WIDAPLIK
Generic: TELMISARTAN, AMLODIPINE AND INDAPAMIDE
Basic Information
Manufacturer
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Product Type
HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Route of Administration
ORAL
FDA Set ID
a30ff81d-420b-40ea-83d8-670260a93fff
Indications & Usage
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Widaplik (telmisartan/amlodipine/indapamide) is indicated for the treatment of hypertension in adult patients, to lower blood pressure.
Widaplik may be used as initial therapy in patients likely to need multiple drugs to achieve blood pressure goals.
Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions.
These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including angiotensin II receptor blockers, dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers and thiazide-like diuretics.
There are no controlled trials demonstrating risk reduction with Widaplik.
Control of high blood pressure should be part of comprehensive cardiovascular risk management, including, as appropriate, lipid control, diabetes management, antithrombotic therapy, smoking cessation, exercise, and limited sodium intake.
Many patients will require more than one drug to achieve blood pressure goals.
For specific advice on goals and management, see published guidelines, such as those of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program’s Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC).
Numerous antihypertensive drugs, from a variety of pharmacologic classes and with different mechanisms of action, have been shown in randomized controlled trials to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and it can be concluded that it is blood pressure reduction, and not some other pharmacologic property of the drugs, that is largely responsible for those benefits.
The largest and most consistent cardiovascular outcome benefit has been a reduction in the risk of stroke, but reductions in myocardial infarction and cardiovascular mortality also have been seen regularly.
Elevated systolic or diastolic pressure causes increased cardiovascular risk, and the absolute risk increase per mmHg is greater at higher blood pressures, so that even modest reductions of severe hypertension can provide substantial benefit.
Relative risk reduction from blood pressure reduction is similar across populations with varying absolute risk, so the absolute benefit is greater in patients who are at higher risk independent of their hypertension (for example, patients with diabetes or hyperlipidemia), and such patients would be expected to benefit from more aggressive treatment to a lower blood pressure goal.
Some antihypertensive drugs have smaller blood pressure effects (as monotherapy) in black patients, and many antihypertensive drugs have additional approved indications and effects (e.g., on angina, heart failure, or diabetic kidney disease).
These considerations may guide selection of therapy.
Patients with moderate or severe hypertension are at relatively high risk for cardiovascular events (such as strokes, heart attacks, and heart failure), kidney failure, and vision problems, so prompt treatment is clinically relevant.
Consider the patient's baseline blood pressure, the target goal, and the incremental likelihood of achieving the goal with a triple combination product compared with mono- or dual therapy when deciding whether to use Widaplik as initial therapy.
Individual blood pressure goals may vary based upon the patient’s risk.
WIDAPLIK is a combination tablet of telmisartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, amlodipine, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker and indapamide, a thiazide-like diuretic.
Widaplik is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, including as initial treatment, to lower blood pressure.
( 1 ) Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions.
( 1 )
Widaplik may be used as initial therapy in patients likely to need multiple drugs to achieve blood pressure goals.
Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions.
These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including angiotensin II receptor blockers, dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers and thiazide-like diuretics.
There are no controlled trials demonstrating risk reduction with Widaplik.
Control of high blood pressure should be part of comprehensive cardiovascular risk management, including, as appropriate, lipid control, diabetes management, antithrombotic therapy, smoking cessation, exercise, and limited sodium intake.
Many patients will require more than one drug to achieve blood pressure goals.
For specific advice on goals and management, see published guidelines, such as those of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program’s Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC).
Numerous antihypertensive drugs, from a variety of pharmacologic classes and with different mechanisms of action, have been shown in randomized controlled trials to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and it can be concluded that it is blood pressure reduction, and not some other pharmacologic property of the drugs, that is largely responsible for those benefits.
The largest and most consistent cardiovascular outcome benefit has been a reduction in the risk of stroke, but reductions in myocardial infarction and cardiovascular mortality also have been seen regularly.
Elevated systolic or diastolic pressure causes increased cardiovascular risk, and the absolute risk increase per mmHg is greater at higher blood pressures, so that even modest reductions of severe hypertension can provide substantial benefit.
