Well-Established Safety Across Multiple Trials
The safety of APTIOM for use in adults has been demonstrated in 5 Phase III studies in adults with focal seizures.
Actor Portrayals
- Common adverse reactions
- Aggression, agitation, & psychiatric
- Cognitive
Most common adverse reactions* were lower in patients taking APTIOM without carbamazepine initiating at 400 mg1
ADVERSE REACTIONS IN ADULT ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY STUDIES
- Some adverse reactions occur more frequently when patients take APTIOM adjunctively with carbamazepine2
- Dosage modifications of both APTIOM and carbamazepine should be considered if these drugs are used concomitantly2
*Occurring in ≥4% of APTIOM-treated patients and ≥2% greater than placebo.2
†Includes all APTIOM dose-initiation groups and concomitant ASMs in placebo-controlled adjunctive epilepsy studies.2
HYPONATREMIA
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- 1600 mg
Differences in incidence of adverse reactions by study phase1
MOST COMMON* ADVERSE REACTIONS IN 18-WEEK, DOSE-BLINDED ADULT MONOTHERAPY STUDIES
These monotherapy studies did not include a placebo control group; therefore, causality could not be established.1
Adverse reactions observed in these studies were generally similar to those observed and attributed to drug in adjunctive placebo-controlled studies.2
*Adverse reactions occurring in the 8-week titration and taper phase and 10-week monotherapy phase (>5% of patients in either dose group).1
†Defined as 2 weeks of APTIOM titration plus 6 weeks of baseline ASM withdrawal.1
‡Defined as 10 weeks of monotherapy following baseline ASM withdrawal.1
Incidence of Falls
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- Psychiatric adverse reactions
- Cognitive dysfunction–related adverse reactions
- Completion & discontinuation rates
Safety data in pediatric patients 4 to 17 years of age2
RESULTS FROM 2 PLACEBO-CONTROLLED PEDIATRIC ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY STUDIES
- The most common baseline ASMs administered with APTIOM or placebo in controlled pediatric adjunctive epilepsy studies were valproic acid (all forms), carbamazepine, lamotrigine, topiramate, and levetiracetam1
- Adverse reactions in pediatric patients are similar to those seen in adult patients2
*Occurring in ≥4% of APTIOM-treated patients and ≥2% greater than placebo.2
Most common adverse reactions* were lower in patients taking APTIOM without carbamazepine initiating at 400 mg1
Common adverse reactions
ADVERSE REACTIONS IN ADULT ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY STUDIES
- Some adverse reactions occur more frequently when patients take APTIOM adjunctively with carbamazepine2
- Dosage modifications of both APTIOM and carbamazepine should be considered if these drugs are used concomitantly2
*Occurring in ≥4% of APTIOM-treated patients and ≥2% greater than placebo.2
†Includes all APTIOM dose-initiation groups and concomitant ASMs in placebo-controlled adjunctive epilepsy studies.2
Aggression, agitation, & psychiatric
Incidences of aggression-related* and psychiatric† ARs were comparable to placebo
IN ADULT ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY STUDIES1
MOST COMMON AGGRESSION-RELATED AND PSYCHIATRIC ADVERSE REACTIONS IN ADULT ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY STUDIES
*Defined as events occurring in the Standardised MedDRA Queries of hostility/aggression.
†Defined as events occurring in the System Organization Class of psychiatric disorders. Depression and suicidality-related treatment-emergent adverse events were reported more frequently in patients taking APTIOM than in the placebo group.2
‡Includes APTIOM 400 mg, 800 mg, and 1200 mg.
Cognitive
Less than 2% of patients experienced any one cognitive dysfunction–related AR
IN ADULT ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY STUDIES1
- Dose-dependent cognitive dysfunction–related adverse reactions were reported in 1% of placebo patients, 4% of patients on APTIOM 800 mg, and 7% of patients on APTIOM 1200 mg in controlled adult adjunctive epilepsy studies2
- Cognitive dysfunction–related adverse reactions were also observed in adult monotherapy studies2
HYPONATREMIA
See MoreDIZZINESS
See MoreIncidence of
Falls with Aptiom
Discontinuation
Due to Adverse
Reactions
Differences in incidence of adverse reactions by study phase1
MOST COMMON* ADVERSE REACTIONS IN 18-WEEK, DOSE-BLINDED ADULT MONOTHERAPY STUDIES
1200 mg
1600 mg
These monotherapy studies did not include a placebo control group; therefore, causality could not be established.1
Adverse reactions observed in these studies were generally similar to those observed and attributed to drug in adjunctive placebo-controlled studies.2
*Adverse reactions occurring in the 8-week titration and taper phase and 10-week monotherapy phase (>5% of patients in either dose group).1
†Defined as 2 weeks of APTIOM titration plus 6 weeks of baseline ASM withdrawal.1
‡Defined as 10 weeks of monotherapy following baseline ASM withdrawal.1
Incidence of Falls
See MoreOther Considerations
See MoreSafety data in pediatric patients 4 to 17 years of age2
Most common adverse reactions
RESULTS FROM 2 PLACEBO-CONTROLLED PEDIATRIC ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY STUDIES
- The most common baseline ASMs administered with APTIOM or placebo in controlled pediatric adjunctive epilepsy studies were valproic acid (all forms), carbamazepine, lamotrigine, topiramate, and levetiracetam1
- Adverse reactions in pediatric patients are similar to those seen in adult patients2
*Occurring in ≥4% of APTIOM-treated patients and ≥2% greater than placebo.2
Psychiatric adverse reactions
Most common psychiatric adverse reactions* in pediatric adjunctive therapy studies2
*Defined as events occurring in the System Organization Class of psychiatric disorders.2
PSYCHIATRIC ADVERSE REACTIONS† IN UNCONTROLLED 1-YEAR OPEN-LABEL EXTENSIONS OF THE PEDIATRIC ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY STUDIES
- Incidences of individual serious adverse reactions and psychiatric adverse reactions leading to discontinuation1
†Defined as events occurring in the System Organization Class of psychiatric disorders.1
Cognitive dysfunction–related adverse reactions
COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION–RELATED ADVERSE REACTIONS IN PEDIATRIC ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY STUDIES
Completion & discontinuation rates
APTIOM USE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS ACROSS CLINICAL STUDIES AS ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY
- After completing the double-blind portion of adjunctive therapy in the controlled studies, patients were optionally enrolled in the open-label extension phases1
- 6% of APTIOM patients (n=202) discontinued treatment in the placebo-controlled pediatric adjunctive epilepsy studies as a result of any adverse reaction vs 3% of patients receiving placebo (n=160)1
- The adverse reactions that most commonly led to discontinuation (incidence ≥1% of APTIOM-treated patients) were allergic dermatitis and edema1
DISCONTINUATION RATES
- The adverse reactions most commonly (>1% in APTIOM treatment group and greater than placebo) leading to discontinuation were edema and allergic dermatitis