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Tygacil (Tigecycline) - Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

 
 



ADVERSE REACTIONS

Clinical Trials Experience

Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.

In clinical trials, 2514 patients were treated with TYGACIL. TYGACIL was discontinued due to adverse reactions in 7% of patients compared to 6% for all comparators. Table 1 shows the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse reactions through test of cure reported in ≥2% of patients in these trials.

Table 1. Incidence (%) of Adverse Reactions Through Test of Cure Reported in ≥2% of Patients Treated in Clinical Studies
Body System
   Adverse Reactions
TYGACIL
(N=2514)
Comparatorsa
(N=2307)

a Vancomycin/Aztreonam, Imipenem/Cilastatin, Levofloxacin, Linezolid.
b LFT abnormalities in TYGACIL-treated patients were reported more frequently in the post therapy period than those in comparator-treated patients, which occurred more often on therapy.

Body as a Whole
   Abdominal pain 6 4
   Abscess 3 3
   Asthenia 3 2
   Headache 6 7
   Infection 8 5
Cardiovascular System
   Phlebitis 3 4
Digestive System
   Diarrhea 12 11
   Dyspepsia 2 2
   Nausea 26 13
   Vomiting 18 9
Hemic and Lymphatic System
   Anemia 4 5
Metabolic and Nutritional
   Alkaline Phosphatase Increased 4 3
   Amylase Increased 3 2
   Bilirubinemia 2 1
   BUN Increased 3 1
   Healing Abnormal 4 3
   Hypoproteinemia 5 3
   SGOT Increasedb4 5
   SGPT Increasedb5 5
Nervous System
   Dizziness 3 3
Skin and Appendages
   Rash 3 4

In Phase 3 double-blind studies that included a comparator and employed a 1:1 randomization, death occurred in 4.7% (107/2274) of patients receiving TYGACIL and 3.8% (85/2264) of patients receiving comparator drugs. In a pooled analysis of these studies, the risk difference of all-cause mortality was 1.0% (95% CI -0.3, 2.2) between TYGACIL and comparator treated patients. No significant differences were observed between treatments by infection type (see Table 2). Generally, deaths represented complications of the underlying disease or progression of disease. A causal relationship to TYGACIL has not been established.

Table 2. Patients with Adverse Events with Outcome of Death by Infection Type
TYGACILComparatorRisk Difference*
Infection Typen/N%n/N%% (95% CI)
CAP = Community-acquired pneumonia; cIAI = Complicated intra-abdominal infections; cSSSI = Complicated skin and skin structure infections; HAP = Hospital-acquired pneumonia; VAP = Ventilator-associated pneumonia.
* The difference between the percentage of patients who died in TYGACIL and comparator treatment groups.
a These are subgroups of the HAP population.
Note: The Phase 3 Studies include 300 and 305 (cSSSI), 301 and 306 (cIAI), 308 and 313 (CAP), and 311 (HAP).
cSSSI6/5661.11/5500.20.9 (-0.3, 2.2)
cIAI24/8172.917/8252.10.9 (-0.8, 2.6)
CAP12/4242.811/4222.60.2 (-2.3, 2.7)
HAP65/46713.956/46712.01.9 (-2.6, 6.4)
Non-VAPa40/33611.942/34512.2-0.3 (-5.4, 4.9)
VAPa25/13119.114/12211.57.6 (-2.0, 16.9)

In comparative clinical studies, infection-related serious adverse events were more frequently reported for subjects treated with TYGACIL (7%) versus comparators (6%). Serious adverse events of sepsis/septic shock were more frequently reported for subjects treated with TYGACIL (2%) versus comparators (1%). Due to baseline differences between treatment groups in this subset of patients, the relationship of this outcome to treatment cannot be established [see Warnings and Precautions].

The most common treatment-emergent adverse reactions were nausea and vomiting which generally occurred during the first 1 – 2 days of therapy. The majority of cases of nausea and vomiting associated with TYGACIL and comparators were either mild or moderate in severity. In patients treated with TYGACIL, nausea incidence was 26% (17% mild, 8% moderate, 1% severe) and vomiting incidence was 18% (11% mild, 6% moderate, 1% severe).

