- Patient Information
- Before Taking Prezcobix, Tell Your Healthcare Provider About All Your Medical Conditions, Including If You:
- How Should I Take Prezcobix?
- What Are The Possible Side Effects Of Prezcobix?
- What Are The Ingredients In Prezcobix?active Ingredients:
- Inactive Ingredients:
- Active Ingredient(s):
- Inactive Ingredient(s):
- Revised: 6/2019document Id:
Patient Information ⮝
Advise the patient to read the FDA-approved patient labeling (Patient Information).
Instructions for Use
Advise patients to take PREZCOBIX with food every day on a regular dosing schedule, as missed doses can result in development of resistance. Inform patients not to alter the dose of PREZCOBIX or discontinue therapy with PREZCOBIX without consulting their physician[
- PREZCOBIX may cause liver problems.Some people taking PREZCOBIX may develop liver problems which may be life-threatening. Your healthcare provider should do blood tests before and during your treatment with PREZCOBIX. If you have chronic hepatitis B or C infection, your healthcare provider should check your blood tests more often because you have an increased chance of developing liver problems. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any of the below signs and symptoms of liver problems.
- dark (tea colored) urine
- yellowing of your skin or whites of your eyes
- pale colored stools (bowel movements)
- nausea
- vomiting
- pain or tenderness on your right side below your ribs
- loss of appetite
- PREZCOBIX may cause severe or life-threatening skin reactions or rash.Sometimes these skin reactions and skin rashes can become severe and require treatment in a hospital. Call your healthcare provider right away if you develop a rash.Stop taking PREZCOBIXand call your healthcare provider right away if you develop any skin changes with symptoms below:
- fever
- tiredness
- muscle or joint pain
- blisters or skin lesions
- mouth sores or ulcers
- red or inflamed eyes, like "pink eye" (conjunctivitis)
- PREZCOBIX when taken with certain other medicines can cause new or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure.Your healthcare provider should check your kidneys before you start and while you are taking PREZCOBIX.
PREZCOBIX is a prescription HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1) medicine used with other antiretroviral medicines to treat HIV-1 infection in adults. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).
PREZCOBIX contains the prescription medicines darunavir and cobicistat.
It is not known if PREZCOBIX is safe and effective in children under 18 years of age.Who should not take PREZCOBIX?
Do not take PREZCOBIXwith any medicine that contains:Serious problems can happen if you take any of these medicines with PREZCOBIX.
- alfuzosin
- carbamazepine
- cisapride
- colchicine, if you have liver or kidney problems
- dronedarone
- elbasvir and grazoprevir
- ergot-containing medicines:
- dihydroergotamine
- ergotamine tartrate
- methylergonovine
- ivabradine
- lomitapide
- lovastatin
- lurasidone
- midazolam, when taken by mouth
- naloxegol
- phenobarbital
- phenytoin
- pimozide
- ranolazine
- rifampin
- sildenafil, when used for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
- simvastatin
- St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- triazolam
Before Taking Prezcobix, Tell Your Healthcare Provider About All Your Medical Conditions, Including If You: ⮝
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take,including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Some medicines interact with PREZCOBIX.Keep a list of your medicines to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist.
- have liver problems, including hepatitis B or hepatitis C
- have kidney problems
- are allergic to sulfa (sulfonamide)
- have diabetes
- have hemophilia
- have any other medical condition
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
- It is not known if PREZCOBIX will harm your unborn baby.
- PREZCOBIX should not be used in pregnant individuals because you may not have enough PREZCOBIX in your body during pregnancy.
- Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant while taking PREZCOBIX. Your healthcare provider will prescribe different medicines if you become pregnant while taking PREZCOBIX.
- Pregnancy Registry: There is a pregnancy registry for individuals who take antiretroviral medicines during pregnancy. The purpose of the registry is to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about how you can take part in this registry.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed if you take PREZCOBIX.
- You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk of passing HIV to your baby.
- It is not known if PREZCOBIX can pass into your breast milk.
- Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby.
- You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that interact with PREZCOBIX.
- Do not start taking a new medicine without telling your healthcare provider.Your healthcare provider can tell you if it is safe to take PREZCOBIX with other medicines.
How Should I Take Prezcobix? ⮝
- Take PREZCOBIX exactly as your healthcare provider tells you.
- Do not change your dose or stop taking PREZCOBIX without talking to your healthcare provider.
- Take PREZCOBIX 1 time a day with food.
- Do not miss a dose of PREZCOBIX.
- If you take too much PREZCOBIX, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away.
What Are The Possible Side Effects Of Prezcobix? ⮝
PREZCOBIX may cause serious side effects, including:
Keep PREZCOBIX and all medicines out of reach of children.
- Store PREZCOBIX tablets at room temperature between 68 F to 77 F (20 C to 25 C).
General information about the safe and effective use of PREZCOBIX.
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use PREZCOBIX for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give PREZCOBIX to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them.
You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about PREZCOBIX that is written for health professionals.What Are The Ingredients In Prezcobix?active Ingredients: ⮝
darunavir and cobicistatInactive Ingredients: ⮝
colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, and silicified microcrystalline cellulose. The tablets are film-coated with a coating material containing iron oxide black, iron oxide red, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol (partially hydrolyzed), talc, and titanium dioxide.
Manufactured by: Janssen Ortho LLC, Gurabo, PR 00778
Manufactured for: Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP, Titusville NJ 08560
2015 Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies
For more information call 1-800-526-7736.DRUG: PREZCOBIX
GENERIC: DARUNAVIR ETHANOLATE and COBICISTAT
DOSAGE: TABLET, FILM COATED
ADMINSTRATION: ORAL
NDC: 70518-0714-0
COLOR: pink
SHAPE: OVAL
SCORE: No score
SIZE: 23 mm
IMPRINT: 800;TG
PACKAGING: 30 in 1 BLISTER PACK
Active Ingredient(s): ⮝
- COBICISTAT 150mg in 1
- DARUNAVIR ETHANOLATE 800mg in 1
Inactive Ingredient(s): ⮝
- FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE
- POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED
- TALC
- FERRIC OXIDE RED
- TITANIUM DIOXIDE
- HYPROMELLOSE, UNSPECIFIED
- MAGNESIUM STEARATE
- MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE
- POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED
- CROSPOVIDONE (15 MPA.S AT 5%)
- SILICON DIOXIDE
PREZCOBIX
darunavir ethanolate and cobicistat tablet, film coated
Product Information Product Type HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG Item Code (Source) NDC:70518-0714(NDC:59676-575) Route of Administration ORAL
Active Ingredient/Active Moiety Ingredient Name Basis of Strength Strength DARUNAVIR ETHANOLATE(UNII: 33O78XF0BW) (DARUNAVIR - UNII:YO603Y8113) DARUNAVIR 800 mg COBICISTAT(UNII: LW2E03M5PG) (COBICISTAT - UNII:LW2E03M5PG) COBICISTAT 150 mg
Inactive Ingredients Ingredient Name Strength HYPROMELLOSE, UNSPECIFIED(UNII: 3NXW29V3WO) MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE(UNII: OP1R32D61U) SILICON DIOXIDE(UNII: ETJ7Z6XBU4) CROSPOVIDONE (15 MPA.S AT 5%)(UNII: 68401960MK) MAGNESIUM STEARATE(UNII: 70097M6I30) POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED(UNII: 532B59J990) TITANIUM DIOXIDE(UNII: 15FIX9V2JP) POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED(UNII: 3WJQ0SDW1A) TALC(UNII: 7SEV7J4R1U) FERRIC OXIDE RED(UNII: 1K09F3G675) FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE(UNII: XM0M87F357)
Product Characteristics Color pink Score no score Shape OVAL Size 23mm Flavor Imprint Code 800;TG Contains
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Marketing Information Marketing Category Application Number or Monograph Citation Marketing Start Date Marketing End Date NDA NDA205395 08/28/2017
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Revised: 6/2019document Id: ⮝
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- Principal Display Panel - 800 Mg/150 Mg Tablet Bottle Label
- Darunavir Ethanolate And Cobicistat
- Highlights Of Prescribing Information
- Recent Major Changes
- Indications And Usage
- Dosage And Administration
- Dosage Forms And Strengths
- Contraindications
- Warnings And Precautions
- Adverse Reactions
- Drug Interactions
- Use In Specific Populations
- 1 Indications And Usage
- 2 Dosage And Administration
- 3 Dosage Forms And Strengths
- 4 Contraindications
- 5 Warnings And Precautions
- 6 Adverse Reactions
- 7 Drug Interactions
- 8 Use In Specific Populations
- 10 Overdosage
- 11 Description
- 12 Clinical Pharmacology
- 13 Nonclinical Toxicology
- 14 Clinical Studies
- 16 How Supplied/storage And Handling
Principal Display Panel - 800 Mg/150 Mg Tablet Bottle Label ⮝
NDC 59676-575-30
PREZCOBIX
(darunavir and cobicistat)
Tablets800 mg/150 mg
Each tablet contains darunavir
ethanolate (equivalent to
800 mg of darunavir) and
150 mg cobicistat.Keep out of reach of children
Rx only
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PREZCOBIX
darunavir ethanolate and cobicistat tablet, film coated
Product Information Product Type HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG Item Code (Source) NDC:59676-575 Route of Administration ORAL
Active Ingredient/Active Moiety Ingredient Name Basis of Strength Strength DARUNAVIR ETHANOLATE (UNII: 33O78XF0BW) (DARUNAVIR - UNII:YO603Y8113) DARUNAVIR 800 mg COBICISTAT (UNII: LW2E03M5PG) (COBICISTAT - UNII:LW2E03M5PG) COBICISTAT 150 mg
Inactive Ingredients Ingredient Name Strength HYPROMELLOSE, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 3NXW29V3WO) MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE (UNII: OP1R32D61U) SILICON DIOXIDE (UNII: ETJ7Z6XBU4) CROSPOVIDONE (15 MPA.S AT 5%) (UNII: 68401960MK) MAGNESIUM STEARATE (UNII: 70097M6I30) POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 532B59J990) TITANIUM DIOXIDE (UNII: 15FIX9V2JP) POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 3WJQ0SDW1A) TALC (UNII: 7SEV7J4R1U) FERRIC OXIDE RED (UNII: 1K09F3G675) FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE (UNII: XM0M87F357)
Product Characteristics Color PINK Score no score Shape OVAL Size 23mm Flavor Imprint Code 800;TG Contains
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Darunavir Ethanolate And Cobicistat ⮝
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PREZCOBIX
darunavir ethanolate and cobicistat tablet, film coated
Product Information Product Type HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG Item Code (Source) NDC:50090-1723(NDC:59676-575) Route of Administration ORAL
Active Ingredient/Active Moiety Ingredient Name Basis of Strength Strength DARUNAVIR ETHANOLATE (UNII: 33O78XF0BW) (DARUNAVIR - UNII:YO603Y8113) DARUNAVIR 800 mg COBICISTAT (UNII: LW2E03M5PG) (COBICISTAT - UNII:LW2E03M5PG) COBICISTAT 150 mg
Inactive Ingredients Ingredient Name Strength HYPROMELLOSE, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 3NXW29V3WO) MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE (UNII: OP1R32D61U) SILICON DIOXIDE (UNII: ETJ7Z6XBU4) CROSPOVIDONE (15 MPA.S AT 5%) (UNII: 68401960MK) MAGNESIUM STEARATE (UNII: 70097M6I30) POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 532B59J990) TITANIUM DIOXIDE (UNII: 15FIX9V2JP) POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 3WJQ0SDW1A) TALC (UNII: 7SEV7J4R1U) FERRIC OXIDE RED (UNII: 1K09F3G675) FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE (UNII: XM0M87F357)
Product Characteristics Color PINK Score no score Shape OVAL Size 23mm Flavor Imprint Code 800;TG Contains
Packaging # Item Code Package Description Marketing Start Date Marketing End Date 1 NDC:50090-1723-0 30 in 1 BOTTLE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product 03/04/2015
Marketing Information Marketing Category Application Number or Monograph Citation Marketing Start Date Marketing End Date NDA NDA205395 01/31/2015
Labeler - A-S Medication Solutions (830016429)
Establishment Name Address ID/FEI Business Operations A-S Medication Solutions 830016429 RELABEL(50090-1723) Revised: 12/2017 Document Id: 7320b874-59a6-48bf-b5a3-cc301934502f 34391-3 Set id: 16ca460a-3c89-4697-8f45-972615a2a518 Version: 3 Effective Time: 20171204 A-S Medication Solutions
Highlights Of Prescribing Information ⮝
These highlights do not include all the information needed to use PREZCOBIX safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for PREZCOBIX.
