog [SSA] such as lanreotide, octreotide, pasinreotide) to control diarrhea caused by carcinoid tumors (slow-growing tumors that release natural substances that can cause symptoms like diarrhea) in patients with diarrhea not controlled by a somatostatin analog alone.
  • Durvalumab Injection (Imfinzi®)
    • Durvalumab injection is used to treat urothelial cancer (cancer of the lining of the bladder and other parts of the urinary tract) that spread to nearby tissues or other parts of the body that cannot be removed by surgery and has worsened during or after being treated with other chemotherapy medications.

FDA MedWatch Alert Revisions

  • None
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