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Changes to the safety information of medicinal products containing olaparib, adopted by the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) during the signal review at the meeting in 3-6 July 2023

16.10.2023 1898 views

In accordance with paragraph 8 of Section IV of the Procedure for Expert Evaluation, the applicant must amend the instructions for medical use of the medicinal product upon receipt of new data, including bringing the instructions for medical use into line with the approved instructions for medical use of the original (reference) medicinal product, and ensure that the information on the medicinal product corresponds to current scientific knowledge.

Olaparib (olaparib) – hepatocellular injury and hepatitis

Having reviewed the available evidence in EudraVigilance, the literature, and nonclinical and clinical studies, PRAC agreed that the marketing authorization holder of the medicinal product Linparza (olaparib) AstraZeneca should submit variations to update the package leaflet as described below (new text underlined in bold):

“Special precautions for use” section

Hepatotoxicity

Повідомлялося про випадки гепатотоксичності у пацієнтів, які отримували лікування олапарибом (див. розділ «Побічні реакції»). У разі розвитку клінічних симптомів або ознак, що вказують на гепатотоксичность, слід негайно провести клінічне обстеження пацієнта та оцінити показники функції печінки. У разі підозри на медикаментозне ураження печінки лікування слід призупинити. У разі тяжкого медикаментозне ураження печінки припинення лікування слід розглядати як клінічно доцільне.

“Adverse reactions” section

List of adverse reactions in table form

System organ class according to the MedDRA classification Incidence of adverse reactions of all grades per CTCAE
Hepatobiliary disorders Unknown

Drug-induced liver injury*

Common

Increased transaminase levels a

* As observed in the post-registration period.

aIncreased transaminase levels include such preferred terms (PTs) as increased alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, hepatic enzymes and hypertransaminasemia.

List of medicinal products containing olaparib (olaparib) and authorized for medical use in Ukraine (according to the State Register of Medicinal Products as of 03.10.2023)

To analyze the published information, the applicant must use the original text available at the links:

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