PREZCOBIX (darunavir and cobicistat) tablets, for oral use
Initial U.S. Approval: 2015
Recent Major Changes ⮝
Dosage and Administration, Not Recommended During Pregnancy ( 2.5) 06/2018 Contraindications ( 4) 05/2019 Warnings and Precautions, Immune Reconstitution Syndrome ( 5.10) 05/2019
Indications And Usage ⮝
PREZCOBIX is a two-drug combination of darunavir, a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) protease inhibitor, and cobicistat, a CYP3A inhibitor, and is indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in treatment-na ve and treatment-experienced adults with no darunavir resistance-associated substitutions (V11I, V32I, L33F, I47V, I50V, I54L, I54M, T74P, L76V, I84V, L89V). ( 1)
Dosage And Administration ⮝
Recommended dosage: One tablet taken once daily with food. ( 2.1)
Testing Prior to Initiation: HIV genotypic testing is recommended for antiretroviral treatment experienced patients. Assess estimated creatinine clearance in all patients prior to starting PREZCOBIX. When used with tenofovir DF: Assess urine glucose and urine protein at baseline and monitor creatinine clearance, urine glucose, and urine protein. Monitor serum phosphorus in patients with or at risk for renal impairment. ( 2.2)
Dosage Forms And Strengths ⮝
Tablets: 800 mg of darunavir and 150 mg of cobicistat. ( 3)
Contraindications ⮝
PREZCOBIX is contraindicated in patients receiving certain co-administered drugs for which altered plasma concentrations are associated with serious and/or life-threatening events or loss of therapeutic effect. ( 4, 7.2)
Warnings And Precautions ⮝
- Drug-induced hepatitis (e.g., acute hepatitis, cytolytic hepatitis), liver injury, including some fatalities can occur with PREZCOBIX. Monitor liver function before and during therapy, especially in patients with underlying chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, or in patients who have pre-treatment elevations of transaminases. ( 5.1)
- Skin reactions ranging from mild to severe, including Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, can occur with PREZCOBIX. Discontinue treatment if severe reaction develops. ( 5.2)
- When PREZCOBIX is used in combination with a tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (tenofovir DF) containing regimen, cases of acute renal failure and Fanconi syndrome have been reported. ( 5.4)
- PREZCOBIX is not recommended in combination with other antiretroviral drugs that require pharmacokinetic boosting. ( 5.6)
- Monitor in patients with a known sulfonamide allergy. ( 5.7)
- Patients receiving PREZCOBIX may develop new onset or exacerbations of diabetes mellitus/hyperglycemia ( 5.8), redistribution/accumulation of body fat ( 5.9), and immune reconstitution syndrome. ( 5.10)
- Patients with hemophilia may develop increased bleeding events. ( 5.11)
Adverse Reactions ⮝
- The most common adverse reactions to darunavir, a component of PREZCOBIX (incidence greater than or equal to 5%) of at least moderate severity (greater than or equal to Grade 2) were diarrhea, nausea, rash, headache, abdominal pain, and vomiting. ( 6.1)
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Janssen Products, LP at 1-800-JANSSEN (1-800-526-7736) or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
Drug Interactions ⮝
Use In Specific Populations ⮝
See 17 for PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION and FDA-approved patient labeling.
Revised: 6/2019
1 Indications And Usage ⮝
PREZCOBIX is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection in treatment-na ve and treatment-experienced adults with no darunavir resistance-associated substitutions (V11I, V32I, L33F, I47V, I50V, I54L, I54M, T74P, L76V, I84V, L89V).
2 Dosage And Administration ⮝
2.1 Recommended Dosage
PREZCOBIX is a fixed-dose combination product containing 800 mg of darunavir and 150 mg of cobicistat. In treatment-na ve and treatment-experienced adults with no darunavir resistance-associated substitutions, the recommended dosage of PREZCOBIX is one tablet taken once daily orally with food. Administer PREZCOBIX in conjunction with other antiretroviral agents.
2.2 Testing Prior to Initiation of PREZCOBIX
HIV Genotypic Testing
HIV genotypic testing is recommended for antiretroviral treatment-experienced patients. However, when HIV genotypic testing is not feasible, PREZCOBIX can be used in protease inhibitor-na ve patients, but is not recommended in protease inhibitor-experienced patients.
Creatinine Clearance
Prior to starting PREZCOBIX, assess estimated creatinine clearance because cobicistat decreases estimated creatinine clearance due to inhibition of tubular secretion of creatinine without affecting actual renal glomerular function [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)] . When co-administering PREZCOBIX with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (tenofovir DF) assess estimated creatinine clearance, urine glucose, and urine protein at baseline [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)] .
2.3 Not Recommended in Severe Renal Impairment
PREZCOBIX co-administered with tenofovir DF is not recommended in patients who have an estimated creatinine clearance below 70 mL per minute [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4) and Adverse Reactions (6.1)] .
2.4 Not Recommended in Severe Hepatic Impairment
PREZCOBIX is not recommended for use in patients with severe hepatic impairment [see Use in Specific Populations (8.6) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)] .
2.5 Not Recommended During Pregnancy
PREZCOBIX is not recommended during pregnancy because of substantially lower exposures of darunavir and cobicistat during the second and third trimesters [see Use in Specific Populations (8.1) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)] .
PREZCOBIX should not be initiated in pregnant individuals. An alternative regimen is recommended for those who become pregnant during therapy with PREZCOBIX.
3 Dosage Forms And Strengths ⮝
PREZCOBIX is supplied as pink, oval-shaped, film-coated tablets containing darunavir ethanolate equivalent to 800 mg of darunavir and 150 mg cobicistat. Each tablet is debossed with "800" on one side and "TG" on the other side.
4 Contraindications ⮝
PREZCOBIX is contraindicated in patients receiving the following co-administered drugs PREZCOBIX is contraindicated in patients receiving the following co-administered drugs [see Drug Interactions (7.3) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
- Alpha 1-adrenoreceptor antagonist: alfuzosin
- Anticonvulsants: carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin
- Anti-gout: colchicine, in patients with renal and/or hepatic impairment
- Antimycobacterial: rifampin
- Antipsychotics: lurasidone, pimozide
- Cardiac Disorders: dronedarone, ivabradine, ranolazineCardiac Disorders: dronedarone, ivabradine, ranolazine
- Ergot derivatives, e.g. dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, methylergonovine
- GI motility agent: cisapride
- Herbal product: St. John's wort ( Hypericum perforatum)
- Hepatitis C direct acting antiviral: elbasvir/grazoprevir
- Lipid modifying agents: lomitapide, lovastatin, simvastatinLipid modifying agents: lomitapide, lovastatin, simvastatin
- Opioid Antagonist: naloxegolOpioid Antagonist: naloxegol
- PDE-5 inhibitor: sildenafil when used for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Sedatives/hypnotics: orally administered midazolam, triazolam
5 Warnings And Precautions ⮝
5.1 Hepatotoxicity
During the darunavir clinical development program (N=3063), where darunavir was co-administered with ritonavir 100 mg once or twice daily, drug-induced hepatitis (e.g., acute hepatitis, cytolytic hepatitis) was reported in 0.5% of subjects. Patients with pre-existing liver dysfunction, including chronic active hepatitis B or C, have an increased risk for liver function abnormalities including severe hepatic adverse reactions.
