טבע מודיעה על ההשקה בארה"ב של המזרק האוטומטי של AJOVY®
פרסיפני, ניו ג'רזי, 27 באפריל 2020 - טבע ארה"ב, חברה בת של טבע תעשיות פרמצבטיות בע"מ (NYSE ו-TASE: TEVA), הודיעה היום כי המזרק האוטומטי של ®AJOVYנ(fremanezumab-vfrm) זמין כעת בארה"ב. AJOVY מותווית למניעת מיגרנה בבגירים והינה טיפול המיגרנה המניעתי היחיד מסוג anti-CGRP הקיים עם מינון רבעוני (675 מ"ג) וחודשי (225 מ"ג) בהזרקה תת-עורית.
"אנחנו שמחים להציע לקהילת המיגרנה את האופציה לשימוש במזרק אוטומטי עבור טיפול ה- AJOVY שלהם," אמר ברנדן או'גריידי, סמנכ"ל בכיר ומנהל החטיבה המסחרית של טבע בצפון אמריקה. "המשך התקדמות הגמישות בטיפול עבור אנשים הסובלים ממיגרנות מגבילות היא דרך נוספת אשר בה אנו מקדמים את הייעוד של טבע לשפר את חיי המטופלים".
AJOVY היא הזריקה היחידה מסוג anti-CGRP הקיימת עם אופציה למינון ארבע פעמים בשנה באמצעות מזרק אוטומטי או מזרק ממולא מראש. המזרק האוטומטי החדש של טבע כולל מספר מאפיינים העושים אותו קל לשימוש[1], כולל מנגנון של לחיצה מטה ללא כפתור; צלילים הנותנים אינדיקציה להתקדמות מתן התרופה; וחלון המראה שהמינון ניתן. בנוסף, המזרק האוטומטי הוא לשימוש חד פעמי וננעל לאחר שימוש יחיד.
מטופלים צריכים להתייעץ עם נותני שירותי הבריאות שלהם לגבי אופן השימוש במזרק האוטומטי. ניתן גם לבקר באתר AJOVY.com להנחיות ברורות, או לשוחח עם אח/אחות שיוכלו להשיב על שאלות בעניין. דוגמיות יינתנו לנותני שירותי בריאות.
המחיר הסיטונאי (WAC) של המזרק האוטומטי הוא $603.20. המחיר בפועל צפוי להיות נמוך יותר מאחר ומחיר ה-WAC לא כולל החזרים והנחות. המחיר בפועל מושפע מתכנית הביטוח של המטופל ומאפשרותו להשתתף בתכניות סיוע כספי.
בנוסף לארה"ב, המזרק האוטומטי של AJOVY זמין כיום בגרמניה ובקרוב יהיה זמין בשווקים אירופים נוספים.
About AJOVY® (fremanezumab-vfrm) injection
AJOVY is available as a 225 mg/1.5 mL single dose injection in a prefilled syringe or autoinjector with two dosing options – 225 mg monthly administered as one subcutaneous injection, or 675 mg every three months (quarterly), which is administered as three subcutaneous injections. AJOVY can be administered in office by a healthcare professional or at home by a patient or caregiver. No starting dose is required to begin treatment.
U.S. Important Safety Information about AJOVY® (fremanezumab-vfrm) injection
Contraindications: AJOVY is contraindicated in patients with serious hypersensitivity to fremanezumab-vfrm or to any of the excipients.
Hypersensitivity Reactions: Hypersensitivity reactions, including rash, pruritus, drug hypersensitivity, and urticaria were reported with AJOVY in clinical trials. Most reactions were mild to moderate, but some led to discontinuation or required corticosteroid treatment. Most reactions were reported from within hours to one month after administration. If a hypersensitivity reaction occurs, consider discontinuing AJOVY and institute appropriate therapy.
Adverse Reactions: The most common adverse reactions (≥ 5% and greater than placebo) were injection site reactions.
Please click here for full U.S. Prescribing Information for AJOVY® (fremanezumab-vfrm) injection.
Information for Europe about AJOVY® can be found here.
Adverse events should be reported.
This medicinal product is subject to additional monitoring. This will allow quick identification of new safety information. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse events.
Reporting forms and information can be found at https://www.hpra.ie. Adverse events should also be reported to Teva – please refer to local numbers.
אודות טבע
טבע תעשיות פרמצבטיות בע"מ (NYSE & TASE: TEVA) מפתחת ומייצרת תרופות לשיפור חייהם של אנשים מזה למעלה ממאה שנה. אנו מובילים גלובליים בגנריקה ובתרופות ייחודיות, עם פורטפוליו הכולל יותר מ- 2,400 מוצרים בכמעט כל תחום טיפולי. בכל יום, קרוב ל-200 מיליון אנשים ברחבי העולם נוטלים תרופה של טבע, הודות לאחת ממערכות התפעול הגדולות והמורכבות בתעשייה הפרמצבטית. נוסף על מעמדנו המבוסס בגנריקה, יש לנו פעילות מחקר חדשני משמעותית התומכת בפורטפוליו המוצרים הייחודיים והביופרמצבטיים הגדל שלנו. למידע נוסף על החברה, בקרו באתר www.Teva.co.il
[1] Two Human Factor studies assessed evaluators’ ability to complete critical tasks in order to demonstrate use of the AJOVY Autoinjector in simulated-use sessions. When asked “Was the autoinjector easy to use?”, 97% in study 1 (N=30) and 98% in study 2 (N=47) answered “Yes.” Data on file, Parsippany, NJ Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
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