-------------------------WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS---------------------­
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`• Bradycardia with amiodarone coadministration: Serious symptomatic
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`bradycardia may occur in patients taking amiodarone, particularly in
`
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`patients also receiving beta blockers, or those with underlying
`cardiac comorbidities and/or advanced liver disease.
`
`Coadministration of amiodarone with HARVONI is not
`
`
`recommended. In patients without alternative, viable treatment
`
`
` 
`options, cardiac monitoring is recommended. (5.1, 6.2, 7.2)
`
`• Use with other drugs containing sofosbuvir, including SOVALDI, is
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`not recommended (5.3)
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`-------------------------------ADVERSE REACTIONS----------------------------­
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`The most common adverse reactions (incidence greater than or equal
`
`
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`to 10%, all grades) observed with treatment with HARVONI for 8, 12,
`
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`or 24 weeks are fatigue and headache (6.1)
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`To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Gilead
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`Sciences, Inc. at 1-800-GILEAD-5 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or
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`www.fda.gov/medwatch.
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`---------------------------------DRUG INTERACTIONS--------------------------­
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`• Coadministration with amiodarone may result in serious
`
`
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`symptomatic bradycardia. Use of HARVONI with amiodarone is not
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`recommended (5.1, 6.2, 7.2)
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`• P-gp inducers (e.g., rifampin, St. John’s wort): May alter
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`concentrations of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir. Use of HARVONI with
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`P-gp inducers is not recommended (5.2, 7, 12.3)
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`• Consult the full prescribing information prior to use for potential drug
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`interactions (5.1, 5.2, 7, 12.3)
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`See 17 for PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION and
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`FDA-approved patient labeling.
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`Revised: 03/2015
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`10 OVERDOSAGE
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`11 DESCRIPTION
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`12 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
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`12.1 Mechanism of Action
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`12.2 Pharmacodynamics
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`12.3 Pharmacokinetics
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`12.4 Microbiology
`13 NONCLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
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`13.1 Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis,
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`Impairment of Fertility
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`13.2 Animal Toxicology and/or Pharmacology
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`14 CLINICAL STUDIES
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`14.1 Overview of Clinical Trials
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`14.2 Clinical Trials in Treatment-Naïve
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`Subjects
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`14.3 Clinical Trials in Subjects Who Failed
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`Prior Therapy
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`16 HOW SUPPLIED/STORAGE AND HANDLING
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`17 PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION
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` * Sections or subsections omitted from the full prescribing
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`information are not listed.
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` HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESCRIBING INFORMATION  
` These highlights do not include all the information needed to use     
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`HARVONI® safely and effectively. See full prescribing information
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`for HARVONI.
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`HARVONI® (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) tablets, for oral use
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`Initial U.S. Approval: 2014
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`------------------------------RECENT MAJOR CHANGES ----------------------­
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`Warnings and Precautions (5.1)
` 03/2015
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`-------------------------------INDICATIONS AND USAGE------------------------­
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`HARVONI is a fixed-dose combination of ledipasvir, a hepatitis C virus
`
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`(HCV) NS5A inhibitor, and sofosbuvir, an HCV nucleotide analog
`NS5B polymerase inhibitor, and is indicated for the treatment of
`
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`chronic hepatitis C (CHC) genotype 1 infection in adults (1)
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`------------------------DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION----------------------­
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`• Recommended dosage: One tablet (90 mg of ledipasvir and 400 mg
`
`
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`of sofosbuvir) taken orally once daily with or without food (2.1)
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`• Recommended treatment duration (2.1):
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`• Treatment-naïve with or without cirrhosis: 12 weeks
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`• Treatment-experienced without cirrhosis: 12 weeks
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`• Treatment-experienced with cirrhosis: 24 weeks
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`• A dose recommendation cannot be made for patients with severe
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`renal impairment or end stage renal disease (2.2)
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`-----------------------DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS-------------------­
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`Tablets: 90 mg ledipasvir and 400 mg sofosbuvir (3)
`