Post-marketing cases of liver injury, including some fatalities, have also been reported with darunavir co-administered with ritonavir. These have generally occurred in patients with advanced HIV-1 disease taking multiple concomitant medications, having co-morbidities including hepatitis B or C co-infection, and/or developing immune reconstitution syndrome. A causal relationship with darunavir co-administered with ritonavir has not been established.
Appropriate laboratory testing should be conducted prior to initiating therapy with PREZCOBIX and patients should be monitored during treatment. Increased AST/ALT monitoring should be considered in patients with underlying chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, or in patients who have pre-treatment elevations of transaminases, especially during the first several months of PREZCOBIX treatment.
Evidence of new or worsening liver dysfunction (including clinically significant elevation of liver enzymes and/or symptoms such as fatigue, anorexia, nausea, jaundice, dark urine, liver tenderness, hepatomegaly) in patients on PREZCOBIX should prompt consideration of interruption or discontinuation of treatment.
5.2 Severe Skin Reactions
During the darunavir clinical development program (n=3063), where darunavir was co-administered with ritonavir 100 mg once or twice daily, severe skin reactions, accompanied by fever and/or elevations of transaminases in some cases, was reported in 0.4% of subjects. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome was rarely (less than 0.1%) reported during the clinical development program. During post-marketing experience toxic epidermal necrolysis, drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis have been reported. Discontinue PREZCOBIX immediately if signs or symptoms of severe skin reactions develop. These can include but are not limited to severe rash or rash accompanied with fever, general malaise, fatigue, muscle or joint aches, blisters, oral lesions, conjunctivitis, hepatitis and/or eosinophilia.
Mild-to-moderate rash was also reported and often occurred within the first four weeks of treatment and resolved with continued dosing.
5.3 Effects on Serum Creatinine
Cobicistat decreases estimated creatinine clearance due to inhibition of tubular secretion of creatinine without affecting actual renal glomerular function. This effect should be considered when interpreting changes in estimated creatinine clearance in patients initiating PREZCOBIX, particularly in patients with medical conditions or receiving drugs needing monitoring with estimated creatinine clearance.
Prior to initiating therapy with PREZCOBIX, assess estimated creatinine clearance [see Dosage and Administration (2.2)] . Dosage recommendations are not available for drugs that require dosage adjustments in PREZCOBIX-treated patients with renal impairment [see Drug Interactions (7.3) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.2)] . Consider alternative medications that do not require dosage adjustments in patients with renal impairment.
Although cobicistat may cause modest increases in serum creatinine and modest declines in estimated creatinine clearance without affecting renal glomerular function, patients who experience a confirmed increase in serum creatinine of greater than 0.4 mg/dL from baseline should be closely monitored for renal safety.
5.4 New Onset or Worsening Renal Impairment When Used With Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
Renal impairment, including cases of acute renal failure and Fanconi syndrome, has been reported when cobicistat, a component of PREZCOBIX, was used in an antiretroviral regimen that contained tenofovir DF. Co-administration of PREZCOBIX and tenofovir DF is not recommended in patients who have an estimated creatinine clearance below 70 mL/min [see Dosage and Administration (2.3)] .
- Document urine glucose and urine protein at baseline [see Dosage and Administration (2.2)] and perform routine monitoring of estimated creatinine clearance, urine glucose, and urine protein during treatment when PREZCOBIX is used with tenofovir DF. Measure serum phosphorus in patients with or at risk for renal impairment when used with tenofovir DF.
- Co-administration of PREZCOBIX and tenofovir DF in combination with concomitant or recent use of a nephrotoxic agent is not recommended.
See cobicistat full prescribing information for additional information regarding cobicistat.
5.5 Risk of Serious Adverse Reactions or Loss of Virologic Response Due to Drug Interactions
Initiation of PREZCOBIX, which inhibits CYP3A, in patients receiving medications metabolized by CYP3A, or initiation of medications metabolized by CYP3A in patients already receiving PREZCOBIX may increase plasma concentrations of medications metabolized by CYP3A. Initiation of medications that inhibit or induce CYP3A may respectively increase or decrease concentrations of PREZCOBIX.
Increased concentrations may lead to:
- clinically significant adverse reactions, potentially leading to severe, life threatening, or fatal events from higher exposures of concomitant medications.
- clinically significant adverse reactions from higher exposures of PREZCOBIX.
Decreased antiretroviral concentrations may lead to:
- loss of therapeutic effect of PREZCOBIX and possible development of resistance.
See Table 1 for steps to prevent or manage these possible and known significant drug interactions, including dosing recommendations. Consider the potential for drug interactions prior to and during PREZCOBIX therapy; review concomitant medications during PREZCOBIX therapy; and monitor for the adverse reactions associated with concomitant medications [see Contraindications (4) and Drug Interactions (7)] .
When used with concomitant medications, PREZCOBIX may result in different drug interactions than those observed or expected with darunavir co-administered with ritonavir. Complex or unknown mechanisms of drug interactions preclude extrapolation of drug interactions with darunavir co-administered with ritonavir to certain PREZCOBIX interactions [see Drug Interactions (7) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)] .
5.6 Antiretrovirals Not Recommended
PREZCOBIX is not recommended in combination with other antiretroviral drugs that require pharmacokinetic boosting (i.e., another protease inhibitor or elvitegravir) because dosing recommendations for such combinations have not been established and co-administration may result in decreased plasma concentrations of the antiretroviral agents, leading to loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance.
PREZCOBIX is not recommended in combination with products containing the individual components of PREZCOBIX (darunavir and cobicistat) or with ritonavir. For additional recommendations on use of PREZCOBIX with other antiretroviral agents, [see Drug Interactions (7)] .
5.7 Sulfa Allergy
Darunavir contains a sulfonamide moiety. Monitor patients with a known sulfonamide allergy after initiating PREZCOBIX. In clinical studies with darunavir co-administered with ritonavir, the incidence and severity of rash were similar in subjects with or without a history of sulfonamide allergy.
5.8 Diabetes Mellitus/Hyperglycemia
New onset diabetes mellitus, exacerbation of pre-existing diabetes mellitus, and hyperglycemia have been reported during postmarketing surveillance in HIV infected patients receiving HIV protease inhibitor (PI) therapy. Some patients required either initiation or dose adjustments of insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents for treatment of these events. In some cases, diabetic ketoacidosis has occurred. In those patients who discontinued PI therapy, hyperglycemia persisted in some cases. Because these events have been reported voluntarily during clinical practice, estimates of frequency cannot be made and causal relationships between HIV PI therapy and these events have not been established.
5.9 Fat Redistribution
Redistribution/accumulation of body fat, including central obesity, dorsocervical fat enlargement (buffalo hump), peripheral wasting, facial wasting, breast enlargement, and "cushingoid appearance" have been observed in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy. The mechanism and long-term consequences of these events are currently unknown. A causal relationship has not been established.
5.10 Immune Reconstitution Syndrome
Immune reconstitution syndrome has been reported in patients treated with combination antiretroviral therapy, including PREZCOBIX. During the initial phase of combination antiretroviral treatment, patients whose immune systems respond may develop an inflammatory response to indolent or residual opportunistic infections (such as infection, cytomegalovirus, pneumonia [PCP], or tuberculosis), which may necessitate further evaluation and treatment. Immune reconstitution syndrome has been reported in patients treated with combination antiretroviral therapy, including PREZCOBIX. During the initial phase of combination antiretroviral treatment, patients whose immune systems respond may develop an inflammatory response to indolent or residual opportunistic infections (such as Mycobacterium avium infection, cytomegalovirus, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia [PCP], or tuberculosis), which may necessitate further evaluation and treatment.
Autoimmune disorders (such as Graves' disease, polymyositis, Guillain-Barr syndrome and autoimmune hepatitis) have also been reported to occur in the setting of immune reconstitution; however, the time to onset is more variable, and can occur many months after initiation of antiretroviral treatment.
5.11 Hemophilia
There have been reports of increased bleeding, including spontaneous skin hematomas and hemarthrosis in patients with hemophilia type A and B treated with HIV PIs. In some patients, additional factor VIII was given. In more than half of the reported cases, treatment with HIV PIs was continued or reintroduced if treatment had been discontinued. A causal relationship between PI therapy and these episodes has not been established.
6 Adverse Reactions ⮝
The following adverse reactions are discussed in other sections of the labeling:
- Hepatotoxicity [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)]
- Severe skin reactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)]
- Effects on serum creatinine [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)]
- New onset or worsening renal impairment when used with tenofovir DF [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)]
- Immune Reconstitution Syndrome [see Warnings and Precautions (5.10)]
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 rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in clinical practice.
During the darunavir clinical development program, where darunavir was co-administered with ritonavir 100 mg once or twice daily, the most common clinical adverse reactions (incidence greater than or equal to 5%) of at least moderate intensity (greater than or equal to Grade 2) were diarrhea, nausea, rash, headache, abdominal pain, and vomiting. See the darunavir full prescribing information for additional information on adverse reactions reported with darunavir co-administered with ritonavir. See cobicistat full prescribing information for clinical trial information on adverse reactions reported with cobicistat.
One single arm clinical trial was conducted with darunavir and cobicistat administered as single entities in 313 HIV-infected subjects. Adverse reactions evaluated through Week 24 did not differ substantially from those reported in clinical trials with darunavir co-administered with ritonavir.
6.2 Postmarketing Experience
The following events have been identified during post-approval use of darunavir. Because these events 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.
Metabolism and Nutrition Disorders
Redistribution of body fat
Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders
Rhabdomyolysis (associated with co-administration with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors)
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
Toxic epidermal necrolysis, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)] .
