ORBACTIV IV SIDE EFFECTS
- Generic Name: orbactiv oritavancin injection
- Brand Name: Orbactiv IV
SIDE EFFECTS
The following adverse reactions are also discussed in the Warnings and Precautions section of labeling:
- Hypersensitivity Reactions
- Infusion Related Reactions
- Clostridioides difficile-associated Diarrhea
- Osteomyelitis
Clinical Trials Experience
Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of ORBACTIV cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
ORBACTIV has been evaluated in two, double-blind, controlled ABSSSI clinical trials, which included 976 adult patients treated with a single 1,200 mg intravenous dose of ORBACTIV and 983 patients treated with intravenous vancomycin for 7 to 10 days. The median age of patients treated with ORBACTIV was 45.6 years, ranging between 18 and 89 years of age with 8.8% ≥65 years of age. Patients treated with ORBACTIV were predominantly male (65.4%), 64.4% were Caucasian, 5.8% were African American, and 28.1% were Asian. Safety was evaluated for up to 60 days after dosing.
In the pooled ABSSSI clinical trials, serious adverse reactions were reported in 57/976 (5.8%) patients treated with ORBACTIV and 58/983 (5.9%) treated with vancomycin. The most commonly reported serious adverse reaction was cellulitis in both treatment groups: 11/976 (1.1%) in ORBACTIV and 12/983 (1.2%) in the vancomycin arms, respectively.
The most commonly reported adverse reactions (≥3%) in patients receiving a single 1,200 mg dose of ORBACTIV in the pooled ABSSSI clinical trials were: headache, nausea, vomiting, limb and subcutaneous abscesses, and diarrhea.
In the pooled ABSSSI clinical trials, ORBACTIV was discontinued due to adverse reactions in 36/976 (3.7%) of patients; the most common reported reactions leading to discontinuation were cellulitis (4/976, 0.4%) and osteomyelitis (3/976, 0.3%).
Table 1 provides selected adverse reactions occurring in ≥1.5% of patients receiving ORBACTIV in the pooled ABSSSI clinical trials. There were 540 (55.3%) patients in the ORBACTIV arm and 559 (56.9%) patients in the vancomycin arm, who reported ≥1 adverse reaction.
Table 1: Incidence of Selected Adverse Reactions Occurring in ≥1.5% of Patients Receiving ORBACTIV in the Pooled ABSSSI Clinical Trials
Adverse Reactions | ORBACTIV N=976 (%) |
Vancomycin N=983 (%) |
Gastrointestinal disorders | ||
Diarrhea | 36 (3.7) | 32 (3.4) |
Nausea | 97 (9.9) | 103 (10.5) |
Vomiting | 45 (4.6) | 46 (4.7) |
Nervous system disorders | ||
Dizziness | 26 (2.7) | 26 (2.6) |
Headache | 69 (7.1) | 66 (6.7) |
General disorders and administration | ||
Infusion site phlebitis | 24 (2.5) | 15 (1.5) |
Infusion site reaction | 19 (1.9) | 34 (3.5) |
Infections and infestations | ||
Abscess (limb and subcutaneous) | 37 (3.8) | 23 (2.3) |
Investigations | ||
Alanine aminotransferase increased | 27 (2.8) | 15 (1.5) |
Aspartate aminotransferase increased | 18 (1.8) | 15 (1.5) |
Cardiac disorders | ||
Tachycardia | 24 (2.5) | 11 (1.1) |
The following selected adverse reactions were reported in ORBACTIV-treated patients at a rate of less than 1.5%:
Blood and lymphatic system disorders: anemia, eosinophilia
General disorders and administration site conditions: infusion site erythema, extravasation, induration, pruritus, rash, edema peripheral
Immune system disorders: hypersensitivity
Infections and infestations: osteomyelitis
Investigations: total bilirubin increased, hyperuricemia
Metabolism and nutrition disorders: hypoglycemia
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders: tenosynovitis, myalgia
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders: bronchospasm, wheezing
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: urticaria, angioedema, erythema multiforme, pruritus, leucocytoclastic vasculitis, rash
Immunogenicity
There is potential for immunogenicity following administration of oritavancin products, including ORBACTIV. The detection of antibody formation is highly dependent on the sensitivity and specificity of the assay. Because several factors in an assay may influence the observed incidence of antibody positivity, comparison of the incidence of antibodies to oritavancin in the studies described below with the incidence of antibodies in other studies or to other products may be misleading.
Positive indirect and direct antiglobulin tests (IAT/DAT) were noted with the administration of ORBACTIV and KIMYRSA (hereinafter referred to as another oritavancin product) in studies with healthy subjects and patients with ABSSSI. In a randomized, open-label, multi-center ABSSSI study, positive antiglobulin tests were reported in 9.6% (5/52) of subjects who received ORBACTIV and 2% (1/50) of subjects who received another oritavancin product. Oritavancindependent RBC antibodies were detected when tested in the presence of drug for three subjects in the ORBACTIV group.
In a multiple dose study with ORBACTIV in healthy volunteers, 90% (9/10) of subjects had a positive IAT 14 days after the second infusion.
In a healthy volunteer study, 66% (22/32) of subjects receiving another oritavancin product had a positive IAT 15 days after receiving dosing and one subject had a positive DAT at 8 days after dosing.
There were no reports of hemolysis in subjects who had positive IAT/DAT. If hemolytic anemia develops following treatment with ORBACTIV provide appropriate care. Positive IAT may interfere with cross-matching before blood transfusion.
SRC: NLM .