Odefsey 200 mg/25 mg/25 mg film-coated tablets
- Name:
Odefsey 200 mg/25 mg/25 mg film-coated tablets
- Company:
Gilead Sciences Ltd
- Active Ingredients:
Emtricitabine, Rilpivirine Hydrochloride, Tenofovir alafenamide fumarate
- Legal Category:
Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 26 January 2021 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
- Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
- Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
- Change to section 4.7 - Effects on ability to drive and use machines
- Change to Section 4.8 – Undesirable effects - how to report a side effect
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Approval of Renewal of the Marketing Authorisation (MA) of Odefsey with the following points:
- Renewal approved with unlimited validity.
- Based on the review of quality, safety and efficacy data, including all variations introduced since the Marketing Authorisation was granted, the risk-benefit balance of Odefsey remains unchanged.
- Renewal approved with updates to the Odefsey product information (in particular to SmPC sections 2, 4.2, 4.4, 4.7, 4.8). Gilead also took this opportunity to implement administrative updates throughout the Odefsey product information.
Furthermore, the approval also includes endorsement to remove the black triangle status which means that additional safety monitoring of Odefsey is no longer required.
Gilead also took the opportunity to formally close-out the following post-authorisation measure (PAM; Recommendation), adopted as part of the initial MA:
- to provide a review of the literature for information on the ability of new HIV or HCV protease inhibitors to inhibit cathepsin A (CatA)’
With this approval, this Recommendation has been fulfilled.
Updated on 26 January 2021 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 3 - how to take/use
- Removal of Black Inverted Triangle
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Approval of Renewal of the Marketing Authorisation (MA) of Odefsey with the following points:
- Renewal approved with unlimited validity.
- Based on the review of quality, safety and efficacy data, including all variations introduced since the Marketing Authorisation was granted, the risk-benefit balance of Odefsey remains unchanged.
- Renewal approved with updates to the Odefsey product information ([PIL] section 3). Gilead also took this opportunity to implement administrative updates throughout the Odefsey product information.
Furthermore, the approval also includes endorsement to remove the black triangle status which means that additional safety monitoring of Odefsey is no longer required.
Gilead also took the opportunity to formally close-out the following post-authorisation measure (PAM; Recommendation), adopted as part of the initial MA:
- to provide a review of the literature for information on the ability of new HIV or HCV protease inhibitors to inhibit cathepsin A (CatA)’
With this approval, this Recommendation has been fulfilled.
Updated on 5 June 2020 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
- Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and lactation
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Updated on 5 June 2020 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 2 - what you need to know - contraindications
- Change to section 2 - excipient warnings
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
Updated on 29 July 2019 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to date of revision
Updated on 29 July 2019 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.9 - Overdose
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Update to section 4.9 to remove recommendation to use oral activated charcoal in the event of an overdose of rilpilvirine
Updated on 10 July 2019 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4 - possible side effects
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
Updated on 9 July 2019 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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update to section 4.8 to include angioedema and urticaria
Updated on 25 June 2019 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 2 - what you need to know - contraindications
- Change to section 2 - excipient warnings
- Change to section 3 - how to take/use
Updated on 25 June 2019 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
- Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
- Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Updated on 19 September 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Updated on 5 June 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Approval of MA Transfer application changing the Odefsey MA Holder (MAH) from Gilead Sciences International Ltd., Cambridge - UK (GSIL; ‘transferor’) to Gilead Sciences Ireland UC, Cork - Ireland (GSIUC; ‘transferee’) as a result of ‘BREXIT’. The full details of the new MAH is:
Gilead Sciences Ireland UC
Carrigtohill
County Cork, T45 DP77
Ireland
The application updates the product information annexes as follows:
- Updates to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) Section 7 (Marketing Authorisation Holder),
Updated on 5 June 2018 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 6 - marketing authorisation holder
Updated on 2 May 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
- Change to section 6.3 - Shelf life
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Updated on 3 April 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 3 April 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- New SPC for new product
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Updated on 3 January 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.2 - Posology and method of administration
- Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
- Change to section 4.6 - Pregnancy and lactation
- Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
- Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 3 January 2018 SPC
Reasons for updating
- New SPC for new product
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Updated on 26 October 2017 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 6 September 2017 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
- Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
- Change to Section 4.8 – Undesirable effects - how to report a side effect
- Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
- Change to section 5.3 - Preclinical safety data
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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- Updates to sections 4.4, 4.8 and 5.1 to provide 48 weeks data from Study GS-US-292-1249
- Updates to section 4.5: deletion of telaprevir DDI due to the withdrawal of telaprevir from the EU
- Updates to section 4.5 (in line with the CCDS): clarification that co-administration with other breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) inhibitors (as well as P-glycoprotein [P-gp] inhibitors) is not expected to further increase TAF exposures . SmPC section 4.4 for DVY was also updated.
- Updates to section 4.5 (in line with the CCDS): correction of the spelling of “norelgestromin”.
- Updates to sections 4.4 and 4.5 (in line with the CCDS): added warning against the co-administration with TAF
- Updates to sections 4.6, 5.1, 5.3 and throughout as needed: correction of abbreviations and/or formatting as needed in line with the CCDS and/or EU QRD template.
Updated on 22 August 2017 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 2 - what you need to know - warnings and precautions
- Change to section 6 - manufacturer
Updated on 22 August 2017 PIL
Reasons for updating
- New PIL for new product
Updated on 10 July 2017 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 7 June 2017 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Variation to update the product information (PI) annexes of the TDF- and TAF-containing products with data from Studies GS-US-342-1167/1326, two drug-drug interaction studies between Epclusa (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir; SOF/VEL) and HIV antiretroviral regimens. Sections 4.4 and 4.5 of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) and Section 2 of the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) have been updated for Viread (all strengths), Truvada, Stribild and Atripla. Section 4.5 of the SmPC has been updated for Eviplera, Genvoya, Descovy and Odefsey.
Note, an administrative edit has been done in Section 4.8 of the SmPC for Viread for all strengths, Stribild, Atripla and Eviplera (not required for Truvada). This administrative update was required to align with the table ‘Tabulated summary of AR associated with ‘XXX’ based on clinical study and post marketing experience’.
We took the opportunity of this application to submit minor linguistics amendments
Updated on 7 April 2017 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 8 March 2017 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
- Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
- Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
- Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 3 March 2017 PIL
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 2 - interactions with other medicines, food or drink
- Change to section 6 - date of revision
Updated on 24 January 2017 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 4.5 - Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 20 October 2016 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
- Change to section 5.2 - Pharmacokinetic properties
- Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 11 August 2016 SPC
Reasons for updating
- New SPC for new product
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may not be renewed (A)
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Updated on 9 August 2016 PIL
Reasons for updating
- New PIL for new product