7 Drug Interactions ⮝
7.1 Potential for PREZCOBIX to Affect Other Drugs
Darunavir co-administered with cobicistat is an inhibitor of CYP3A and CYP2D6. Cobicistat inhibits the following transporters: P-glycoprotein (P-gp), BCRP, MATE1, OATP1B1 and OATP1B3. Therefore, co-administration of PREZCOBIX with drugs that are primarily metabolized by CYP3A and/or CYP2D6 or are substrates of P-gp, BCRP, MATE1, OATP1B1 or OATP1B3 may result in increased plasma concentrations of such drugs, which could increase or prolong their therapeutic effect and can be associated with adverse events (see Table 1).
7.2 Potential for Other Drugs to Affect PREZCOBIX
Darunavir is metabolized by CYP3A. Cobicistat is metabolized by CYP3A, and to a minor extent, by CYP2D6. Co-administration of PREZCOBIX and drugs that induce CYP3A activity are expected to increase the clearance of darunavir and cobicistat, resulting in lowered plasma concentrations of darunavir and cobicistat which may lead to loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance. Co-administration of PREZCOBIX and other drugs that inhibit CYP3A may result in increased plasma concentrations of darunavir and cobicistat (see Table 1).
7.3 Established and Other Potentially Significant Drug Interactions
Table 1 provides dosing recommendations for expected clinically relevant interactions with PREZCOBIX (this table is not all inclusive). These recommendations are based on either drug interaction trials or predicted interactions due to the expected magnitude of interaction and potential for serious adverse events or loss of therapeutic effect. The table includes potentially significant interactions but is not all inclusive. For the list of contraindicated drugs, [see Contraindications (4)] .
Table 1: Established and Other Potentially Significant * Drug Interactions: Alterations in Dose or Regimen May Be Recommended Concomitant Drug Class:
Drug NameEffect on Concentration of Darunavir, Cobicistat, or Concomitant Drug Clinical Comment
- *
- this table is not all inclusive
HIV-1 antiviral agents: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs) didanosine darunavir
cobicistat
didanosineDidanosine should be administered one hour before or two hours after PREZCOBIX (administered with food). HIV-1 antiviral agents: Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs) efavirenz cobicistat
darunavirCo-administration with efavirenz is not recommended because it may result in loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance to darunavir. etravirine cobicistat
darunavir: effect unknownCo-administration with etravirine is not recommended because it may result in loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance to darunavir. nevirapine cobicistat
darunavir: effect unknownCo-administration with nevirapine is not recommended because it may result in loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance to darunavir. HIV-1 antiviral agents: CCR5 co-receptor antagonists maraviroc maraviroc Maraviroc is a substrate of CYP3A. When co-administered with PREZCOBIX, patients should receive maraviroc 150 mg twice daily. Other agents Alpha 1-adrenoreceptor antagonist:
alfuzosinalfuzosin Co-administration is contraindicated due to potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions such as hypotension. Antibacterials:
clarithromycin, erythromycin, telithromycindarunavir
cobicistat
antibacterialConsider alternative antibiotics with concomitant use of PREZCOBIX. Anticancer agents:
dasatinib, nilotinibanticancer agent A decrease in the dosage or an adjustment of the dosing interval of dasatinib or nilotinib may be necessary when co-administered with PREZCOBIX. Consult the dasatinib and nilotinib prescribing information for dosing instructions. vinblastine, vincristine For vincristine and vinblastine, consider temporarily withholding the cobicistat-containing antiretroviral regimen in patients who develop significant hematologic or gastrointestinal side effects when PREZCOBIX is administered concurrently with vincristine or vinblastine. If the antiretroviral regimen must be withheld for a prolonged period, consider initiating a revised regimen that does not include a CYP3A or P-gp inhibitor. Anticoagulants:
Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs)
apixabanapixaban Due to potentially increased bleeding risk, dosing recommendations for co-administration of apixaban with PREZCOBIX depends on the apixaban dose. Refer to apixaban dosing instructions for co-administration with strong CYP3A and P-gp inhibitors in apixaban prescribing information. rivaroxaban rivaroxaban Co-administration of rivaroxaban with PREZCOBIX is not recommended because it may lead to an increased bleeding risk. betrixaban
dabigatran
edoxabanbetrixaban
dabigatran
edoxabanNo dose adjustment is needed when betrixaban, dabigatran, or edoxaban is co-administered with PREZCOBIX. Other Anticoagulants: warfarin warfarin: effect unknown Monitor the international normalized ratio (INR) when co-administering with warfarin. Anticonvulsants:
carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoindarunavir
cobicistatCo-administration is contraindicated due to potential for reduced plasma concentrations of darunavir, which may result in loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance. Anticonvulsants with CYP3A induction effects that are NOT contraindicated:
e.g. eslicarbazepine, oxcarbazepinecobicistat
darunavir: effect unknownConsider alternative anticonvulsant or antiretroviral therapy to avoid potential changes in exposures. If co-administration is necessary, monitor for lack or loss of virologic response. Anticonvulsants that are metabolized by CYP3A:
e.g. clonazepamclonazepam Clinical monitoring of anticonvulsants is recommended. Antidepressants:
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs):
e.g. paroxetine, sertralineSSRIs: effects unknown When co-administering with SSRIs, TCAs, or trazodone, careful dose titration of the antidepressant to the desired effect, including using the lowest feasible initial or maintenance dose, and monitoring for antidepressant response are recommended. Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs):
e.g. amitriptyline, desipramine, imipramine, nortriptylineTCAs Other antidepressants:
trazodonetrazodone Antifungals:
itraconazole, isavuconazole, ketoconazole, posaconazoledarunavir
cobicistatMonitor for increased darunavir or cobicistat and/or antifungal adverse reactions. itraconazole
ketoconazole
isavuconazole
posaconazoleSpecific dosing recommendations are not available for co-administration with these antifungals. Monitor for increased itraconazole or ketoconazole adverse reactions. voriconazole voriconazole: effects unknown Co-administration with voriconazole is not recommended unless benefit/risk assessment justifies the use of voriconazole. Anti-gout:
colchicinecolchicine Co-administration is contraindicated in patients with renal and/or hepatic impairment due to potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions.
For patients without renal or hepatic impairment:
- Treatment of gout flares co-administration of colchicine: 0.6 mg (1 tablet) 1 dose, followed by 0.3 mg (half tablet) 1 hour later. Treatment course to be repeated no earlier than 3 days.
- Prophylaxis of gout flares co-administration of colchicine: If the original regimen was 0.6 mg twice a day, the regimen should be adjusted to 0.3 mg once a day. If the original regimen was 0.6 mg once a day, the regimen should be adjusted to 0.3 mg once every other day.
- Treatment of familial Mediterranean fever co-administration of colchicine: Maximum daily dose of 0.6 mg (may be given as 0.3 mg twice a day).
Antimalarial:
artemether/lumefantrineartemether: effect unknown
lumefantrine: effect unknownMonitor for a potential decrease of antimalarial efficacy or potential QT prolongation. Antimycobacterials: rifampin darunavir
cobicistatCo-administration is contraindicated due to potential for loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance. rifabutin rifabutin
cobicistat: effects unknown
darunavir: effects unknownWhen used in combination with PREZCOBIX, the recommended dose of rifabutin is 150 mg every other day. Monitor for rifabutin-associated adverse reactions including neutropenia and uveitis. rifapentine darunavir Co-administration with rifapentine is not recommended. Antipsychotics:
lurasidonelurasidone Co-administration is contraindicated due to potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions. pimozide pimozide Co-administration is contraindicated due to potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions such as cardiac arrhythmias. e.g. perphenazine, risperidone, thioridazine antipsychotic A decrease in the dose of antipsychotics that are metabolized by CYP3A or CYP2D6 may be needed when co-administered with PREZCOBIX. quetiapine quetiapine Initiation of PREZCOBIX in patients taking quetiapine: Consider alternative antiretroviral therapy to avoid increases in quetiapine exposure. If co-administration is necessary, reduce the quetiapine dose to 1/6 of the current dose and monitor for quetiapine- associated adverse reactions. Refer to the quetiapine prescribing information for recommendations on adverse reaction monitoring.
Initiation of quetiapine in patients taking PREZCOBIX: Refer to the quetiapine prescribing information for initial dosing and titration of quetiapine.-Blockers:
e.g. carvedilol, metoprolol, timololbeta-blockers Clinical monitoring is recommended for co-administration with beta-blockers that are metabolized by CYP2D6. Calcium channel blockers:
e.g. amlodipine, diltiazem, felodipine, nifedipine, verapamilcalcium channel blockers Clinical monitoring is recommended for co-administration with calcium channel blockers metabolized by CYP3A. Cardiac Disorders: ranolazine, ivabradine ranolazine
ivabradineCo-administration is contraindicated due to potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions. dronedarone dronedarone Co-administration is contraindicated due to potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions such as cardiac arrhythmias. Other antiarrhythmics e.g. amiodarone, disopyramide, flecainide, lidocaine (systemic), mexiletine, propafenone, quinidine antiarrhythmics Clinical monitoring is recommended upon co-administration with antiarrhythmics. digoxin digoxin When co-administering with digoxin, titrate the digoxin dose and monitor digoxin concentrations. Systemic/Inhaled/ Nasal/Ophthalmic Corticosteroids:
e.g.
betamethasone
budesonide
ciclesonide
dexamethasone
fluticasone
methylprednisolone
mometasone
triamcinolonedarunavir
cobicistat
corticosteroidsCo-administration with systemic dexamethasone or other systemic corticosteroids that induce CYP3A may result in loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance to PREZCOBIX. Consider alternative corticosteroids.