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`--------------------------------CONTRAINDICATIONS-----------------------------­
`None
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`FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*
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`1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE
` 
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`2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
` 
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`2.1 Recommended Dosage in Adults
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`2.2 Severe Renal Impairment and End Stage Renal Disease
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`3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS
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`4 CONTRAINDICATIONS
` 
`5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
` 
` 
`5.1 Serious Symptomatic Bradycardia When Coadministered
`
`
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`with Amiodarone
`
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`5.2 Risk of Reduced Therapeutic Effect Due to P-gp Inducers
`
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`5.3 Related Products Not Recommended
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`6 ADVERSE REACTIONS
` 
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`6.1 Clinical Trials Experience
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`6.2 Postmarketing Experience
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`7 DRUG INTERACTIONS
` 
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`7.1 Potential for Drug Interaction
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`7.2 Established and Potentially Significant Drug Interactions
`
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`7.3 Drugs without Clinically Significant Interactions with
`
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`HARVONI
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`8 USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
` 
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`8.1 Pregnancy
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`8.3 Nursing Mothers
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`8.4 Pediatric Use
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`8.5 Geriatric Use
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`8.6 Renal Impairment
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`8.7 Hepatic Impairment
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`Reference ID: 3719465
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`DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
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` FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
` 
` 1
` INDICATIONS AND USAGE  
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`HARVONI is indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) genotype 1
`
`infection in adults.
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`2
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`2.1 Recommended Dosage in Adults
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`
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`HARVONI is a two-drug fixed-dose combination product that contains 90 mg of
`
`
`
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`ledipasvir and 400 mg of sofosbuvir in a single tablet. The recommended dosage of
`
`
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`HARVONI is one tablet taken orally once daily with or without food [see Clinical
`
`Pharmacology (12.3)].
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`Duration of Treatment
`
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`Relapse rates are affected by baseline host and viral factors and differ between
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`treatment durations for certain subgroups [see Clinical Studies (14)].
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`Table 1 below provides the recommended HARVONI treatment durations for
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`treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced patients and those with and without
`cirrhosis [see Clinical Studies (14)].
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`Table 1
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`Recommended Treatment Duration for HARVONI in Patients with
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`CHC Genotype 1
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` Patient Population
`Treatment-naïve with or without cirrhosis
`
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`
` Treatment-experienced** without cirrhosis
`
`Treatment-experienced** with cirrhosis
`24 weeks
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` * HARVONI for 8 weeks can be considered in treatment-naïve patients without cirrhosis who have
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`
` pre-treatment HCV RNA less than 6 million IU/mL [see Clinical Studies (14)].
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`
` **Treatment-experienced patients who have failed treatment with either peginterferon alfa + ribavirin or an
`
`
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`
` HCV protease inhibitor + peginterferon alfa + ribavirin.
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` Recommended Treatment Duration
`12 weeks*
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` 12 weeks
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` 2.2 Severe Renal Impairment and End Stage Renal Disease    
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`
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`No dose recommendation can be given for patients with severe renal impairment
`
`
`(estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate [eGFR] <30 mL/min/1.73m2) or with end stage
`
`
`renal disease (ESRD) due to higher exposures (up to 20-fold) of the predominant
`
`sofosbuvir metabolite [see Use in Specific Populations (8.6) and Clinical Pharmacology
`
`(12.3)].
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`DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS
`3
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`HARVONI is available as an orange colored, diamond shaped, film-coated tablet
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`debossed with “GSI” on one side and “7985” on the other side of the tablet. Each tablet
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`contains 90 mg ledipasvir and 400 mg sofosbuvir.
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`Reference ID: 3719465
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`Gilead Sciences
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` CONTRAINDICATIONS
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` 4
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` None
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`5
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`5.1 Serious Symptomatic Bradycardia When Coadministered with Amiodarone
`Postmarketing cases of symptomatic bradycardia, as well as fatal cardiac arrest and
`
`
`
`cases requiring pacemaker intervention, have been reported when amiodarone is
`
`coadministered with HARVONI. Bradycardia has generally occurred within hours to
`
`
`days, but cases have been observed up to 2 weeks after initiating HCV treatment.
