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The Food and Drug Administration approved revisions to the TRIUMEQ (abacavir/dolutegravir/lamivudine) and DOVATO (dolutegravir/lamivudine) labels to include dosing in patients with creatinine clearance between 30 and 49 mL per min. Additionally drug interaction information for TRIUMEQ and riociguat were included in the label. A summary of the major labeling changes for TRIUMEQ is below. Similar changes were made to the DOVATO label.
Section 2: DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
2.5 Not Recommended Due to Lack of Dosage Adjustment
Because TRIUMEQ is a fixed-dose tablet and cannot be dose adjusted, TRIUMEQ is not recommended in patients with creatinine clearance less than 30 mL per minute
Section 8: USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
8.6 Patients with Impaired Renal Function
TRIUMEQ is not recommended for patients with creatinine clearance less than 30 mL per min because TRIUMEQ is a fixed-dose combination and the dosage of the individual components cannot be adjusted. If a dose reduction of lamivudine, a component of TRIUMEQ, is required for patients with creatinine clearance less than 30 mL per min, then the individual components should be used.
Patients with a creatinine clearance between 30 and 49 mL per min receiving TRIUMEQ may experience a 1.6- to 3.3-fold higher lamivudine exposure (AUC) than patients with a creatinine clearance ≥50 mL per min. There are no safety data from randomized, controlled trials comparing TRIUMEQ to the individual components in patients with a creatinine clearance between 30 and 49 mL per min who received dose-adjusted lamivudine. In the original lamivudine registrational trials in combination with zidovudine, higher lamivudine exposures were associated with higher rates of hematologic toxicities (neutropenia and anemia), although discontinuations due to neutropenia or anemia each occurred in <1% of subjects. Patients with a sustained creatinine clearance between 30 and 49 mL per min who receive TRIUMEQ should be monitored for hematologic toxicities. If new or worsening neutropenia or anemia develop, dose adjustment of lamivudine, per lamivudine prescribing information, is recommended. If lamivudine dose adjustment is indicated, TRIUMEQ should be discontinued and the individual components should be used to construct the treatment regimen.
Section 7: DRUG INTERACTIONS
Riociguat
Abacavir: Coadministration with TRIUMEQ resulted in increased riociguat exposure, which may increase the risk of riociguat adverse reactions. The riociguat dose may need to be reduced. See full prescribing information for ADEMPAS (riociguat)
Section 12: CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Effect of Abacavir and Lamivudine on the Pharmacokinetics of Other Agents: In vitro studies have shown that abacavir has potential to inhibit CYP1A1 and limited potential to inhibit metabolism mediated by CYP3A4. Lamivudine does not inhibit or induce CYP3A4.
Abacavir, Dolutegravir, and Lamivudine: Coadministration of a single dose of riociguat (0.5 mg) to HIV-1–infected subjects receiving TRIUMEQ is reported to increase riociguat AUC(¥) compared with riociguat AUC(¥) reported in healthy subjects due to CYP1A1 inhibition by abacavir. The exact magnitude of increase in riociguat exposure has not been fully characterized based on findings from two studies
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