ABSORICA SIDE EFFECTS

SIDE EFFECTS

The following adverse reactions with ABSORICA/ABSORICA LD or other isotretinoin capsule products are described in more detail in other sections of the labeling:

• Embryo-Fetal Toxicity.
• Psychiatric Disorders.
• Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri).
• Serious Skin Reactions.
• Pancreatitis.
• Lipid Abnormalities.
• Hearing Impairment.
• Hepatotoxicity.
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
• Musculoskeletal Abnormalities.
• Ocular Abnormalities.
• Hypersensitivity Reactions.

The following adverse reactions associated with the use of isotretinoin capsules were identified in clinical studies or postmarketing reports. Because some of these reactions were 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.

Dose Relationship

Cheilitis and hypertriglyceridemia were dose related.

Body as a Whole

Fatigue, irritability, pain, allergic reactions, systemic hypersensitivity, edema, lymphadenopathy, weight loss.

Cardiovascular

Vascular thrombotic disease, stroke, palpitation, tachycardia.

Endocrine/Metabolism and Nutritional

Decreased appetite, weight fluctuation, alterations in blood sugar.

Gastrointestinal

Dry lips, chapped lips, cheilitis, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatitis, pancreatitis, bleeding and inflammation of the gums, colitis, esophagitis, esophageal ulceration, ileitis.

Hematologic

Anemia and decreased RBC parameters, thrombocytopenia, increased platelet counts, decreased WBC counts, severe neutropenia, rare reports of agranulocytosis.

Infections and Infestations

Nasopharyngitis, hordeolum, infections (including disseminated herpes simplex and upper respiratory tract infection).

Laboratory Abnormalities

The following lab tests were increased: creatine phosphokinase (CPK), triglycerides, alanine aminotransferase (SGPT), aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT), gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGTP), cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL), alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, LDH, fasting blood glucose, uric acid, and sedimentation rate. However, high density lipoprotein (HDL) was decreased. Urine findings included increased white cells, proteinuria, microscopic or gross hematuria.

Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue

Decreases in bone mineral density, musculoskeletal symptoms (sometimes severe) including back pain, arthralgia, musculoskeletal pain, neck pain, extremity pain, myalgia, musculoskeletal stiffness, skeletal hyperostosis, calcification of tendons and ligaments, premature epiphyseal closure, tendonitis, arthritis, transient chest pain, and rare reports of rhabdomyolysis.

Neurological

Headache, syncope, intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri), dizziness, drowsiness, lethargy, malaise, nervousness, paresthesia, seizures, stroke, weakness.

Psychiatric

Suicidal ideation, insomnia, anxiety, depression, irritability, panic attack, anger, euphoria, violent behaviors, emotional instability, suicide attempts, suicide, aggression, psychosis and auditory hallucinations. Of the patients reporting depression, some reported that the depression subsided with discontinuation of therapy and recurred with reinstitution of therapy.

Reproductive System

Abnormal menses, sexual dysfunction, including erectile dysfunction and decreased libido.

Respiratory

Epistaxis, nasal dryness, bronchospasm (with or without a history of asthma), respiratory infection, voice alteration.

Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Dry skin, dermatitis, eczema, rash, contact dermatitis, alopecia, pruritus, sunburn, erythema, acne fulminans, alopecia (which in some cases persisted), bruising, dry nose, eruptive xanthomas, erythema multiforme, flushing, skin fragility, hair abnormalities, hirsutism, hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation, nail dystrophy, paronychia, peeling of palms and soles, photoallergic/photosensitizing reactions, pruritus, pyogenic granuloma, rash (including facial erythema, seborrhea, and eczema), Stevens-Johnson syndrome, increased sunburn susceptibility, sweating, toxic epidermal necrolysis, urticaria, vasculitis (including granulomatosis with polyangiitis), abnormal wound healing (delayed healing or exuberant granulation tissue with crusting).

Senses

Hearing: tinnitus and hearing impairment.

Ocular: dry eyes, reduced visual acuity, blurred vision, eye pruritis, eye irritation, asthenopia, decreased night vision, ocular hyperemia, increased lacrimation, conjunctivitis, corneal opacities, decreased night vision which may persist, cataracts, color vision disorder, conjunctivitis, eyelid inflammation, keratitis, optic neuritis, photobia, visual disturbances.

Renal and Urinary

Glomerulonephritis.