Tepotinib
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Dosing in kidney impairment
Renal Impairment No dosage modification is recommended in patients with mild or moderate renal impairment (creatinine clearance [CLcr] 30 to 89 mL/min, estimated by Cockcroft-Gault). The recommended dosage has not been established for patients with severe renal impairment (CLcr < 30 mL/min) [see Clinical Pharmacology ].
Dosing in liver impairment
Hepatic Impairment No dosage modification is recommended in patients with mild (Child Pugh Class A) or moderate (Child Pugh Class B) hepatic impairment. The pharmacokinetics and safety of tepotinib in patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child Pugh Class C) have not been studied [see Clinical Pharmacology ] .
Preparation and administration
Administration to Patients Who Have Difficulty Swallowing Solids Place TEPMETKO tablet(s) in a glass containing 30 mL (1 ounce) of non-carbonated water. No other liquids should be used or added. Stir, without crushing, until the tablet(s) is dispersed into small pieces (tablets will not completely dissolve) and drink immediately or within 1 hour.
Swallow the tablet dispersion. Do not chew pieces of the tablet. Rinse the glass with an additional 30 mL and drink immediately ensuring no residue remains in the glass and the full dose is administered. If an administration via a naso-gastric tube (with at least 8 French gauge) is required, disperse the tablet(s) in 30 mL of non-carbonated water as described above.
Administer the 30 mL of liquid immediately or within 1 hour as per naso-gastric tube manufacturer's instructions. Immediately rinse twice with 30 mL each time to ensure that no residue remains in the glass or syringe and the full dose is administered.
Drug interactions
Check tepotinib against a medication listLabel text (2 paragraphs)
Certain P-gp substrates : Avoid coadministration of TEPMETKO with P-gp substrates where minimal concentration changes may lead to serious or life-threatening toxicities. ( 7.1 )
7.1 Effects of TEPMETKO on Other Drugs Certain P-gp Substrates Tepotinib is a P-gp inhibitor. Concomitant use of TEPMETKO increases the concentration of P-gp substrates [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ], which may increase the incidence and severity of adverse reactions of these substrates. Avoid concomitant use of TEPMETKO with certain P-gp substrates where minimal concentration changes may lead to serious or life-threatening toxicities. If concomitant use is unavoidable, reduce the P-gp substrate dosage if recommended in its approved product labeling.
Contraindications
None. None. ( 4 )
Pregnancy and lactation
Pregnancy
8.1 Pregnancy Risk Summary Based on findings in animal studies and the mechanism of action [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.1) ], TEPMETKO can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. There are no available data on the use of TEPMETKO in pregnant women. Oral administration of tepotinib to pregnant rabbits during the period of organogenesis resulted in malformations (teratogenicity) and anomalies at maternal exposures less than the human exposure based on area under the curve (AUC) at the 450 mg daily clinical dose (see Data ) . Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus. In the U.S.
general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2% to 4% and 15% to 20%, respectively. Data Animal Data In embryo-fetal development studies, pregnant rabbits received oral doses of 0.5, 5, 25, 50, 150, or 450 mg/kg tepotinib hydrochloride hydrate daily during organogenesis. Severe maternal toxicity occurred at the 450 mg/kg dose (approximately 0.75 times the human exposure at the 450 mg clinical dose). At 150 mg/kg (approximately 0.5 times the human exposure by AUC at the 450 mg clinical dose), two animals aborted and one animal died prematurely; mean fetal body weight was also decreased.
A dose-dependent increase of skeletal malformations, including malrotations of fore and/or hind paws with concomitant misshapen scapula and/or malpositioned clavicle and/or calcaneus and/or talus, occurred at doses ≥ 5 mg/kg (approximately 0.003 times the human exposure by AUC at the 450 mg clinical dose); there was also an incidence of spina bifida at the 5 mg/kg dose level.
For breastfeeding, also see LactMed (National Library of Medicine), which summarizes milk levels and infant effects.
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