Co-administration with corticosteroids of which exposures are significantly increased by strong CYP3A inhibitors can increase the risk for Cushing's syndrome and adrenal suppression. Alternative corticosteroids including beclomethasone, prednisone and prednisolone (for which PK and/or PD are less affected by strong CYP3A inhibitors relative to other steroids) should be considered, particularly for long term use.Endothelin receptor antagonists:
bosentandarunavir
cobicistat
bosentanInitiation of bosentan in patients taking PREZCOBIX: In patients who have been receiving PREZCOBIX for at least 10 days, start bosentan at 62.5 mg once daily or every other day based upon individual tolerability.
Initiation of PREZCOBIX in patients on bosentan: Discontinue use of bosentan at least 36 hours prior to initiation of PREZCOBIX. After at least 10 days following the initiation of PREZCOBIX, resume bosentan at 62.5 mg once daily or every other day based upon individual tolerability.
Switching from darunavir co-administered with ritonavir to PREZCOBIX in patients on bosentan: Maintain bosentan dose.Ergot derivatives:
e.g. dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, methylergonovineergot derivatives Co-administration is contraindicated due to potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions such as acute ergot toxicity characterized by peripheral vasospasm and ischemia of the extremities and other tissues. GI motility agent:
cisapridecisapride Co-administration is contraindicated due to potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions such as cardiac arrhythmias. Hepatitis C virus (HCV):
Direct-Acting Antivirals: elbasvir/grazoprevirelbasvir/grazoprevir Co-administration is contraindicated due to potential for the increased risk of alanine transaminase (ALT) elevations. glecaprevir/pibrentasvir glecaprevir
pibrentasvirCo-administration of PREZCOBIX with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir is not recommended. simeprevir darunavir: effects unknown
simeprevirNo drug interaction data are available. Co-administration with simeprevir is not recommended. Herbal product:
St. John's wort ( Hypericum perforatum)darunavir
cobicistatCo-administration is contraindicated due to potential for reduced plasma concentrations of darunavir, which may result in loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance. Hormonal contraceptives: Additional or alternative (non-hormonal) forms of contraception should be considered when estrogen-containing contraceptives are co-administered with PREZCOBIX [see Use in Specific Populations (8.3)] . drospirenone/ethinylestradiol drospirenone
ethinylestradiolFor co-administration with drospirenone, clinical monitoring is recommended due to the potential for hyperkalemia. Other progestin/estrogen contraceptives progestin: effects unknown
estrogen: effects unknownNo data are available to make recommendations on co-administration with other hormonal contraceptives. Immunosuppressants:
cyclosporine, sirolimus, tacrolimusimmunosuppressants These immunosuppressant agents are metabolized by CYP3A. Therapeutic drug monitoring is recommended with concomitant use Immunosuppressant /neoplastic:
everolimusimmunosuppressants
Co-administration of everolimus and PREZCOBIX is not recommended.irinotecan Discontinue PREZCOBIX at least 1 week prior to starting irinotecan therapy. Do not administer PREZCOBIX with irinotecan unless there are no therapeutic alternatives. Inhaled beta agonist:
salmeterolsalmeterol Co-administration with salmeterol is not recommended and may result in increased risk of cardiovascular adverse events associated with salmeterol, including QT prolongation, palpitations, and sinus tachycardia. Lipid Modifying Agents HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors:
lovastatin, simvastatinlovastatin
simvastatinCo-administration is contraindicated due to potential for serious reactions such as myopathy including rhabdomyolysis. atorvastatin, fluvastatin, pitavastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin atorvastatin
fluvastatin
pravastatin
rosuvastatin
pitavastatin: effect unknownFor atorvastatin, fluvastatin, pitavastatin, pravastatin, and rosuvastatin, start with the lowest recommended dose and titrate while monitoring for safety (e.g. myopathy).
Dosage recommendations with atorvastatin or rosuvastatin are as follows:
- atorvastatin dosage should not exceed 20 mg/day
- rosuvastatin dosage should not exceed 20 mg/day
Other lipid modifying agents:
lomitapidelomitapide Co-administration is contraindicated due to potential for markedly increased transaminases associated with increased plasma concentrations of lomitapide. Narcotic analgesics metabolized by CYP3A:
e.g. fentanyl, oxycodonefentanyl
oxycodoneCareful monitoring of therapeutic effects and adverse reactions associated with CYP3A-metabolized narcotic analgesics (including potentially fatal respiratory depression) is recommended with co-administration. tramadol tramadol A dose decrease may be needed for tramadol with concomitant use. Narcotic analgesic for treatment of opioid dependence:
buprenorphine, buprenorphine/naloxone, methadonebuprenorphine or buprenorphine/ naloxone: effects unknown
methadone: effects unknownInitiation of buprenorphine, buprenorphine/naloxone or methadone in patients taking PREZCOBIX: Carefully titrate the dose of buprenorphine, buprenorphine/naloxone or methadone to the desired effect; use the lowest feasible initial or maintenance dose.
Initiation of PREZCOBIX in patients taking buprenorphine, buprenorphine/naloxone or methadone: A dose adjustment for buprenorphine, buprenorphine/naloxone or methadone may be needed. Monitor clinical signs and symptoms.Opioid Antagonist naloxegol naloxegol Co-administration of PREZCOBIX and naloxegol is contraindicated due to potential for precipitating opioid withdrawal symptoms. Phosphodiesterase PDE-5 inhibitors:
e.g. avanafil, sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafilPDE-5 inhibitors Co-administration with avanafil is not recommended because a safe and effective avanafil dosage regimen has not been established.
Co-administration with PDE-5 inhibitors may result in an increase in PDE-5 inhibitor-associated adverse reactions including hypotension, syncope, visual disturbances and priapism.
Use of PDE-5 inhibitors for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH):
Co-administration with sildenafil used for PAH is contraindicated due to potential for sildenafil associated adverse reactions (which include visual disturbances, hypotension, prolonged erection, and syncope).
The following dose adjustments are recommended for use of tadalafil with PREZCOBIX:Use of PDE-5 inhibitors for erectile dysfunction:
- Initiation of tadalafil in patients taking PREZCOBIX: In patients receiving PREZCOBIX for at least one week, start tadalafil at 20 mg once daily. Increase to 40 mg once daily based upon individual tolerability.
- Initiation of PREZCOBIX in patients taking tadalafil: Avoid use of tadalafil during the initiation of PREZCOBIX. Stop tadalafil at least 24 hours prior to starting PREZCOBIX. After at least one week following the initiation of PREZCOBIX, resume tadalafil at 20 mg once daily. Increase to 40 mg once daily based upon individual tolerability.
- Patients switching from darunavir co-administered with ritonavir to PREZCOBIX: Maintain tadalafil dose.
Sildenafil at a single dose not exceeding 25 mg in 48 hours, vardenafil at a single dose not exceeding 2.5 mg dose in 72 hours, or tadalafil at a single dose not exceeding 10 mg dose in 72 hours can be used with increased monitoring for PDE-5 inhibitor-associated adverse reactions.Platelet aggregation inhibitor:
ticagrelorticagrelor Co-administration of PREZCOBIX and ticagrelor is not recommended. Sedatives/hypnotics:
orally administered midazolam, triazolammidazolam
triazolamCo-administration is contraindicated due to potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions such as prolonged or increased sedation or respiratory depression. Triazolam and orally administered midazolam are extensively metabolized by CYP3A. Co-administration of triazolam or orally administered midazolam with PREZCOBIX may cause large increases in the concentrations of these benzodiazepines. metabolized by CYP3A:
e.g. buspirone, diazepam, estazolam, zolpidemsedatives/hypnotics With concomitant use, titration is recommended with sedatives/hypnotics metabolized by CYP3A and a lower dose of the sedatives/hypnotics should be considered with monitoring for increased and prolonged effects or adverse reactions. parenterally administered midazolam Co-administration of parenteral midazolam should be done in a setting that ensures close clinical monitoring and appropriate medical management in case of respiratory depression and/or prolonged sedation. Dose reduction for parenteral midazolam should be considered, especially if more than a single dose of midazolam is administered. Urinary antispasmodics fesoterodine fesoterodine When fesoterodine is co-administered with PREZCOBIX, do not exceed a fesoterodine dose of 4 mg once daily. solifenacin solifenacin When solifenacin is co-administered with PREZCOBIX, do not exceed a solifenacin dose of 5 mg once daily. 7.4 Drugs without Clinically Significant Interactions with PREZCOBIX
Clinically relevant drug-drug interactions have not been observed or are not anticipated with concomitant use of darunavir and cobicistat with rilpivirine, dolutegravir, raltegravir, abacavir, emtricitabine, emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide, tenofovir DF, lamivudine, stavudine, zidovudine, or acid modifying medications (antacids, H 2-receptor antagonists, proton pump inhibitors).
8 Use In Specific Populations ⮝
8.1 Pregnancy
Pregnancy Exposure Registry
There is a pregnancy exposure registry that monitors pregnancy outcomes in individuals exposed to PREZCOBIX during pregnancy. Healthcare providers are encouraged to register patients by calling the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry (APR) 1-800-258-4263.
Risk Summary
There are insufficient data with PREZCOBIX in pregnant individuals from the APR to inform a drug-associated risk of pregnancy outcomes. Available data from the APR show no difference in rate of overall birth defects for darunavir compared with the background rate for major birth defects of 2.7% in a U.S. reference population of the Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program (MACDP) (see Data) . The APR uses the MACDP as the U.S. reference population for birth defects in the general population. The MACDP evaluates pregnant individuals and infants from a limited geographic area and does not include outcomes for births that occurred at less than 20 weeks gestation.
The rate of miscarriage is not reported in the APR. The estimated background rate of miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies in the U.S. general population is 15 20%. The background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage for the indicated population is unknown.