`
`
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`Patients also taking beta blockers, or those with underlying cardiac comorbidities and/or
`
`advanced liver disease may be at increased risk for symptomatic bradycardia with
`coadministration of amiodarone. Bradycardia generally resolved after discontinuation of
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`HCV treatment. The mechanism for this effect is unknown.
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`Coadministration of amiodarone with HARVONI is not recommended. For patients
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`taking amiodarone who have no other alternative, viable treatment options and who will
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`be coadministered HARVONI:
`
`• Counsel patients about the risk of serious symptomatic bradycardia
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`• Cardiac monitoring in an in-patient setting for the first 48 hours of
`
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`coadministration is recommended, after which outpatient or self-monitoring of the
`heart rate should occur on a daily basis through at least the first 2 weeks of
`
`treatment.
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` 
`WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
`
`
`Patients who are taking HARVONI who need to start amiodarone therapy due to no
`
`
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`
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`other alternative, viable treatment options should undergo similar cardiac monitoring as
`outlined above.
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`Due to amiodarone’s long half-life, patients discontinuing amiodarone just prior to
`
`
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`starting HARVONI should also undergo similar cardiac monitoring as outlined above.
`
`
`Patients who develop signs or symptoms of bradycardia should seek medical evaluation
`
`
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`immediately. Symptoms may include near-fainting or fainting, dizziness or
`
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`lightheadedness, malaise, weakness, excessive tiredness, shortness of breath, chest
`
`
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`pains, confusion or memory problems [See Adverse Reactions (6.2), Drug Interactions
`
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`(7.2)].
`
`
`5.2 Risk of Reduced Therapeutic Effect Due to P-gp Inducers
`  
`  
`The concomitant use of HARVONI and P-gp inducers (e.g., rifampin, St. John’s wort)
`
`
`may significantly decrease ledipasvir and sofosbuvir plasma concentrations and may
`
`
`lead to a reduced therapeutic effect of HARVONI. Therefore, the use of HARVONI with
`
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`
`
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`P-gp inducers (e.g., rifampin or St. John’s wort) is not recommended [see Drug
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`Interactions (7.2)].
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`Reference ID: 3719465
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`Gilead Sciences
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`ADVERSE REACTIONS
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`  5.3 Related Products Not Recommended    
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`
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`The use of HARVONI with other products containing sofosbuvir (SOVALDI®) is not
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`recommended.
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`6
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`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
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`clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
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`The safety assessment of HARVONI was based on pooled data from three Phase 3
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`clinical trials of subjects with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C (CHC) with compensated
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`liver disease (with and without cirrhosis) including 215, 539, and 326 subjects who
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`received HARVONI for 8, 12 and 24 weeks, respectively [see Clinical Studies (14)].
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`The proportion of subjects who permanently discontinued treatment due to adverse
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`events was 0%, <1%, and 1% for subjects receiving HARVONI for 8, 12, and 24 weeks,
`
`respectively.
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`The most common adverse reactions (≥10%) were fatigue and headache in subjects
`
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`
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`treated with 8, 12, or 24 weeks of HARVONI.
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`Table 2 lists adverse reactions (adverse events assessed as causally related by the
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`
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`investigator, all grades) observed in ≥5% of subjects receiving 8, 12, or 24 weeks
`
`
`
`
`treatment with HARVONI in clinical trials. The majority of adverse reactions presented in
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`Table 2 occurred at severity of grade 1. The side-by-side tabulation is to simplify
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`presentation; direct comparison across trials should not be made due to differing trial
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`designs.
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`Table 2
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`Adverse Reactions (All Grades) Reported in ≥5% of Subjects
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`Receiving 8, 12, or 24 Weeks of Treatment with HARVONI
`     
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`                 HARVONI
`    
`   HARVONI                    
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`               HARVONI
` 
` 
` 
`8 weeks
`12 weeks
`24 weeks
`N=215
`N=539
`N=326
`
`
`
`16%
`13%
`18%
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`
`
`11%
`14%
`17%
`
`
`
`6%
`7%
`9%
`
`
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`
` 4%
`
` 3%
`
` 7%
`
` 3%
`
` 5%
`
` 6%
`
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`Fatigue
`
`Headache
`
`Nausea
`
`
` Diarrhea
`
` Insomnia
`
`
` Laboratory Abnormalities
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`Reference ID: 3719465
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`Gilead Sciences
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`Bilirubin Elevations: Bilirubin elevations of greater than 1.5xULN were observed in
`
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`3%, <1%, and 2% of subjects treated with HARVONI for 8, 12, and 24 weeks,
`
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`respectively.
