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FDA Approves Teva’s SYNRIBO® for Injection for Home Administration

By Pharmaceutical Processing | May 5, 2014

Teva Pharmaceutical has announced that the FDA has approved SYNRIBO® (omacetaxine mepesuccinate) for injection, for subcutaneous use, to include home administration, and also approved a related Medication Guide and Instructions for Use. With this approval, physicians who treat adults with chronic or accelerated phase CML who are no longer responding to, or who could not tolerate, two or more tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) will now have the option to allow their patients to administer SYNRIBO ® therapy at home. Teva is working to finalize a comprehensive specialty pharmacy support program which will help facilitate successful home administration of SYNRIBO ® for HCPs, their patients and caregivers. This program is expected to “go live” as early as possible in the second quarter of 2014.

“As we continue to expand our oncology portfolio and services at Teva, the updated labeling for SYNRIBO ® demonstrates our commitment to improving the overall experience and lowering barriers to treatment for people living with CML,” said Bill Campbell, Vice President and General Manager, Teva Oncology. “Home administration can reduce the number of required doctor office visits for patients being treated with SYNRIBO ®, while still maintaining close collaboration with their healthcare provider to manage their treatment regimen.”

“It had been necessary for adults living with chronic or accelerated phase CML who are prescribed SYNRIBO ® to travel to their doctor’s office twice a day for two weeks, which can be extremely burdensome and inconvenient to both patients and their caregivers,” said Meir Wetzler, MD, FACP, Chief of the Leukemia Section at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. “Now, physicians can decide if their patients are candidates for self administration, and if so, provide their patients with guidance on how to properly administer reconstituted SYNRIBO ® in the home.”

“As an oncology nurse practitioner who has treated CML patients for nearly 20 years, I’m thrilled to see this unique therapy become available for home administration,” said Sandra Corbin, CRNP at Calvert Hematology and Oncology. “Patients may initially express concern at the thought of self-injecting—but with training and support, most can become skilled at administering the subcutaneous injections.”

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