KUVAN

Studies in healthy subjects have shown comparable absorption of sapropterin when tablets are dissolved in water or orange juice and taken under fasted conditions. Administration of dissolved tablets after a high-fat/high-calorie meal resulted in mean increases in C max of 84% and AUC of 87% (dissolved in water). However, there was extensive variability in individual subject values for C max and AUC across the different modes of administration and meal conditions. In the clinical trials of KUVAN,...

The efficacy of KUVAN was evaluated in five clinical studies in patients with PKU. Study 1 was a multicenter, open-label, uncontrolled clinical trial of 489 patients with PKU, ages 8 to 48 years (mean 22 years), who had baseline blood Phe levels ≥ 450 μmol/L and who were not on Phe-restricted diets. All patients received treatment with KUVAN 10 mg/kg per day for 8 days. For the purposes of this study, response to KUVAN treatment was defined as a ≥ 30% decrease in blood Phe from baseline. At Day 8, 96 patients (20%) were identified as responders. Study 2 was a multicenter, double-blind, placebo...

Most common adverse reactions (≥4%) are: headache, rhinorrhea, pharyngolaryngeal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, cough, and nasal congestion. ( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. at 1-877-695-8826, 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 to the rates in...

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Hypersensitivity Reactions Including Anaphylaxis : KUVAN is not recommended in patients with a history of anaphylaxis to KUVAN; discontinue treatment in patients who experience anaphylaxis and initiate appropriate medical treatment. Continue dietary Phe restrictions. ( 5.1 ) Upper Gastrointestinal Mucosal Inflammation : Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of these conditions including esophagitis and gastritis. ( 5.2 ) Hypophenylalaninemia : Pediatric patients younger than 7 years treated wi...

7 DRUG INTERACTIONS Table 4 includes drugs with clinically important drug interactions when administered with sapropterin dihydrochloride and instructions for preventing or managing them.

Table 4Clinically Relevant Drug Interactions Levodopa Clinical Impact Sapropterin dihydrochloride may increase the availability of tyrosine, a precursor of levodopa. Neurologic events were reported postmarketin...