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`
` Lipase Elevations: Transient, asymptomatic lipase elevations of greater than 3xULN
`
`
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`
`
` were observed in <1%, 2%, and 3% of subjects treated with HARVONI for 8, 12, and
`
` 24 weeks, respectively.
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`
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`Creatine Kinase: Creatine kinase was not assessed in Phase 3 trials of HARVONI.
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`Isolated, asymptomatic creatine kinase elevations (Grade 3 or 4) have been
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`previously reported in subjects treated with sofosbuvir in combination with ribavirin
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`or peginterferon/ribavirin in other clinical trials.
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`DRUG INTERACTIONS
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`6.2 Postmarketing Experience
`
`
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`The following adverse reactions have been identified during post approval use of
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`HARVONI. Because postmarketing reactions are reported voluntarily from a population
`
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`of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or
`
`establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.
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`Cardiac Disorders
`
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`Serious symptomatic bradycardia has been reported in patients taking amiodarone who
`
`initiate treatment with HARVONI [See Warnings and Precautions (5.1), Drug
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`Interactions (7.2)]
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`7
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`7.1 Potential for Drug Interaction
`
`As HARVONI contains ledipasvir and sofosbuvir, any interactions that have been
`
`identified with these agents individually may occur with HARVONI.
`
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`After oral administration of HARVONI, sofosbuvir is rapidly absorbed and subject to
`
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`extensive first-pass hepatic extraction. In clinical pharmacology studies, both sofosbuvir
`
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`and the inactive metabolite GS-331007 were monitored for purposes of pharmacokinetic
`
`analyses.
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`Ledipasvir is an inhibitor of the drug transporters P-gp and breast cancer resistance
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`protein (BCRP) and may increase intestinal absorption of coadministered substrates for
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`these transporters.
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`Reference ID: 3719465
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`Gilead Sciences
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` Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir are substrates of drug transporters P-gp and BCRP while
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` GS-331007 is not. P-gp inducers (e.g., rifampin or St. John’s wort) may decrease
`
`
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` ledipasvir and sofosbuvir plasma concentrations, leading to reduced therapeutic effect
`
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` of HARVONI, and the use with P-gp inducers is not recommended with HARVONI [see
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` Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].
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`7.2 Established and Potentially Significant Drug Interactions
`
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`Table 3 provides a listing of established or potentially clinically significant drug
`
`
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`interactions. The drug interactions described are based on studies conducted with either
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`HARVONI, the components of HARVONI (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) as individual
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`agents, or are predicted drug interactions that may occur with HARVONI [see Warnings
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`and Precautions (5.1, 5.2) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
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`Table 3
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`Potentially Significant Drug Interactions: Alteration in Dose or
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`Regimen May Be Recommended Based on Drug Interaction Studies
`or Predicted Interactiona
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` Concomitant Drug
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` Effect on
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` Concentrationb
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` Class: Drug Name
`Acid Reducing Agents:
` 
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`↓ ledipasvir
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`Antacids (e.g., aluminum
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`and magnesium
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`hydroxide)
`H2-receptor antagonistsc
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`(e.g., famotidine)
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` Proton-pump inhibitorsc
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` (e.g., omeprazole)
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`Antiarrhythmics:
` 
`amiodarone
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`digoxin
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`Effect on
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`amiodarone,
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`ledipasvir, and
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`sofosbuvir
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`concentrations
` 
`unknown
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`
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`↑ digoxin
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` Anticonvulsants:
`carbamazepine
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` phenytoin
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` phenobarbital
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` oxcarbazepine
`Antimycobacterials:
` 
`rifabutin
`
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`↓ ledipasvir
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`↓ sofosbuvir
`
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`↓ GS-331007
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`↓ ledipasvir
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`↓ sofosbuvir
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`Clinical Comment
` 
`
`Ledipasvir solubility decreases as pH increases. Drugs
`
`that increase gastric pH are expected to decrease
`
`concentration of ledipasvir.