In animal reproduction studies, no adverse developmental effects were observed when the components of PREZCOBIX were administered separately at darunavir exposures less than 1 (mice and rabbits) and 3-times (rats), and at cobicistat exposures 1.6 (rats) and 3.8 (rabbits) times human exposures at the recommended daily dose of these components in PREZCOBIX (see Data) . No adverse developmental effects were seen when cobicistat was administered to rats through lactation at cobicistat exposures up to 1.2 times the human exposure at the recommended therapeutic dose.
Clinical Considerations
Not Recommended During Pregnancy
PREZCOBIX is not recommended for use during pregnancy because of substantially lower exposures of darunavir and cobicistat during pregnancy (see Data) and [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)] .
PREZCOBIX should not be initiated in pregnant individuals. An alternative regimen is recommended for individuals who become pregnant during therapy with PREZCOBIX.
Data
Human Data
Darunavir/Cobicistat: PREZCOBIX in combination with a background regimen was evaluated in a clinical trial of 7 pregnant individuals taking PREZCOBIX prior to enrollment and who were willing to remain on PREZCOBIX throughout the study. The study period included the second and third trimesters, and through 12 weeks postpartum. Six pregnant individuals completed the trial.
Exposure to darunavir and cobicistat as part of an antiretroviral regimen was substantially lower during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy compared with postpartum [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)] .
One out of 6 pregnant individuals who completed the study experienced virologic failure with HIV-1 RNA >1,000 copies/mL from the third trimester visit through the postpartum period. Five pregnant individuals had sustained virologic response (HIV RNA <50 copies/mL) throughout the study period. There are no clinical data on the virologic response when PREZCOBIX is initiated during pregnancy.
There were no new clinically relevant safety findings compared with the known safety profile of PREZCOBIX in HIV-1-infected adults.
Darunavir: Based on prospective reports to the APR of 679 live births following exposure to darunavir-containing regimens during pregnancy (including 425 exposed in the first trimester and 254 exposed in the second/third trimester), there was no difference in rate of overall birth defects for darunavir compared with the background rate for major birth defects in a U.S. reference population of the MACDP.
The prevalence of birth defects in live births was 2.1% (95% CI: 1.0% to 4.0%) with first trimester exposure to darunavir-containing regimens and 2.4% (95% CI: 0.9% to 5.1%) with second/third trimester exposure to darunavir-containing regimens.
Cobicistat: Insufficient numbers of pregnancies with exposure to cobicistat have been reported to the APR to estimate the rate of birth defects.
Animal Data
Darunavir: Reproduction studies conducted with darunavir showed no embryotoxicity or teratogenicity in mice (doses up to 1000 mg/kg from gestation day (GD) 6 15 with darunavir alone) and rats (doses up to 1000 mg/kg from GD 7 19 in the presence or absence of ritonavir) as well as in rabbits (doses up to 1000 mg/kg/day from GD 8 20 with darunavir alone). In these studies, darunavir exposures (based on AUC) were higher in rats (3-fold), whereas in mice and rabbits, exposures were lower (less than 1-fold) compared to those obtained in humans at the recommended clinical dose of darunavir co-administered with ritonavir.
Cobicistat: Cobicistat was administered orally to pregnant rats at doses up to 125 mg/kg/day on GD 6 17. Increases in post-implantation loss and decreased fetal weights were observed at a maternal toxic dose of 125 mg/kg/day. No malformations were noted at doses up to 125 mg/kg/day. Systemic exposures (AUC) at 50 mg/kg/day in pregnant females were 1.6 times higher than human exposures at the recommended daily dose of cobicistat.
In pregnant rabbits, cobicistat was administered orally at doses up to 100 mg/kg/day during GD 7 20. No maternal or embryo/fetal effects were noted at the highest dose of 100 mg/kg/day. Systemic exposures (AUC) at 100 mg/kg/day were 3.8 times higher than human exposures at the recommended daily dose of cobicistat.
In a pre/postnatal developmental study in rats, cobicistat was administered orally at doses up to 75 mg/kg from GD 6 to postnatal day 20, 21, or 22. At doses of 75 mg/kg/day, neither maternal nor developmental toxicity was noted. Systemic exposures (AUC) at this dose were 1.2 times the human exposures at the recommended daily dose of cobicistat.
8.2 Lactation
Risk Summary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that HIV infected mothers in the United States not breastfeed their infants to avoid risking postnatal transmission of HIV.
There are no data on the presence of darunavir or cobicistat in human milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production. Darunavir and cobicistat are present in the milk of lactating rats (see Data) . Because of the potential for (1) HIV transmission (in HIV-negative infants), (2) developing viral resistance (in HIV-positive infants), and (3) serious adverse reactions in breastfed infants, instruct mothers not to breastfeed if they are receiving PREZCOBIX.
Data
Animal Data
Darunavir: Studies in rats (with darunavir alone or with ritonavir) have demonstrated that darunavir is excreted in milk. In the rat pre- and postnatal development study, a reduction in pup body weight gain was observed due to exposure of pups to drug substances via milk. The maximal maternal plasma exposures achieved with darunavir (up to 1000 mg/kg with ritonavir) were approximately 50% of those obtained in humans at the recommended clinical dose of darunavir with ritonavir.
Cobicistat: During the pre/postnatal developmental toxicology study at doses up to 75 mg/kg/day, mean cobicistat milk to plasma ratio of up to 1.9 was measured 2 hours after administration to rats on lactation day 10.
8.3 Females and Males of Reproductive Potential
Contraception
Additional or alternative (non-hormonal) forms of contraception should be considered when estrogen-containing contraceptives are co-administered with PREZCOBIX. For co-administration with drospirenone, clinical monitoring is recommended due to the potential for hyperkalemia. No data are available to make recommendations on co-administration with other hormonal contraceptives [see Drug Interactions (7.3)].
8.4 Pediatric Use
Safety, effectiveness, and pharmacokinetics of PREZCOBIX in pediatric patients less than 18 years of age have not been established. Darunavir, a component of PREZCOBIX is not recommended in pediatric patients below 3 years of age because of toxicity and mortality observed in juvenile rats dosed with darunavir.
Juvenile Animal Toxicity Data
Darunavir: In a juvenile toxicity study where rats were directly dosed with darunavir (up to 1000 mg/kg), deaths occurred from post-natal day 5 at plasma exposure levels ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 of the human exposure levels. In a 4-week rat toxicology study, when dosing was initiated on post-natal day 23 (the human equivalent of 2 to 3 years of age), no deaths were observed with a plasma exposure (in combination with ritonavir) 2 times the human plasma exposure levels.
8.5 Geriatric Use
Clinical trials of PREZCOBIX did not include sufficient numbers of patients aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently from younger patients. In general, caution should be exercised in the administration and monitoring of PREZCOBIX in elderly patients, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)] .
8.6 Hepatic Impairment
No clinical trials were conducted with darunavir co-administered with cobicistat in hepatically impaired subjects and the effect of hepatic impairment on darunavir exposure when co-administered with cobicistat has not been evaluated. Based on the recommendations for darunavir co-administered with ritonavir, a dose adjustment for patients with mild or moderate hepatic impairment is not necessary. No pharmacokinetic or safety data are available regarding the use of darunavir in subjects with severe hepatic impairment. Therefore, PREZCOBIX is not recommended for use in patients with severe hepatic impairment [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)] .
8.7 Renal Impairment
A renal impairment trial was not conducted for darunavir co-administered with cobicistat [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)]. Cobicistat has been shown to decrease estimated creatinine clearance without affecting actual renal glomerular function. Dosing recommendations are not available for drugs that require dosage adjustment for renal impairment when used in combination with PREZCOBIX [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.2)] .
10 Overdosage ⮝
Human experience of acute overdose with PREZCOBIX is limited. No specific antidote is available for overdose with PREZCOBIX. Treatment of overdose with PREZCOBIX consists of general supportive measures including monitoring of vital signs and observation of the clinical status of the patient. Since both darunavir and cobicistat are highly protein bound, dialysis is unlikely to be beneficial in significant removal of the active substance.
11 Description ⮝
PREZCOBIX is a fixed-dose combination tablet containing darunavir and cobicistat. Darunavir is an inhibitor of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) protease. Cobicistat is a mechanism-based inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes of the CYP3A family.
PREZCOBIX tablets are for oral administration. Each tablet contains darunavir ethanolate equivalent to 800 mg of darunavir and 150 mg of cobicistat. The tablets include the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, and silicified microcrystalline cellulose. The tablets are film-coated with a coating material containing iron oxide black, iron oxide red, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol (partially hydrolyzed), talc, and titanium dioxide.
Darunavir: Darunavir, in the form of darunavir ethanolate, has the following chemical name: [(1 S,2 R)-3-[[(4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]-carbamic acid (3 R,3a S,6a R)-hexahydrofuro[2,3- b]furan-3-yl ester monoethanolate. Its molecular formula is C 27H 37N 3O 7S C 2H 5OH and its molecular weight is 593.73. Darunavir ethanolate has the following structural formula:
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Cobicistat: Cobicistat is adsorbed onto silicon dioxide. The chemical name for cobicistat is 1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl[(2 R,5 R)-5-{[(2 S)2-[(methyl{[2-(propan-2-yl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]methyl}carbamoyl)amino]-4-(morpholin-4yl)butanoyl]amino}-1,6-diphenylhexan-2-yl]carbamate. It has a molecular formula of C 40H 53N 7O 5S 2 and a molecular weight of 776.0. It has the following structural formula:
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12 Clinical Pharmacology ⮝
12.1 Mechanism of Action
PREZCOBIX is a fixed-dose combination of an HIV-1 antiviral drug, darunavir and a CYP3A inhibitor, cobicistat [see Microbiology (12.4)].
12.2 Pharmacodynamics
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Separate thorough QT trials have been conducted for darunavir co-administered with ritonavir and for cobicistat. The effect of darunavir co-administered with cobicistat on the QT interval has not been evaluated.
Darunavir: In a thorough QT/QTc study in 40 healthy subjects, darunavir doses (co-administered with 100 mg ritonavir) of approximately 2 times the recommended darunavir dose did not affect the QT/QTc interval.
