GLECAPREVIR Drug Interactions: What You Need to Know

INTERACTIONS Carbamazepine, efavirenz, and St. John’s wort may decrease concentrations of glecaprevir and pibrentasvir. Coadministration of carbamazepine, efavirenz containing regimens, and St. John’s wort with MAVYRET is not recommended. ( 5.3 ) Clearance of HCV infection with direct-acting antivirals may lead to changes in hepatic function, which may impact safe and effective use of concomitant medications. Frequent monitoring of relevant laboratory parameters (INR or blood glucose) and dose adjustments of certain concomitant medications may be necessary. ( 7.3 ) Medication- Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder. ( 7.4 ) Consult the full prescribing information prior to and during treatment for potential drug interactions. ( 4 , 7 , 12.3 )

7.1 Mechanisms for the Potential Effect of MAVYRET on Other Drugs Glecaprevir and pibrentasvir are inhibitors of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), and organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP) 1B1/3. Coadministration with MAVYRET may increase plasma concentration of drugs that are substrates of P-gp, BCRP, OATP1B1 or OATP1B3. Glecaprevir and pibrentasvir are weak inhibitors of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A, CYP1A2, and uridine glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1.

7.2 Mechanisms for the Potential Effect of Other Drugs on MAVYRET Glecaprevir and pibrentasvir are substrates of P-gp and/or BCRP. Glecaprevir is a substrate of OATP1B1/3. Coadministration of MAVYRET with drugs that inhibit hepatic P-gp, BCRP, or OATP1B1/3 may increase the plasma concentrations of glecaprevir and/or pibrentasvir. Coadministration of MAVYRET with drugs that induce P-gp/CYP3A may decrease glecaprevir and pibrentasvir plasma concentrations. Carbamazepine, phenytoin, efavirenz, and St. John’s wort may significantly decrease plasma concentrations of glecaprevir and pibrentasvir, leading to reduced therapeutic effect of MAVYRET. The use of these agents with MAVYRET is not recommended <span class="opacity-50 text-xs">[see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.3 ) and Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 )]</span> .

7.3 Established and Other Potential Drug Interactions Clearance of HCV infection with direct-acting antivirals may lead to changes in hepatic function, which may impact the safe and effective use of concomitant medications. For example, altered blood glucose control resulting in serious symptomatic hypoglycemia has been reported in diabetic patients in postmarketing case reports and published epidemiological studies. Management of hypoglycemia in these cases required either discontinuation or dose modification of concomitant medications used for diabetes treatment. Frequent monitoring of relevant laboratory parameters (e.g.

International Normalized

Ratio [INR] in patients taking warfarin, blood glucose levels in diabetic patients) or drug concentrations of concomitant medications such as CYP P450 substrates with a narrow therapeutic index (e.g. certain immunosuppressants) is recommended to ensure safe and effective use. Dose adjustments of concomitant medications may be necessary.

Table

6 provides the effect of MAVYRET on concentrations of coadministered drugs and the effect of coadministered drugs on glecaprevir and pibrentasvir [see Contraindications ( 4 ) , Warnings and Precautions ( 5.3 ) , and Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 ) ] . All interaction studies were performed in adults.

Table

6.

Potentially Significant Drug Interactions

Identified in Drug Interaction Studies Concomitant Drug Class: Drug Name Effect on Concentration Clinical Comments Antiarrhythmics: Digoxin ↑ digoxin Measure serum digoxin concentrations before initiating MAVYRET. Reduce digoxin concentrations by decreasing the dose by approximately 50% or by modifying the dosing frequency and continue monitoring. Anticoagulants: Dabigatran etexilate ↑ dabigatran If MAVYRET and dabigatran etexilate are coadministered, refer to the dabigatran etexilate prescribing information for dabigatran etexilate dose modifications in combination with P-gp inhibitors in the setting of renal impairment. Anticonvulsants: Carbamazepine ↓ glecaprevir ↓ pibrentasvir Coadministration may lead to reduced therapeutic effect of MAVYRET and is not recommended. Antimycobacterials: Rifampin ↓ glecaprevir ↓ pibrentasvir Coadministration is contraindicated because of potential loss of therapeutic effect [see Contraindications ( 4 ) ] .