Relative risk reduction from blood pressure reduction is similar across populations with varying absolute risk, so the absolute benefit is greater in patients who are at higher risk independent of their hypertension (for example, patients with diabetes or hyperlipidemia), and such patients would be expected to benefit from more aggressive treatment to a lower blood pressure goal.
Some antihypertensive drugs have smaller blood pressure effects (as monotherapy) in black patients, and many antihypertensive drugs have additional approved indications and effects (e.g., on angina, heart failure, or diabetic kidney disease).
These considerations may guide selection of therapy.
Patients with moderate or severe hypertension are at relatively high risk for cardiovascular events (such as strokes, heart attacks, and heart failure), kidney failure, and vision problems, so prompt treatment is clinically relevant.
Consider the patient's baseline blood pressure, the target goal, and the incremental likelihood of achieving the goal with a triple combination product compared with mono- or dual therapy when deciding whether to use Widaplik as initial therapy.
Individual blood pressure goals may vary based upon the patient’s risk.
WIDAPLIK is a combination tablet of telmisartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, amlodipine, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker and indapamide, a thiazide-like diuretic.
Widaplik is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, including as initial treatment, to lower blood pressure.
( 1 ) Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions.
( 1 )
Adverse Reactions
6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The following is discussed in more detail in other sections of the labeling: • Fetal toxicity [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )] • Hypotension [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 )] • Electrolyte and Glucose Imbalances [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.3 )] • Impaired Renal Function [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.4 )] • Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma, Acute Myopia, and Choroidal Effusion [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.5 )] • Hyperuricemia [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.6 )] The most common adverse reaction is symptomatic hypotension.
Low sodium and potassium values were recorded more often with Widaplik compared to placebo ( 6.1 ).
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
at 1-800-461-7449 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
6.1 Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical studies are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reactions rates observed in the clinical studies of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical studies of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in clinical practice.
Widaplik Safety data were obtained from two randomized controlled studies that included 1,680 randomized patients with hypertension of whom 782 received Widaplik.
Given the well-established safety profiles of the component medicines, only serious adverse events and the following adverse events of special interest were recorded: symptomatic hypotension, abnormal laboratory findings (sodium, potassium, uric acid, glucose, lipids, creatinine, eGFR), headache, peripheral edema, or other reason for discontinuation of study medication.
Study 1 In Study 1 (NCT04518306), 295 adult patients who were not receiving antihypertensive treatment for two weeks with baseline home systolic blood pressure 130-154 mmHg were randomized in a 2:2:1 ratio to Widaplik (10 mg/1.25 mg/0.625 mg), Widaplik (20 mg/2.5 mg/1.25 mg), or placebo.
The study was 4 weeks in duration and randomized 232 patients to Widaplik and 63 to placebo.
The proportion of patients who discontinued study medication due to an adverse event was 0% for Widaplik (10 mg/1.25 mg/0.625 mg), 5.1% for Widaplik (20 mg/2.5 mg/1.25 mg), and 1.6% for placebo.
Symptomatic hypotension, hyponatremia, and hypokalemia were more common with Widaplik than placebo (see Table 1).
Most cases were mild to moderate in severity.
Table 1: Adverse Reactions Reported in >2% of Patients Treated with Widaplik during the 4-Week Placebo-Controlled Treatment Period of Study 1 Widaplik (10 mg/1.25 mg/0.625 mg) (n=113) Widaplik (20 mg/2.5 mg/1.25 mg) (n=118) Placebo (n=62) Symptomatic hypotension n (%) 4 (3.5%) 6 (5.1%) 0 (0%) Sodium <135 mmol/L at week 4, n (%) 4 (3.5%) 1 (0.8%) 0 (0%) Potassium <3.5 mmol/L at week 4, n (%) 4 (3.5%) 6 (5.1%) 1 (1.6%) Study 2 Study 2 (NCT04518293) enrolled 2,242 patients on 0-3 antihypertensive medications at the screening visit.