`
`It is recommended to separate antacid and HARVONI
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`administration by 4 hours.
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`
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`H2-receptor antagonists may be administered
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`simultaneously with or 12 hours apart from HARVONI at a
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`dose that does not exceed doses comparable to
`famotidine 40 mg twice daily.
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`Proton-pump inhibitor doses comparable to omeprazole
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` 20 mg or lower can be administered simultaneously with
` HARVONI under fasted conditions.
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`
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`Coadministration of amiodarone with HARVONI may
`result in serious symptomatic bradycardia. The
`
`mechanism of this effect is unknown. Coadministration of
`
`amiodarone with HARVONI is not recommended; if
`
`coadministration is required, cardiac monitoring is
`recommended [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1),
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`Adverse Reactions (6.2)]
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`Coadministration of HARVONI with digoxin may increase
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`the concentration of digoxin. Therapeutic concentration
`monitoring of digoxin is recommended when
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`coadministered with HARVONI.
`Coadministration of HARVONI with carbamazepine,
`
`
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`phenytoin, phenobarbital, or oxcarbazepine is expected to
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`decrease the concentration of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir,
`
`leading to reduced therapeutic effect of HARVONI.
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`Coadministration is not recommended.
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`Coadministration of HARVONI with rifabutin or rifapentine
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`is expected to decrease the concentration of ledipasvir
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` rifampinc
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` rifapentine
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`HIV Antiretrovirals:
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`efavirenz,
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`emtricitabine,
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`tenofovir disoproxil
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`fumarate (DF)
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`Regimens containing
`tenofovir DF and a HIV
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`protease inhibitor/ritonavir
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`• atazanavir/ritonavir +
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`emtricitabine/tenofovir
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`DFc
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`• darunavir/ritonavir +
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`emtricitabine/tenofovir
`DFc
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`• lopinavir/ritonavir +
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`emtricitabine/tenofovir
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`DF
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`elvitegravir, cobicistat,
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`emtricitabine, tenofovir
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`DF
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`tipranavir/ritonavir
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`HCV Products:
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`simeprevirc
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`Herbal Supplements:
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`St. John’s wort
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`(Hypericum perforatum)
`HMG-CoA Reductase
`Inhibitors:
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`rosuvastatin
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` ↓ GS-331007
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`↑ tenofovir
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`↑ tenofovir
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` and sofosbuvir, leading to reduced therapeutic effect of
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` HARVONI. Coadministration is not recommended.
` Coadministration of HARVONI with rifampin, a P-gp
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` inducer, is not recommended [see Warnings and
` Precautions (5.2)].
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`Monitor for tenofovir-associated adverse reactions in
`patients receiving HARVONI concomitantly with the
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`combination of efavirenz, emtricitabine and tenofovir DF.
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`Refer to VIREAD, TRUVADA, or ATRIPLA prescribing
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`information for recommendations on renal monitoring.
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`The safety of increased tenofovir concentrations in the
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`setting of HARVONI and a HIV protease inhibitor/ritonavir
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`has not been established.
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`Consider alternative HCV or antiretroviral therapy to avoid
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`increases in tenofovir exposures. If coadministration is
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`necessary, monitor for tenofovir-associated adverse
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`reactions. Refer to VIREAD or TRUVADA prescribing
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`information for recommendations on renal monitoring.
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`↑ tenofovir
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`↓ ledipasvir
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`↓ sofosbuvir
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`↓ GS-331007
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`↑ ledipasvir
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`↑ simeprevir
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`↓ ledipasvir
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`↓ sofosbuvir
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`↓ GS-331007
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`↑ rosuvastatin
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`The safety of increased tenofovir concentrations in the
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`setting of HARVONI and the combination of elvitegravir,
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`cobicistat, emtricitabine and tenofovir DF has not been
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`established. Coadministration is not recommended.