Cobicistat: The effect of a single dose of cobicistat 250 mg and 400 mg (approximately 1.7 and 2.7 times the recommended dose) on QTc interval was evaluated in a randomized, placebo- and active-controlled (moxifloxacin 400 mg) four-period crossover thorough QT trial in 48 healthy subjects. In this trial, no significant QTc prolongation effect of cobicistat was detected. The dose of 400 mg cobicistat is expected to provide information on a high exposure clinical scenario. Prolongation of the PR interval was noted in subjects receiving cobicistat in the same trial. The maximum mean (95% upper confidence bound) difference in PR from placebo after baseline-correction was 9.5 (12.1) msec for 250 mg and 20.2 (22.8) msec for 400 mg of cobicistat .
Effects on Serum Creatinine
Cobicistat: The effect of cobicistat on serum creatinine was investigated in a trial in subjects with normal renal function (eGFR 80 mL/min, N=12) and mild-to-moderate renal impairment (eGFR 50 79 mL/min, N=18). A statistically significant decrease in the estimated glomerular filtration rate, calculated by Cockcroft-Gault method (eGFR CG) from baseline, was observed after 7 days of treatment with cobicistat 150 mg among subjects with normal renal function (-9.9 13.1 mL/min) and mild-to-moderate renal impairment (-11.9 7.0 mL/min). No statistically significant changes in eGFR CG were observed compared to baseline for subjects with normal renal function or mild-to-moderate renal impairment 7 days after cobicistat was discontinued. The actual glomerular filtration rate, as determined by the clearance of probe drug iohexol, was not altered from baseline following treatment of cobicistat among subjects with normal renal function and mild-to-moderate renal impairment, indicating that cobicistat inhibits tubular secretion of creatinine, reflected as a reduction in eGFR CG, without affecting the actual glomerular filtration rate.
12.3 Pharmacokinetics
The pharmacokinetics of darunavir co-administered with cobicistat (150 mg) have been evaluated in healthy adult subjects and in HIV-1 infected subjects.
Darunavir is primarily metabolized by CYP3A. Cobicistat inhibits CYP3A, thereby increasing the plasma concentrations of darunavir.
Under fed (535 total kcal, 171 kcal from fat, 268 kcal from carbohydrates, 96 kcal from protein) and fasted conditions in healthy subjects, the 90% confidence intervals when comparing darunavir exposure between PREZCOBIX and darunavir 800 mg co-administered with cobicistat 150 mg as single entities were within 80 125%.
Darunavir exposure when comparing darunavir co-administered with cobicistat (as single entities) to darunavir co-administered with ritonavir was evaluated in a relative bioavailability trial [see cobicistat full prescribing information]. Table 2 displays the population pharmacokinetic estimates of darunavir after oral administration of darunavir 800 mg co-administered with ritonavir 100 mg once daily (based on sparse sampling in 335 subjects in Trial TMC114-C211 and 280 subjects in Trial TMC114-C229) and darunavir 800 mg co-administered with cobicistat 150 mg once daily administered as single entities (based on sparse sampling in 298 subjects in Trial GS-US-216-0130) to HIV-1 infected subjects.
Table 2: Population Pharmacokinetic Estimates of Darunavir as Darunavir 800 mg Co-administered with Ritonavir 100 mg Once Daily (Trial TMC114-C211, 48 Week Analysis and Trial TMC114-C229, 48 Week Analysis) and Darunavir 800 mg Co-administered with Cobicistat 150 mg Once Daily (Trial GS-US-216-130, 24 Week Analysis) Trial TMC114-C211
(treatment-na ve)
Darunavir 800 mg co-administered with ritonavir 100 mg once dailyTrial TMC114-C229
(treatment-experienced)
Darunavir 800 mg co-administered with ritonavir 100 mg once dailyTrial GS-US-216-0130
(treatment-na ve and experienced)
Darunavir 800 mg co-administered with cobicistat 150 mg once dailyParameter N=335 N=280 N=298 N=number of subjects with data AUC 24h (ng h/mL) Mean Standard Deviation 93026 27050 93334 28626 100152 32042 Median (Range) 87854 (45000 219240) 87788 (45456 236920) 96900 (34500 224000) C 0h (ng/mL) Mean Standard Deviation 2282 1168 2160 1201 2043 1257 Median (Range) 2041 (368 7242) 1896 (184 7881) 1875 (70 6890) Absorption and Bioavailability
In healthy subjects, under fed conditions, when single doses of the darunavir and cobicistat fixed dose combination tablet were administered, the maximum plasma concentration was achieved within approximately 4 to 4.5 hours for darunavir and approximately 4 to 5 hours for cobicistat.
Effects of Food on Oral Absorption
When compared to fasted conditions, administration of PREZCOBIX to healthy adult subjects with a high-fat meal (965 total kcal: 129 kcal from protein, 236 kcal from carbohydrates and 600 kcal from fat) resulted in a 70% increase in AUC (0 inf) and a 127% increase in C max for darunavir. Cobicistat exposures were not affected by food. PREZCOBIX should be taken with food.
Distribution
Darunavir: Darunavir is approximately 95% bound to plasma proteins. Darunavir binds primarily to plasma alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (AAG).
Cobicistat: Cobicistat is 97 98% bound to human plasma proteins and the mean blood to-plasma ratio was approximately 0.5.
Metabolism
Darunavir: In vitro experiments with human liver microsomes (HLMs) indicate that darunavir primarily undergoes oxidative metabolism. Darunavir is extensively metabolized by CYP enzymes, primarily by CYP3A. A mass balance trial in healthy subjects showed that after single dose administration of 400 mg 14C-darunavir co-administered with 100 mg ritonavir, the majority of the radioactivity in the plasma was due to darunavir. At least 3 oxidative metabolites of darunavir have been identified in humans; all showed activity that was at least 90% less than the activity of darunavir against wild-type HIV-1.
Cobicistat: Cobicistat is metabolized by CYP3A and to a minor extent by CYP2D6 enzymes and does not undergo glucuronidation.
Elimination
Darunavir: A mass balance trial in healthy subjects showed that after single dose administration of 400 mg 14C-darunavir co-administered with 100 mg ritonavir, approximately 79.5% and 13.9% of the administered dose of 14C-darunavir was recovered in the feces and urine, respectively. Unchanged darunavir accounted for approximately 41.2% and 7.7% of the administered dose in feces and urine, respectively.
When single doses of the darunavir and cobicistat fixed dose combination tablet were administered, the terminal elimination half-life of darunavir was approximately 7 hours under fed conditions.
Cobicistat: When single doses of the darunavir and cobicistat fixed dose combination tablet were administered, the terminal elimination half-life of cobicistat was approximately 4 hours under fed conditions. With single dose administration of 14C-cobicistat after multiple dosing of cobicistat for six days, the mean percent of the administered dose excreted in feces and urine was 86.2% and 8.2%, respectively.
Specific Populations
Hepatic Impairment
Darunavir: Darunavir is primarily metabolized by the liver. The steady-state pharmacokinetic parameters of darunavir were similar after multiple dose co-administration of darunavir 600 mg co-administered with ritonavir 100 mg twice daily to subjects with normal hepatic function (n=16), mild hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class A, n=8), and moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class B, n=8). The effect of severe hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics of darunavir has not been evaluated [see Use in Specific Populations (8.6)].
Cobicistat: Cobicistat is primarily metabolized by the liver. A trial evaluating the pharmacokinetics of cobicistat was performed in non-HIV-1 infected subjects with moderate hepatic impairment. No clinically relevant differences in cobicistat pharmacokinetics were observed between subjects with moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class B) and healthy subjects. The effect of severe hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics of cobicistat has not been evaluated [see Use in Specific Populations (8.6)].
Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C Virus Co-Infection
Darunavir: In HIV-infected subjects taking darunavir co-administered with ritonavir, the 48 week analysis of the data from clinical studies in HIV-1 infected subjects indicated that hepatitis B and/or hepatitis C virus co-infection status had no apparent effect on the exposure of darunavir.
The effect of hepatitis B and/or C virus infection on the pharmacokinetics of PREZCOBIX have not been evaluated.
Renal Impairment
Darunavir: Population pharmacokinetic analysis showed that the pharmacokinetics of darunavir were not significantly affected in HIV-1 infected subjects with moderate renal impairment taking darunavir co-administered with ritonavir (creatinine clearance between 30 60 mL/min, n=20). There are no pharmacokinetic data available in HIV-1 infected patients with severe renal impairment or end stage renal disease taking darunavir co-adminstered with either ritonavir or cobicistat [see Use in Specific Populations (8.7)].
Cobicistat: A trial of the pharmacokinetics of cobicistat was performed in non-HIV infected subjects with severe renal impairment (estimated creatinine clearance below 30 mL/min). No clinically relevant differences in cobicistat pharmacokinetics were observed between subjects with severe renal impairment and healthy subjects [see Use in Special Populations (8.7)].
Gender
Darunavir: In HIV-infected subjects taking darunavir co-administered with ritonavir, population pharmacokinetic analysis showed higher mean darunavir exposure in HIV-1 infected females compared to males. This difference is not clinically relevant.
Cobicistat: No clinically relevant pharmacokinetic differences have been observed between men and women for cobicistat.
Race
Darunavir: Population pharmacokinetic analysis of darunavir in HIV-1 infected subjects taking darunavir co-administered with ritonavir indicated that race had no apparent effect on the exposure to darunavir.
Cobicistat: Population pharmacokinetic analysis of cobicistat in HIV-1 infected subjects indicated that race had no clinically relevant effect on the exposure of cobicistat.
Geriatric Patients
Darunavir: In HIV-infected subjects taking darunavir co-administered with ritonavir, population pharmacokinetic analysis showed no considerable differences in darunavir pharmacokinetics for ages 18 to 75 years compared to ages greater than or equal to 65 years (n=12) [see Use in Specific Populations (8.5)] .