After a 4-week active run-in period during which all patients were initially switched to Widaplik (20 mg/2.5 mg/1.25 mg), patients then entered a double-blind period where they were randomized 2:1:1:1 to either continue on Widaplik (20 mg/2.5 mg/1.25 mg) or switch to telmisartan/amlodipine (TA) 20 mg/2.5 mg, telmisartan/indapamide (TI) 20 mg/1.25 mg, or amlodipine/indapamide (AI) 2.5 mg/1.25 mg.
After 6 weeks in the double-blind period, doses were doubled in all treatment groups and treatment was continued for an additional 6 weeks.
The study randomized 551 patients to Widaplik and 834 to one of the two-drug combinations.
During the 4-week active run-in period on Widaplik, 3.2% of patients had symptomatic hypotension.
During the run-in period, 3.2% of patients discontinued study medication due to an adverse event, including 0.8% of patients who discontinued due to symptomatic hypotension.
Because of this run-in design, the proportion of patients with adverse reactions described below is lower than expected in practice (see Table 2).
The proportion of patients who discontinued study medication due to an adverse event over the 12-week treatment period was 2.0% for Widaplik and 1.4%, 1.1%, and 1.4% for the telmisartan/indapamide, telmisartan/amlodipine, and amlodipine/indapamide groups, respectively.
Most adverse reactions were generally mild to moderate in severity.
Table 2: Adverse Reactions Reported in >2% of Patients Treated with Widaplik during the 12-Week Treatment Period of Study 2 Widaplik (n = 547) Telmisartan/ Indapamide (n = 275) Telmisartan/ Amlodipine (n = 282) Amlodipine/ Indapamide (n = 276) Symptomatic hypotension, n (%) 32 (5.9%) 11 (4.0%) 5 (1.8%) 4 (1.4%) Sodium <135 mmol/L at week 12, n (%) 40 (7.3%) 19 (6.9%) 9 (3.2%) 10 (3.6%) Potassium <3.5 mmol/L at week 12, n (%) 37 (6.8%) 13 (4.7%) 0 (0%) 35 (12.7%) 6.2 Postmarketing Experience The following additional adverse reactions have been reported in postmarketing experience with telmisartan, amlodipine or indapamide.
Because these reactions 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.
Telmisartan The most frequently reported events include: headache, dizziness, asthenia, coughing, nausea, fatigue, weakness, edema, face edema, lower limb edema, angioedema, urticaria, sweating increased, erythema, dyspepsia, diarrhea, pain, erectile dysfunction, abdominal pain, myalgia, eosinophilia, thrombocytopenia, anemia, and increased CPK, rhabdomyolysis, drug eruption (e.g., toxic skin eruption mostly reported as toxicoderma, rash, and urticaria).
Amlodipine Jaundice and hepatic enzyme elevations (mostly consistent with cholestasis or hepatitis), extrapyramidal disorder.
Indapamide Exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematous, choroidal effusion, acute myopia, and angle-closure glaucoma.
Low sodium and potassium values were recorded more often with Widaplik compared to placebo ( 6.1 ).
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
at 1-800-461-7449 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
6.1 Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical studies are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reactions rates observed in the clinical studies of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical studies of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in clinical practice.
Widaplik Safety data were obtained from two randomized controlled studies that included 1,680 randomized patients with hypertension of whom 782 received Widaplik.
Given the well-established safety profiles of the component medicines, only serious adverse events and the following adverse events of special interest were recorded: symptomatic hypotension, abnormal laboratory findings (sodium, potassium, uric acid, glucose, lipids, creatinine, eGFR), headache, peripheral edema, or other reason for discontinuation of study medication.
Study 1 In Study 1 (NCT04518306), 295 adult patients who were not receiving antihypertensive treatment for two weeks with baseline home systolic blood pressure 130-154 mmHg were randomized in a 2:2:1 ratio to Widaplik (10 mg/1.25 mg/0.625 mg), Widaplik (20 mg/2.5 mg/1.25 mg), or placebo.
The study was 4 weeks in duration and randomized 232 patients to Widaplik and 63 to placebo.