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`Coadministration of HARVONI with tipranavir/ritonavir is
`expected to decrease the concentration of ledipasvir and
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`sofosbuvir, leading to reduced therapeutic effect of
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`HARVONI. Coadministration is not recommended.
`Concentrations of ledipasvir and simeprevir are increased
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`when simeprevir is coadministered with ledipasvir.
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`Coadministration of HARVONI with simeprevir is not
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`recommended.
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`Coadministration of HARVONI with St. John’s wort, a P-gp
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`inducer is not recommended [see Warnings and
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`Precautions (5.2)].
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`Coadministration of HARVONI with rosuvastatin may
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`significantly increase the concentration of rosuvastatin
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`which is associated with increased risk of myopathy,
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`including rhabdomyolysis. Coadministration of HARVONI
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`with rosuvastatin is not recommended.
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` a. This table is not all inclusive.
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` b. ↓ = decrease, ↑ = increase
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` c. These interactions have been studied in healthy adults.
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` 7.3 Drugs without Clinically Significant Interactions with HARVONI      
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` Based on drug interaction studies conducted with the components of HARVONI
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` (ledipasvir or sofosbuvir) or HARVONI, no clinically significant drug interactions have
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` been either observed or are expected when HARVONI is used with the following drugs
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` USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
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`individually [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)]: abacavir, atazanavir/ritonavir,
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`cyclosporine, darunavir/ritonavir, efavirenz, emtricitabine, lamivudine, methadone, oral
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`contraceptives, pravastatin, raltegravir, rilpivirine, tacrolimus, tenofovir disoproxil
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`fumarate, or verapamil. See Table 3 for use of HARVONI with certain HIV antiretroviral
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`regimens [see Drug Interactions (7.2)].
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` 8.1 Pregnancy  
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`Pregnancy Category B
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`There are no adequate and well-controlled studies with HARVONI in pregnant women.
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`Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response,
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`HARVONI should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the
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`potential risk to the fetus.
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`Animal Data
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`Ledipasvir: No effects on fetal development have been observed in rats and rabbits at
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`
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`the highest doses tested. In the rat and rabbit, AUC exposure to ledipasvir was
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`approximately 4- and 2-fold, respectively, the exposure in humans at the recommended
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`clinical dose.
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`Sofosbuvir: No effects on fetal development have been observed in rats and rabbits at
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`
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`the highest doses tested. In the rat and rabbit, AUC exposure to the predominant
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`circulating metabolite GS-331007 increased over the course of gestation from
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`approximately 3- to 6-fold and 7- to 17-fold the exposure in humans at the
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`
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`recommended clinical dose, respectively.
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`8.3 Nursing Mothers
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`It is not known whether HARVONI and its metabolites are present in human breast milk.
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`When administered to lactating rats, ledipasvir was detected in the plasma of suckling
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`rats likely due to the presence of ledipasvir in milk. Ledipasvir had no clear effects on
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`the nursing pups. The predominant circulating metabolite of sofosbuvir (GS-331007)
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`was the primary component observed in the milk of lactating rats, without effect on
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`nursing pups. The developmental and health benefits of breastfeeding should be
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`considered along with the mother’s clinical need for HARVONI and any potential
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`
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`adverse effects on the breastfed child from the drug or from the underlying maternal
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`condition.
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`8.4 Pediatric Use
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`Safety and effectiveness of HARVONI have not been established in pediatric patients.
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`8.5 Geriatric Use
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`Clinical trials of HARVONI included 117 subjects aged 65 and over. No overall
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`differences in safety or effectiveness were observed between these subjects and
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`younger subjects, and other reported clinical experience has not identified differences in
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`responses between the elderly and younger patients, but greater sensitivity of some
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`older individuals cannot be ruled out. No dosage adjustment of HARVONI is warranted
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`in geriatric patients [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
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`8.6 Renal Impairment
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`No dosage adjustment of HARVONI is required for patients with mild or moderate renal
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`
`
`impairment. The safety and efficacy of HARVONI have not been established in patients
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`
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`with severe renal impairment (eGFR <30 mL/min/1.73m2) or ESRD requiring
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`
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`hemodialysis. No dosage recommendation can be given for patients with severe renal
`
`impairment or ESRD [see Dosage and Administration (2.2) and Clinical Pharmacology
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`(12.3)].