Cobicistat: Insufficient data are available to determine whether potential differences exist in the pharmacokinetics of cobicistat in geriatric (65 years of age and older) subjects compared to younger subjects.
Pediatric Patients
The pharmacokinetics of PREZCOBIX in pediatric subjects have not been established.
Pregnancy and Postpartum
The exposure to total and unbound darunavir boosted with cobicistat after intake of PREZCOBIX as part of an antiretroviral regimen was substantially lower during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy compared with 6 12 weeks postpartum (see Table 3 and Figure 1).
Table 3: Pharmacokinetic Results of Total Darunavir after Administration of PREZCOBIX Once Daily as Part of an Antiretroviral Regimen, During the 2 nd Trimester of Pregnancy, the 3 rd Trimester of Pregnancy, and Postpartum Pharmacokinetics of total darunavir
(mean SD)2 nd Trimester of pregnancy
N=73 rd Trimester of pregnancy
N=6Postpartum
(6 12 weeks)
N=6C max, ng/mL 4340 1616 4910 970 7918 2199 AUC 24h, ng.h/mL 47293 19058 47991 9879 99613 34862 C min, ng/mL 168 149 184 99 1538 1344 Figure 1: Pharmacokinetic Results (Within-Subject Comparison) of Total and Unbound Darunavir and Total Cobicistat After Administration of PREZCOBIX at 800/150 mg Once Daily as Part of an Antiretroviral Regimen, During the 2nd and 3rd Trimester of Pregnancy Compared to Postpartum
Legend: 90% CI: 90% confidence interval; GMR: geometric mean ratio (i.e. second or third trimester / postpartum). Solid vertical line: ratio of 1.0; dotted vertical lines: reference lines of 0.8 and 1.25.
Drug Interactions
Based on in vitro data, cobicistat is not expected to induce CYP1A2 or CYP2B6 and based on in vivo data, cobicistat is not expected to induce MDR1 or, in general, CYP3A to a clinically significant extent. The induction effect of cobicistat on CYP2C9, CYP2C19, or UGT1A1 is unknown, but is expected to be low based on CYP3A in vitro induction data [see Drug Interactions (7)] .
12.4 Microbiology
Mechanism of Action
Darunavir: Darunavir is an inhibitor of the HIV-1 protease. It selectively inhibits the cleavage of HIV-1 encoded Gag-Pol polyproteins in infected cells, thereby preventing the formation of mature virus particles.
Cobicistat: Cobicistat is a selective, mechanism-based inhibitor of cytochromes P450 of the CYP3A subfamily. Inhibition of CYP3A-mediated metabolism by cobicistat enhances the systemic exposure of CYP3A substrates.
Antiviral Activity
Darunavir: Darunavir exhibits activity against laboratory strains and clinical isolates of HIV-1 and laboratory strains of HIV-2 in acutely infected T-cell lines, human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and human monocytes/macrophages with median EC 50 values ranging from 1.2 to 8.5 nM (0.7 to 5.0 ng/mL). Darunavir demonstrates antiviral activity in cell culture against a broad panel of HIV-1 group M (A, B, C, D, E, F, G), and group O primary isolates with EC 50 values ranging from less than 0.1 to 4.3 nM. The EC 50 value of darunavir increases by a median factor of 5.4 in the presence of human serum. Darunavir did not show antagonism when studied in combination with the HIV protease inhibitors (PIs) amprenavir, atazanavir, indinavir, lopinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, or tipranavir, the N(t)RTIs abacavir, didanosine, emtricitabine, lamivudine, stavudine, tenofovir, zalcitabine, or zidovudine, the NNRTIs delavirdine, efavirenz, etravirine, rilpivirine, or nevirapine, and the fusion inhibitor enfuvirtide.
Cobicistat: Cobicistat does not inhibit recombinant HIV-1 protease in a biochemical assay and has no detectable antiviral activity in cell culture against HIV-1. The antiviral activity in cell culture of approved HIV-1 antiretroviral drugs was not antagonized by cobicistat.
Resistance
Cell Culture
Darunavir: HIV-1 isolates with a decreased susceptibility to darunavir have been selected in cell culture and obtained from subjects treated with darunavir co-administered with ritonavir. Darunavir-resistant virus derived in cell culture from wild-type HIV-1 had 21- to 88-fold decreased susceptibility to darunavir and developed 2 to 4 of the following amino acid substitutions S37D, R41E/T, K55Q, H69Q, K70E, T74S, V77I, or I85V in the protease. Selection in cell culture of darunavir resistant HIV-1 from nine HIV-1 strains harboring multiple PI resistance-associated substitutions resulted in the overall emergence of 22 mutations in the protease gene, coding for amino acid substitutions L10F, V11I, I13V, I15V, G16E, L23I, V32I, L33F, S37N, M46I, I47V, I50V, F53L, L63P, A71V, G73S, L76V, V82I, I84V, T91A/S, and Q92R, of which L10F, V32I, L33F, S37N, M46I, I47V, I50V, L63P, A71V, and I84V were the most prevalent. These darunavir-resistant viruses had at least eight protease substitutions and exhibited 50- to 641-fold decreases in darunavir susceptibility with final EC 50 values ranging from 125 nM to 3461 nM.
Clinical Studies
The resistance profile of PREZCOBIX is driven by darunavir. Cobicistat does not select any HIV resistance substitutions, due to its lack of antiviral activity. For the clinical resistance profile of darunavir, refer to the darunavir full prescribing information.
Cross-resistance
Cross-resistance among PIs has been observed. Darunavir has a less than 10-fold decreased susceptibility in cell culture against 90% of 3309 clinical isolates resistant to amprenavir, atazanavir, indinavir, lopinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, and/or tipranavir showing that viruses resistant to these PIs remain susceptible to darunavir. A less than 10-fold decreased susceptibility was observed for the other PIs in 26% to 96% of these PI resistant clinical isolates [nelfinavir (26%), ritonavir (34%), lopinavir (46%), indinavir (57%), atazanavir (59%), saquinavir (64%), amprenavir (70%), and tipranavir (96%)].
Cross-resistance between darunavir and nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, fusion inhibitors, CCR5 co-receptor antagonists, or integrase strand transfer inhibitors is unlikely because the viral targets are different.
Baseline Genotype/Phenotype and Virologic Outcome Analyses
Baseline International AIDS Society (IAS)-defined PI resistance substitutions confer reduced virologic response to darunavir. Please refer to the "Baseline Genotype/Phenotype and Virologic Outcome Analyses" section in the darunavir full prescribing information.
13 Nonclinical Toxicology ⮝
13.1 Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility
Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis
Darunavir: Darunavir was evaluated for carcinogenic potential by oral gavage administration to mice and rats up to 104 weeks. Daily doses of 150, 450 and 1000 mg/kg were administered to mice and doses of 50, 150 and 500 mg/kg were administered to rats. A dose-related increase in the incidence of hepatocellular adenomas and carcinomas was observed in males and females of both species and an increase in thyroid follicular cell adenomas was observed in male rats. The observed hepatocellular findings in rodents are considered to be of limited relevance to humans. Repeated administration of darunavir to rats caused hepatic microsomal enzyme induction and increased thyroid hormone elimination, which predispose rats but not humans, to thyroid neoplasms. At the highest tested doses, the systemic exposures to darunavir (based on AUC) were between 0.4- and 0.7-fold (mice) and 0.7- and 1-fold (rats) of exposures observed in humans at the recommended therapeutic doses (darunavir 600 mg co-administered with ritonavir 100 mg twice daily or darunavir 800 mg co-administered with ritonavir 100 mg once daily).
Darunavir was not mutagenic or genotoxic in a battery of in vitro and in vivo assays including bacterial reverse mutation (Ames), chromosomal aberration in human lymphocytes, and in vivo micronucleus test in mice.
Cobicistat: In a long-term carcinogenicity study in mice, no drug-related increases in tumor incidence were observed at doses up to 50 and 100 mg/kg/day in males and females, respectively. Cobicistat exposures at these doses were approximately 7 (male) and 16 (females) times, respectively, the human systemic exposure at the therapeutic daily dose. In a long-term carcinogenicity study of cobicistat in rats, an increased incidence of follicular cell adenomas and/or carcinomas in the thyroid gland was observed at doses of 25 and 50 mg/kg/day in males, and at 30 mg/kg/day in females. The follicular cell findings are considered to be rat-specific, secondary to hepatic microsomal enzyme induction and thyroid hormone imbalance, and are not relevant for humans. At the highest doses tested in the rat carcinogenicity study, systemic exposures were approximately 2 times the human systemic exposure at the therapeutic daily dose.
Cobicistat was not genotoxic in the reverse mutation bacterial test (Ames test), mouse lymphoma or rat micronucleus assays.
Impairment of Fertility
Darunavir: No effects on fertility or early embryonic development were observed with darunavir in rats.
Cobicistat: Cobicistat did not affect fertility in male or female rats at daily exposures (AUC) approximately 4-fold higher than human exposures at the recommended 150 mg daily dose.
Fertility was normal in the offspring of rats exposed daily from before birth ( in utero) through sexual maturity at daily exposures (AUC) of approximately 1.2-fold higher than human exposures at the recommended 150 mg daily dose.
14 Clinical Studies ⮝
The efficacy of PREZCOBIX is based on efficacy demonstrated in clinical trials of darunavir co-administered with ritonavir [see darunavir full prescribing information].
16 How Supplied/storage And Handling ⮝
PREZCOBIX (darunavir and cobicistat) tablets, 800/150 mg, are supplied as pink, oval-shaped, film-coated tablets debossed with "800" on one side and "TG" on the other side.
PREZCOBIX is packaged in bottles of 30 tablets (NDC 59676-575-30).
Storage: Store at 20 25 C (between 68 77 F); with excursions permitted to 15 30 C (59 86 F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature].
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