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Orbactiv IV

  • Generic Name: orbactiv oritavancin injection
  • Brand Name: Orbactiv IV

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    What Is Orbactiv?

    Orbactiv (oritavancin) for injection is an antibiotic 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 isolates), Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus anginosus group (includes S. anginosus, S. intermedius, and S. constellatus), and Enterococcus faecalis (vancomycin-susceptible isolates only).

    What Are Side Effects of Orbactiv?

    Common side effects of Orbactiv include:

    • headache
    • nausea
    • vomiting
    • skin and soft tissue abscesses on arms and legs
    • diarrhea
    • dizziness
    • infusion site swelling
    • redness, itching, rash, and other reactions
    • fast heart rate
    • anemia
    • swelling of extremities
    • bone infection/inflammation
    • low blood sugar
    • joint pain
    • wheezing
    • hives
    • generalized skin rash

    Dosage for Orbactiv

    The recommended dosing for Orbactiv is a single 1200 mg dose administered by intravenous infusion over 3 hours in patients 18 years and older.

    What Drugs, Substances, or Supplements Interact with Orbactiv?

    Orbactiv may interact with warfarin. Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you use.

    Orbactiv During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

    During pregnancy, Orbactiv should be used only if prescribed. It is unknown if this drug passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breastfeeding.

    Additional Information

    Our Orbactiv (oritavancin) for injection Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication.

    Orbactiv IV 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.

    Some side effects may occur during the injection. Tell your caregiver right away if you feel warm, itchy, dizzy, light-headed, sweaty, or have chills, tremors, chest pain, back pain, a rash, or redness in your face or upper body.

    Call your doctor at once if you have:

    • severe stomach pain, diarrhea that is watery or bloody (even if it occurs months after you receive oritavancin); or
    • pain, tenderness, redness, swelling, or warmth anywhere in your body.

    Common side effects may include:

    • nausea, vomiting, diarrhea;
    • fever, chills;
    • itching;
    • headache; or
    • skin infections.

    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 Orbactiv IV (Orbactiv Oritavancin Injection)

    Orbactiv IV Professional Information

    SIDE EFFECTS

    The following adverse reactions are also discussed in the Warnings and Precautions section of labeling:

    • Hypersensitivity Reactions [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
    • Infusion Related Reactions [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
    • Clostridioides difficile-associated Diarrhea [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
    • Osteomyelitis [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]

    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 [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].

    DRUG INTERACTIONS

    Effect Of ORBACTIV On CYP Substrates

    A screening drug-drug interaction study indicated that ORBACTIV is a nonspecific, weak inhibitor (CYP2C9 and CYP2C19) or inducer (CYP3A4 and CYP2D6) of several CYP isoforms [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY]. A drug-drug interaction study that assessed the interaction potential of a single 1,200 mg dose of ORBACTIV on the pharmacokinetics of S-warfarin (CYP2C9 probe substrate) showed no effect of ORBACTIV on S-warfarin Cmax or AUC.

    Avoid administering ORBACTIV concomitantly with drugs that are predominantly metabolized by one of the affected CYP450 enzymes, as co-administration may increase or decrease concentrations of those drugs. Patients should be closely monitored for signs of toxicity or lack of efficacy if they have been given ORBACTIV while on a potentially affected compound (e.g. patients should be monitored for bleeding if concomitantly receiving ORBACTIV and warfarin).

    Drug-Laboratory Test Interactions

    Prolongation Of Certain Laboratory Coagulation Tests

    ORBACTIV may artificially prolong certain laboratory coagulation tests (see Table 2) by binding to and preventing the action of the phospholipid reagents which activate coagulation in commonly used laboratory coagulation tests [see CONTRAINDICATIONS and WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]. For patients who require monitoring of anticoagulation effect within the indicated time after ORBACTIV dosing, a non-phospholipid dependent coagulation test such as a Factor Xa (chromogenic) assay or an alternative anticoagulant not requiring aPTT monitoring may be considered.

    ORBACTIV does not interfere with coagulation in vivo. In addition, ORBACTIV does not affect tests that are used for diagnosis of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT).

    Table 2: Coagulation Tests Affected and Unaffected by ORBACTIV

    Elevated by ORBACTIV Unaffected by ORBACTIV
    Prothrombin time (PT) up to 12 hours Chromogenic Factor Xa Assay
    International normalized ratio (INR) up to 12 hours Thrombin Time (TT)
    Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) up to 120 hours
    Activated clotting time (ACT) up to 24 hours
    Silica clot time (SCT) up to 18 hours
    Dilute Russell’s viper venom time (DRVVT) up to 72 hours
    D-dimer up to 72 hours

    Positive Indirect And Direct Antiglobulin Tests (IAT/DAT)

    Positive IAT/DAT were noted with administration of oritavancin products, including ORBACTIV, in studies with healthy volunteers and patients with ABSSSI. Positive IAT may interfere with cross-matching before blood transfusion [see ADVERSE REACTIONS].

    Read the entire FDA prescribing information for Orbactiv IV (Orbactiv Oritavancin Injection)

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