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`8.7 Hepatic Impairment
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`
`
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`No dosage adjustment of HARVONI is required for patients with mild, moderate, or
`
`
`severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class A, B, or C). Safety and efficacy of
`
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`HARVONI have not been established in patients with decompensated cirrhosis [see
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`Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
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`OVERDOSAGE
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`No specific antidote is available for overdose with HARVONI. If overdose occurs the
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`patient must be monitored for evidence of toxicity. Treatment of overdose with
`
`
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`HARVONI consists of general supportive measures including monitoring of vital signs
`
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`as well as observation of the clinical status of the patient. Hemodialysis is unlikely to
`result in significant removal of ledipasvir since ledipasvir is highly bound to plasma
`
`protein. Hemodialysis can efficiently remove the predominant circulating metabolite of
`
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`sofosbuvir, GS-331007, with an extraction ratio of 53%.
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`DESCRIPTION
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`HARVONI is a fixed-dose combination tablet containing ledipasvir and sofosbuvir for
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`oral administration. Ledipasvir is an HCV NS5A inhibitor and sofosbuvir is a nucleotide
`
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`analog inhibitor of HCV NS5B polymerase.
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`Each tablet contains 90 mg ledipasvir and 400 mg sofosbuvir. The tablets include the
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`following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, copovidone, croscarmellose
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`
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`sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, and microcrystalline cellulose. The
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`tablets are film-coated with a coating material containing the following inactive
`ingredients: FD&C yellow #6/sunset yellow FCF aluminum lake, polyethylene glycol,
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`polyvinyl alcohol, talc, and titanium dioxide.
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`Ledipasvir: The IUPAC name for ledipasvir is Methyl [(2S)-1-{(6S)-6-[5-(9,9-difluoro-7-
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`{2-[(1R,3S,4S)-2-{(2S)-2-[(methoxycarbonyl)amino]-3-methylbutanoyl}-2-
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`azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-3-yl]-1H-benzimidazol-6-yl}-9H-fluoren-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-5-
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` azaspiro[2.4]hept-5-yl}-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]carbamate.
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`
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`It has a molecular formula of C49H54F2N8O6 and a molecular weight of 889.00. It has the
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`
` following structural formula:
`
`
`
`
`
`O
`
`H3CO N
`H
`
`O
`
`N
`
`H
`N
`
`N
`
`F F
`
`H
`
`H
`N
`
`N
`
`O
`
`N
`
`H
`N OCH3
`O
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`
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`Ledipasvir is practically insoluble (<0.1 mg/mL) across the pH range of 3.0–7.5 and is
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`
`
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`slightly soluble below pH 2.3 (1.1 mg/mL).
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`
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`Sofosbuvir: The IUPAC name for sofosbuvir is (S)-Isopropyl 2-((S)-(((2R,3R,4R,5R)-5-
`(2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)-4-fluoro-3-hydroxy-4-methyltetrahydrofuran-2-
`
`
`yl)methoxy)-(phenoxy)phosphorylamino)propanoate. It has a molecular formula of
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`
`
`
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`C22H29FN3O9P and a molecular weight of 529.45. It has the following structural formula:
`H
`O N O
`N
`
`O
`
`O
`O HN P O
`O
`
`O
`
`HO F
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`CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
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` Sofosbuvir is a white to off-white crystalline solid with a solubility of ≥2 mg/mL across
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`the pH range of 2–7.7 at 37oC and is slightly soluble in water.
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`12.1 Mechanism of Action
`
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`HARVONI is a fixed-dose combination of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir which are direct-
`
`
`
`acting antiviral agents against the hepatitis C virus [see Microbiology (12.4)].
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`12.2 Pharmacodynamics
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`Cardiac Electrophysiology
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`
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`Thorough QT studies have been conducted for ledipasvir and sofosbuvir.