In patients treated for complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI), nausea incidence was 35% for TYGACIL and 9% for vancomycin/aztreonam; vomiting incidence was 20% for TYGACIL and 4% for vancomycin/aztreonam. In patients treated for complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI), nausea incidence was 25% for TYGACIL and 21% for imipenem/cilastatin; vomiting incidence was 20% for TYGACIL and 15% for imipenem/cilastatin. In patients treated for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP), nausea incidence was 24% for TYGACIL and 8% for levofloxacin; vomiting incidence was 16% for TYGACIL and 6% for levofloxacin.

Discontinuation from tigecycline was most frequently associated with nausea (1%) and vomiting (1%). For comparators, discontinuation was most frequently associated with nausea (<1%).

The following adverse reactions were reported infrequently (<2%) in patients receiving TYGACIL in clinical studies:

Body as a Whole: injection site inflammation, injection site pain, injection site reaction, septic shock, allergic reaction, chills, injection site edema, injection site phlebitis

Cardiovascular System: thrombophlebitis

Digestive System: anorexia, jaundice, abnormal stools

Metabolic/Nutritional System: increased creatinine, hypocalcemia, hypoglycemia, hyponatremia

Special Senses: taste perversion

Hemic and Lymphatic System: partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), prolonged prothrombin time (PT), eosinophilia, increased international normalized ratio (INR), thrombocytopenia

Skin and Appendages: pruritus

Urogenital System: vaginal moniliasis, vaginitis, leukorrhea

Post-Marketing Experience

The following adverse reactions have been identified during postapproval use of TYGACIL. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish causal relationship to drug exposure.

  • anaphylaxis/anaphylactoid reactions
  • acute pancreatitis
  • hepatic cholestasis, and jaundice


REPORTS OF SUSPECTED TYGACIL SIDE EFFECTS / ADVERSE REACTIONS

Below is a sample of reports where side effects / adverse reactions may be related to Tygacil. The information is not vetted and should not be considered as verified clinical evidence.

Possible Tygacil side effects / adverse reactions in 31 year old female

Reported by a physician from United States on 2011-10-13

Patient: 31 year old female weighing 54.4 kg (119.7 pounds)

Reactions: Nasopharyngitis, Nausea, Anaemia, Adverse Drug Reaction, Rash, Hyperhidrosis, Middle Insomnia, Fatigue, Diarrhoea, Asthenia, White Blood Cell Count Increased

Suspect drug(s):
Tygacil
    Indication: Infectious Peritonitis

Tygacil
    Dosage: unk
    Indication: Abdominal Infection
    Start date: 2011-09-01

Tygacil
    Indication: Appendix Disorder



Possible Tygacil side effects / adverse reactions in 31 year old female

Reported by a physician from United States on 2011-11-08

Patient: 31 year old female weighing 54.4 kg (119.7 pounds)

Reactions: Nasopharyngitis, Nausea, Anaemia, Rash, Hyperhidrosis, Fatigue, Middle Insomnia, Diarrhoea, Asthenia, White Blood Cell Count Increased

Suspect drug(s):
Tygacil

Other drugs received by patient: Motrin



Possible Tygacil side effects / adverse reactions in 75 year old male

Reported by a pharmacist from Australia on 2011-11-11

Patient: 75 year old male weighing 60.0 kg (132.0 pounds)

Reactions: Multi-Organ Failure, Thrombocytopenia, Blood Creatinine Increased, Cardiac Failure Congestive

Adverse event resulted in: death

Suspect drug(s):
Clarithromycin
    Dosage: 500 mg, 2x/day
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Mycobacterium Chelonae Infection
    Start date: 2011-10-03

Tobramycin
    Dosage: 180 mg, 3x/day, every 8 hours
    Indication: Mycobacterium Chelonae Infection
    Start date: 2011-10-03
    End date: 2011-10-10

Tygacil
    Dosage: 100 mg, single
    Indication: Mycobacterium Chelonae Infection
    Start date: 2011-10-03
    End date: 2011-10-03

Tygacil
    Dosage: 50 mg, 2x/day
    Start date: 2011-10-04
    End date: 2011-10-10

Other drugs received by patient: Promethazine; Colchicine; Bisoprolol; Colchicine; Prednisolone; Acetaminophen; Mometasone; Thiamine; Ivabradine; Prednisolone; Digoxin; Salbutamol; Acetylsalicylic Acid; Fluticasone Propionate/salmeterol; Ceftriaxone; Amiodarone; Furosemide; Oxycontin; Spironolactone; Temazepam; Prednisolone



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Drug label data at the top of this Page last updated: 2009-03-27

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