The proportion of patients who discontinued study medication due to an adverse event was 0% for Widaplik (10 mg/1.25 mg/0.625 mg), 5.1% for Widaplik (20 mg/2.5 mg/1.25 mg), and 1.6% for placebo.
Symptomatic hypotension, hyponatremia, and hypokalemia were more common with Widaplik than placebo (see Table 1).
Most cases were mild to moderate in severity.
Table 1: Adverse Reactions Reported in >2% of Patients Treated with Widaplik during the 4-Week Placebo-Controlled Treatment Period of Study 1 Widaplik (10 mg/1.25 mg/0.625 mg) (n=113) Widaplik (20 mg/2.5 mg/1.25 mg) (n=118) Placebo (n=62) Symptomatic hypotension n (%) 4 (3.5%) 6 (5.1%) 0 (0%) Sodium <135 mmol/L at week 4, n (%) 4 (3.5%) 1 (0.8%) 0 (0%) Potassium <3.5 mmol/L at week 4, n (%) 4 (3.5%) 6 (5.1%) 1 (1.6%) Study 2 Study 2 (NCT04518293) enrolled 2,242 patients on 0-3 antihypertensive medications at the screening visit.
After a 4-week active run-in period during which all patients were initially switched to Widaplik (20 mg/2.5 mg/1.25 mg), patients then entered a double-blind period where they were randomized 2:1:1:1 to either continue on Widaplik (20 mg/2.5 mg/1.25 mg) or switch to telmisartan/amlodipine (TA) 20 mg/2.5 mg, telmisartan/indapamide (TI) 20 mg/1.25 mg, or amlodipine/indapamide (AI) 2.5 mg/1.25 mg.
After 6 weeks in the double-blind period, doses were doubled in all treatment groups and treatment was continued for an additional 6 weeks.
The study randomized 551 patients to Widaplik and 834 to one of the two-drug combinations.
During the 4-week active run-in period on Widaplik, 3.2% of patients had symptomatic hypotension.
During the run-in period, 3.2% of patients discontinued study medication due to an adverse event, including 0.8% of patients who discontinued due to symptomatic hypotension.
Because of this run-in design, the proportion of patients with adverse reactions described below is lower than expected in practice (see Table 2).
The proportion of patients who discontinued study medication due to an adverse event over the 12-week treatment period was 2.0% for Widaplik and 1.4%, 1.1%, and 1.4% for the telmisartan/indapamide, telmisartan/amlodipine, and amlodipine/indapamide groups, respectively.
Most adverse reactions were generally mild to moderate in severity.
Table 2: Adverse Reactions Reported in >2% of Patients Treated with Widaplik during the 12-Week Treatment Period of Study 2 Widaplik (n = 547) Telmisartan/ Indapamide (n = 275) Telmisartan/ Amlodipine (n = 282) Amlodipine/ Indapamide (n = 276) Symptomatic hypotension, n (%) 32 (5.9%) 11 (4.0%) 5 (1.8%) 4 (1.4%) Sodium <135 mmol/L at week 12, n (%) 40 (7.3%) 19 (6.9%) 9 (3.2%) 10 (3.6%) Potassium <3.5 mmol/L at week 12, n (%) 37 (6.8%) 13 (4.7%) 0 (0%) 35 (12.7%) 6.2 Postmarketing Experience The following additional adverse reactions have been reported in postmarketing experience with telmisartan, amlodipine or indapamide.
Because these reactions 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.
Telmisartan The most frequently reported events include: headache, dizziness, asthenia, coughing, nausea, fatigue, weakness, edema, face edema, lower limb edema, angioedema, urticaria, sweating increased, erythema, dyspepsia, diarrhea, pain, erectile dysfunction, abdominal pain, myalgia, eosinophilia, thrombocytopenia, anemia, and increased CPK, rhabdomyolysis, drug eruption (e.g., toxic skin eruption mostly reported as toxicoderma, rash, and urticaria).
Amlodipine Jaundice and hepatic enzyme elevations (mostly consistent with cholestasis or hepatitis), extrapyramidal disorder.
Indapamide Exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematous, choroidal effusion, acute myopia, and angle-closure glaucoma.