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`
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`The effect of ledipasvir 120 mg twice daily (2.67 times the maximum recommended
`
`
`
`dosage) for 10 days on QTc interval was evaluated in a randomized, multiple-dose,
`
`placebo-, and active-controlled (moxifloxacin 400 mg) three period crossover thorough
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`
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`QT trial in 59 healthy subjects. At the dose of 120 mg twice daily (2.67 times the
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`maximum recommended dosage), ledipasvir does not prolong QTc interval to any
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`clinically relevant extent.
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` The effect of sofosbuvir 400 mg (maximum recommended dosage) and 1200 mg (three
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` times the maximum recommended dosage) on QTc interval was evaluated in a
` randomized, single-dose, placebo-, and active-controlled (moxifloxacin 400 mg) four
`
`period crossover thorough QT trial in 59 healthy subjects. At a dose three times the
`maximum recommended dose, sofosbuvir does not prolong QTc to any clinically
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`relevant extent.
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`  12.3 Pharmacokinetics  
` Absorption
`
`The pharmacokinetic properties of ledipasvir, sofosbuvir, and the predominant
`
`
`
`circulating metabolite GS-331007 have been evaluated in healthy adult subjects and in
`
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`subjects with chronic hepatitis C. Following oral administration of HARVONI, ledipasvir
`
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`median peak concentrations were observed 4 to 4.5 hours post-dose. Sofosbuvir was
`
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`absorbed quickly and the peak median plasma concentration was observed ~0.8 to 1
`
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`hour post-dose. Median peak plasma concentration of GS-331007 was observed
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`between 3.5 to 4 hours post-dose.
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`Based on the population pharmacokinetic analysis in HCV-infected subjects, geometric
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`mean steady-state AUC0-24 for ledipasvir (N=2113), sofosbuvir (N=1542), and
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`
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`GS-331007 (N=2113) were 7290, 1320, and 12,000 ng•hr/mL, respectively. Steady-
`state Cmax for ledipasvir, sofosbuvir, and GS-331007 were 323, 618, and 707 ng/mL,
`
`
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`respectively. Sofosbuvir and GS-331007 AUC0-24 and Cmax were similar in healthy adult
`
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`subjects and subjects with HCV infection. Relative to healthy subjects (N=191),
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`ledipasvir AUC0-24 and Cmax were 24% lower and 32% lower, respectively, in
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`HCV-infected subjects.
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`Effect of Food
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`Relative to fasting conditions, the administration of a single dose of HARVONI with a
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`moderate fat (~600 kcal, 25% to 30% fat) or high fat (~1000 kcal, 50% fat) meal
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` increased sofosbuvir AUC0-inf by approximately 2-fold, but did not significantly affect
`
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`sofosbuvir Cmax. The exposures of GS-331007 and ledipasvir were not altered in the
`
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`presence of either meal type. The response rates in Phase 3 trials were similar in HCV-
`infected subjects who received HARVONI with food or without food. HARVONI can be
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`administered without regard to food.
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`Distribution
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`Ledipasvir is >99.8% bound to human plasma proteins. After a single 90 mg dose of
`
`[14C]-ledipasvir in healthy subjects, the blood to plasma ratio of 14C-radioactivity ranged
`
`between 0.51 and 0.66.
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`Sofosbuvir is approximately 61–65% bound to human plasma proteins and the binding
`
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`is independent of drug concentration over the range of 1 µg/mL to 20 µg/mL. Protein
`
`
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`binding of GS-331007 was minimal in human plasma. After a single 400 mg dose of
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`[14C]-sofosbuvir in healthy subjects, the blood to plasma ratio of 14C-radioactivity was
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`approximately 0.7.
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` Metabolism
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`In vitro, no detectable metabolism of ledipasvir was observed by human CYP1A2,
`
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`CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4. Evidence of slow oxidative
`
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`metabolism via an unknown mechanism has been observed. Following a single dose of
`
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`90 mg [14C]-ledipasvir, systemic exposure was almost exclusively to the parent drug
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`(>98%). Unchanged ledipasvir is the major species present in feces.
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`Sofosbuvir is extensively metabolized in the liver to form the pharmacologically active
`
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`nucleoside analog triphosphate GS-461203. The metabolic activation pathway in