Veltassa (Patiromer)
- Name:
Veltassa (Patiromer)
- Company:
Vifor Pharma UK Limited
- Active Ingredients:
- Legal Category:
Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
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Vifor Pharma UK Limited

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Medicine Name Velphoro 500 mg chewable tablets | Active Ingredients Sucroferric oxyhydroxide |
Medicine Name Veltassa (Patiromer) | Active Ingredients Patiromer Sorbitex Calcium |
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Updated on 25 November 2020 SPC
Reasons for updating
- Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
- Change to section 6.4 - Special precautions for storage
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
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5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties |
The ability of patiromer to enable concomitant spironolactone treatment in patients with resistant hypertension and CKD was further investigated in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study over 12 weeks. Normokalaemic patients initiated spironolactone at 25 mg QD together with their randomised treatment (patiromer 8.4 g QD or placebo). Patiromer/placebo was titrated weekly (up to 25.2 g QD) to maintain serum potassium ≥4.0 mEq/L and ≤5.1 mEq/L. At week 3 or after, spironolactone dose was increased to 50 mg QD for subjects with systolic blood pressure ≥120 mmHg and serum potassium ≤5.1 mEq/L. Of the 295 randomized patients receiving study treatment (patiromer 147; placebo 148), mean age was 68.1 years, 51.9% were men, 98.3% were Caucasian, and mean eGFR was 35.73 mL/min/1.73m2. At randomization, mean baseline serum potassium values were 4.74 mEq/L for patiromer and 4.69 mEq/L for placebo. The primary efficacy endpoint, the proportion of subjects remaining on spironolactone at Week 12, was significantly higher (p<0.0001) in the patiromer group (85.7%) compared to the placebo group (66.2%). Significantly more patients received spironolactone 50 mg/day (69.4% versus 51.4%). Overall, patients in the patiromer group remained on spironolactone 7.1 days longer (95% CI 2.2–12.0; p=0.0045) compared to the placebo group and received significantly higher cumulative doses of spironolactone (2942.3 (SE 80.1) mg vs 2580.7 (SE 95.8) mg, p=0.0021). There were also significantly fewer patients in the patiromer group with serum potassium values ≥5.5 mEq/L (35.4% vs. 64.2%, p<0.001). At Week 12, the mean systolic blood pressure had decreased by 11.0 mmHg (SD 15.34) in the spironolactone + placebo group and by 11.3 mmHg (SD 14.11) in the spironolactone + patiromer group. These decreases from baseline were statistically significant within each treatment group (p<0.0001), but not statistically significant between the groups.
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6.4 Special precautions for storage |
Store and transport refrigerated (2°C – 8°C).
If stored at room temperature (below 25°C), Veltassa should be used within 6 months of being taken out of the refrigerator. |
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Updated on 18 May 2020 SPC
Reasons for updating
- New SPC for new product
Legal category: Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)
Updated on 18 May 2020 PIL
Reasons for updating
- New PIL for new product