Ethinyl

Estradiol-Containing Products: Ethinyl estradiol-containing medications such as combined oral contraceptives ↔ glecaprevir ↔ pibrentasvir MAVYRET may be used with products containing 20 mcg or less of ethinyl estradiol. Coadministration of MAVYRET with products containing more than 20 mcg of ethinyl estradiol may increase the risk of ALT elevations and is not recommended.

Herbal

Products: St. John’s wort ( hypericum perforatum ) ↓ glecaprevir ↓ pibrentasvir Coadministration may lead to reduced therapeutic effect of MAVYRET and is not recommended. HIV-Antiviral Agents: Atazanavir ↑ glecaprevir ↑ pibrentasvir Coadministration is contraindicated due to increased risk of ALT elevations [see Contraindications ( 4 ) ] .

Darunavir Lopinavir

Ritonavir ↑ glecaprevir ↑ pibrentasvir Coadministration is not recommended. Efavirenz ↓ glecaprevir ↓ pibrentasvir Coadministration may lead to reduced therapeutic effect of MAVYRET and is not recommended. HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors: Atorvastatin Lovastatin Simvastatin ↑ atorvastatin ↑ lovastatin ↑ simvastatin Coadministration may increase the concentration of atorvastatin, lovastatin, and simvastatin. Increased statin concentrations may increase the risk of myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis. Coadministration with these statins is not recommended. Pravastatin ↑ pravastatin Coadministration may increase the concentration of pravastatin. Increased statin concentrations may increase the risk of myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis. Reduce pravastatin dose by 50% when coadministered with MAVYRET. Rosuvastatin ↑ rosuvastatin Coadministration may significantly increase the concentration of rosuvastatin. Increased statin concentrations may increase the risk of myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis. Rosuvastatin may be administered with MAVYRET at a dose that does not exceed 10 mg.

Fluvastatin

Pitavastatin ↑ fluvastatin ↑ pitavastatin Coadministration may increase the concentrations of fluvastatin and pitavastatin. Increased statin concentrations may increase the risk of myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis. Use the lowest approved dose of fluvastatin or pitavastatin. If higher doses are needed, use the lowest necessary statin dose based on a risk/benefit assessment. Immunosuppressants: Cyclosporine ↑ glecaprevir ↑ pibrentasvir MAVYRET is not recommended for use in patients requiring stable cyclosporine doses > 100 mg per day.

See Clinical

Pharmacology, Tables 10 and 11 . ↑= increase; ↓= decrease; ↔ = no effect

7.4 Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder No buprenorphine/naloxone or methadone dosage adjustment is required when used concomitantly with MAVYRET. There is insufficient information to make a recommendation regarding the concomitant use of naltrexone with MAVYRET.

7.5 Drugs with No Observed Clinically Significant Interactions with MAVYRET No dose adjustment is required when MAVYRET is coadministered with the following medications: abacavir, amlodipine, caffeine, dextromethorphan, dolutegravir, elvitegravir/ cobicistat, emtricitabine, ethinyl estradiol of 20 mcg or less, felodipine, lamivudine, lamotrigine, losartan, midazolam, norethindrone or other progestin-only contraceptives, omeprazole, raltegravir, rilpivirine, sofosbuvir, tacrolimus, tenofovir alafenamide, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, tolbutamide, and valsartan.

