Dalvance
- Generic Name: dalbavancin for injection
- Brand Name: Dalvance
- Drug Class: Glycopeptides
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What Is Dalvance?
Dalvance (dalbavancin) for injection is a lipoglycopeptide used to treat adult patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) caused by susceptible isolates of the following Gram-positive microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin susceptible and methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus anginosus group (including S. anginosus, S. intermedius, S. constellatus).
What Are Side Effects of Dalvance?
Common side effects of Dalvance include:
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- headache,
- diarrhea,
- rash, and
- itching
- headache;
- nausea; or
- diarrhea.
Dosage for Dalvance
For treatment of adults with ABSSSI, the recommended two-dose regimen of Dalvance is 1000 mg followed one week later by 500 mg. Each dose should be administered over 30 minutes by intravenous infusion.
What Drugs, Substances, or Supplements Interact with Dalvance?
Dalvance may interact with cytochrome P450 (CYP450) substrates, inhibitors, or inducers. Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you use.
Dalvance During Pregnancy or Breastfeeding
During pregnancy, Dalvance should be used only if prescribed. It is unknown if this drug passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breastfeeding.
Additional Information
Our Dalvance (dalbavancin) for injection Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication.
Dalvance Consumer Information
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have severe stomach pain, diarrhea that is watery or bloody.
Common side effects may include:
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Read the entire detailed patient monograph for Dalvance (Dalbavancin for Injection)
Dalvance Professional Information
SIDE EFFECTS
Clinical Trials Experience
Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in clinical trials of DALVANCE cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect rates observed in practice.
Adverse reactions were evaluated for 2473 patients treated with DALVANCE: 1778 patients were treated with DALVANCE in seven Phase 2/3 trials comparing DALVANCE to comparator antibacterial drugs and 695 patients were treated with DALVANCE in one Phase 3 trial comparing DALVANCE single and two-dose regimens. A causal relationship between study drug and adverse reactions was not always established. The median age of patients treated with DALVANCE was 48 years, ranging between 16 and 93 years. Patients treated with DALVANCE were predominantly male (59.5%) and White (81.2%).
Serious Adverse Reactions and Adverse Reactions Leading to Discontinuation
Serious adverse reactions occurred in 121/2473 (4.9%) of patients treated with any regimen of DALVANCE. In the Phase 2/3 trials comparing DALVANCE to comparator, serious adverse reactions occurred in 109/1778 (6.1%) of patients in the DALVANCE group and 80/1224 (6.5%) of patients in the comparator group. In a Phase 3 trial comparing DALVANCE single and two-dose regimens, serious adverse reactions occurred in 7/349 (2.0%) of patients in the DALVANCE single dose group and 5/346 (1.4%) of patients in the DALVANCE two-dose group. DALVANCE was discontinued due to an adverse reaction in 64/2473 (2.6%) patients treated with any regimen of DALVANCE. In the Phase 2/3 trials comparing DALVANCE to comparator, DALVANCE was discontinued due to an adverse reaction in 53/1778 (3.0%) of patients in the DALVANCE group and 35/1224 (2.9%) of patients in the comparator group. In a Phase 3 trial comparing DALVANCE single and two-dose regimens, DALVANCE was discontinued due to an adverse reaction in 6/349 (1.7%) of patients in the DALVANCE single dose group and 5/346 (1.4%) of patients in the DALVANCE two-dose group.
Most Common Adverse Reactions
The most common adverse reactions in patients treated with DALVANCE were nausea (4.7%), headache (3.8%), and diarrhea (3.4%). The median duration of adverse reactions was 3.0 days in patients treated with DALVANCE. In the Phase 2/3 trials comparing DALVANCE to comparator, the median duration of adverse reactions was 3.0 days for patients in the DALVANCE group and 4.0 days in patients in the comparator group. In a Phase 3 trial comparing DALVANCE single and two-dose regimens, the median duration of adverse reactions was 3.0 days for patients in the DALVANCE single and two-dose group.
Table 2 lists selected adverse reactions occurring in 2% or more of patients treated with DALVANCE in Phase 2/3 clinical trials.
Table 2: Selected Adverse Reactions Occurring in
≥ 2% of Patients Receiving DALVANCE in Phase 2/3 Trials (Number (%) of
Patients)
| Adverse Reactions | DALVANCE (N = 1778) |
Comparator* (N = 1224) |
| Nausea | 98 (5.5) | 78 (6.4) |
| Vomiting | 50 (2.8) | 37 (3) |
| Diarrhea | 79 (4.4) | 72 (5.9) |
| Headache | 83 (4.7) | 59 (4.8) |
| Rash | 48 (2.7) | 30 (2.4) |
| Pruritus | 38 (2.1) | 41 (3.3) |
| * Comparators included linezolid, cefazolin, cephalexin, and vancomycin. | ||
In the Phase 3 trial comparing the single and two-dose regimen of DALVANCE, the adverse reaction that occurred in 2% or more of patients treated with DALVANCE was nausea (3.4% in the DALVANCE single dose group and 2% in the DALVANCE two-dose group).
The following selected adverse reactions were reported in DALVANCE treated patients at a rate of less than 2% in these clinical trials:
Blood and lymphatic system disorders: anemia, hemorrhagic anemia, leucopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, petechiae, eosinophilia, thrombocytosis
Gastrointestinal disorders: gastrointestinal hemorrhage, melena, hematochezia, abdominal pain
General disorders and administration site conditions: infusion-related reactions
Hepatobiliary disorders: hepatotoxicity
Immune system disorders: anaphylactic reaction
Infections and infestations: Clostridium difficile colitis, oral candidiasis, vulvovaginal mycotic infection
Investigations: hepatic transaminases increased, blood alkaline phosphatase increased, international normalized ratio increased, blood lactate dehydrogenase increased, gamma-glutamyl transferase increased
Metabolism and nutrition disorders: hypoglycemia
Nervous system disorders: dizziness
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders: bronchospasm
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: rash, pruritus, urticaria
Vascular disorders: flushing, phlebitis, wound hemorrhage, spontaneous hematoma
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Elevations
Among patients with normal baseline ALT levels treated with DALVANCE 17 (0.8%) had post-baseline ALT elevations greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) including five subjects with post-baseline ALT values greater than 10 times ULN. Among patients with normal baseline ALT levels treated with non-DALVANCE comparators 2 (0.2%) had post-baseline ALT elevations greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal. Fifteen of the 17 patients treated with DALVANCE and one comparator patient had underlying conditions which could affect liver enzymes, including chronic viral hepatitis, history of alcohol abuse and metabolic syndrome. In addition, one DALVANCE-treated subject in a Phase 1 trial had post-baseline ALT elevations greater than 20 times ULN. ALT elevations were reversible in all subjects with follow-up assessments. No comparator-treated subject with normal baseline transaminases had post-baseline ALT elevation greater than 10 times ULN.
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