MAVYRET is contraindicated in patients with moderate or severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B or C) or those with any history of prior hepatic decompensation [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 ), Use in Specific Populations ( 8.7 ) and Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 )] . MAVYRET is contraindicated with atazanavir or rifampin [see Drug Interaction ( 7.3 ) and Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 )] . Patients with moderate or severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B or C) or those with any history of prior hepatic decompensation. ( 4 , 5.2 ) Coadministration with atazanavir or rifampin. ( 4 )

AND PRECAUTIONS Risk of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation: Test all patients for evidence of current or prior HBV infection before initiation of HCV treatment. Monitor HCV/HBV coinfected patients for HBV reactivation and hepatitis flare during HCV treatment and post-treatment follow-up. Initiate appropriate patient management for HBV infection as clinically indicated. ( 5.1 ) Risk of Hepatic Decompensation/Failure in Patients with Evidence of Advanced Liver Disease: Hepatic decompensation/failure, including fatal outcomes, have been reported mostly in patients with cirrhosis and baseline moderate or severe liver impairment (Child-Pugh B or C). Monitor for clinical and laboratory evidence of hepatic decompensation. Discontinue MAVYRET in patients who develop evidence of hepatic decompensation/failure. ( 5.2 )

5.1 Risk of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Patients Coinfected with HCV and HBV Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation has been reported in HCV/HBV coinfected patients who were undergoing or had completed treatment with HCV direct-acting antivirals, and who were not receiving HBV antiviral therapy. Some cases have resulted in fulminant hepatitis, hepatic failure and death. Cases have been reported in patients who are HBsAg positive and also in patients with serologic evidence of resolved HBV infection (i.e., HBsAg negative and anti-HBc positive). HBV reactivation has also been reported in patients receiving certain immunosuppressant or chemotherapeutic agents; the risk of HBV reactivation associated with treatment with HCV direct-acting antivirals may be increased in these patients. HBV reactivation is characterized as an abrupt increase in HBV replication manifesting as a rapid increase in serum HBV DNA level. In patients with resolved HBV infection reappearance of HBsAg can occur. Reactivation of HBV replication may be accompanied by hepatitis, i.e., increase in aminotransferase levels and, in severe cases, increases in bilirubin levels, liver failure, and death can occur. Test all patients for evidence of current or prior HBV infection by measuring HBsAg and anti- HBc before initiating HCV treatment with MAVYRET. In patients with serologic evidence of HBV infection, monitor for clinical and laboratory signs of hepatitis flare or HBV reactivation during HCV treatment with MAVYRET and during post-treatment follow-up. Initiate appropriate patient management for HBV infection as clinically indicated.

5.2 Risk of Hepatic Decompensation/Failure in Patients with Evidence of Advanced Liver Disease Postmarketing cases of hepatic decompensation/failure, including those with fatal outcomes, have been reported in patients treated with HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitor-containing regimens, including MAVYRET. Because these events are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure. The majority of patients with severe outcomes had evidence of advanced liver disease with moderate or severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B or C) prior to initiating therapy with MAVYRET, including some patients reported as having compensated cirrhosis with mild liver impairment (Child-Pugh A) at baseline but with a prior decompensation event (i.e., prior history of ascites, variceal bleeding, encephalopathy). Rare cases of hepatic decompensation/failure were reported in patients without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis (Child-Pugh A); many of these patients had evidence of portal hypertension. Events also occurred in patients taking a concomitant medication not recommended for coadministration, or in patients with confounding factors such as serious liver-related medical or surgical comorbidities. Cases typically occurred within the first 4 weeks of treatment (median of 27 days). In patients with compensated cirrhosis (Child-Pugh A) or evidence of advanced liver disease such as portal hypertension, perform hepatic laboratory testing as clinically indicated; and monitor for signs and symptoms of hepatic decompensation such as the presence of jaundice, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, and variceal hemorrhage. Discontinue MAVYRET in patients who develop evidence of hepatic decompensation/failure. MAVYRET is contraindicated in patients with moderate to severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B or C) or those with any history of prior hepatic decompensation <span class="opacity-50 text-xs">[see Contraindications ( 4 ), Adverse Reactions ( 6.1 ), Use in Specific Populations ( 8.7 ), and Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 )]</span> .

5.3 Risk of Reduced Therapeutic Effect Due to Concomitant Use of MAVYRET with Carbamazepine, Efavirenz Containing Regimens, or St. John’s Wort Carbamazepine, efavirenz, and St. John’s wort may significantly decrease plasma concentrations of glecaprevir and pibrentasvir, leading to reduced therapeutic effect of MAVYRET. The use of these agents with MAVYRET is not recommended.