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Vyndaqel 61mg is indicated for the treatment of wild‑type or hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis in adult patients with cardiomyopathy
(ATTR-CM).1

▼ This medicinal product is subject to additional monitoring. This will allow quick identification of new safety information. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions. Refer to section 4.8 of the SmPC for how to report adverse reactions.

VYNDAQEL 80 mg/61 mg* has 5 years of clinical data and a demonstrated safety and tolerability profile compared to placebo1,2

In the ATTR-ACT trial, the frequency of adverse events in patients treated with VYNDAQEL 80 mg* was generally similar and comparable to placebo1

  • The safety data reflect exposure of 176 patients with ATTR-CM to VYNDAQEL 80 mg (administered as 4 × 20 mg) daily in a 30-month, placebo-controlled trial in patients diagnosed with ATTR-CM1
  • The following adverse events were reported more often in patients treated with VYNDAQEL 80 mg compared to placebo: flatulence (8 patients [4.5%] vs 3 patients [1.7%]) and liver function test increased (6 patients [3.4%] vs 2 patients [1.1%]). A causal relationship has not been established1
  • Study population included patients with wild-type or hereditary ATTR-CM; NYHA class I, II, and Ill; and a median age of 75 years at baseline in the treatment arm​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

In patients treated continuously with VYNDAQEL 80 mg to VYNDAQEL (tafamidis) 61 mg*, no new safety concerns were identified throughout the ATTR-ACT LTE study, and adverse events remained similar to placebo2

  • Patients who completed ATTR-ACT were eligible to enroll in the LTE study, with placebo-treated patients randomized to VYNDAQEL 80 mg or 20 mg (2:1); median follow-up of ~58 months across both studies2
  • All patients were then transitioned to VYNDAQEL 61 mg* per the amended protocol2

Contra-indications: Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients as listed in section 6.1 of SPC. Warnings and Precautions: Contraceptive measures should be used by women of childbearing potential during treatment with tafamidis and for one month after stopping treatment. Tafamidis should be added to the standard of care for the treatment of patients with transthyretin amyloidosis. Physicians should monitor patients and continue to assess the need for other therapy, including the need for organ transplantation, as part of this standard of care. As there are no data available regarding the use of tafamidis in organ transplantation, tafamidis should be discontinued in patients who undergo organ transplantation.
Increase in liver function tests and decrease in thyroxine may occur. This medicinal product 
contains no more than 44 mg sorbitol in each capsule. Sorbitol is a source of fructose. The additive effect of concomitantly administered products containing sorbitol (or fructose) and dietary intake of sorbitol (or fructose) should be taken into account. The content of sorbitol in medicinal products for oral use may affect the bioavailability of other medicinal products for oral use administered concomitantly.

Undesirable Effects: Safety data for tafamidis 61 mg are available from its open-label long-term extension study. Adverse reactions from cumulative clinical data in ATTR-CM participants: Common ( 1/100 to < 1/10) Diarrhoea, rash, pruritus.

Within the frequency group, adverse reactions are presented in order of decreasing seriousness. Adverse reactions listed in the table below are from cumulative clinical data in ATTR-CM participants.

System Organ Class Common  
Gastrointestinal disorders Diarrhoea
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders Rash
Pruritus
  • VYNDAQEL may decrease serum concentrations of total thyroxine, without an accompanying change in free thyroxine (T4) or thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). No corresponding clinical findings consistent with thyroid dysfunction have been observed1
  • Safety data for VYNDAQEL 61 mg was not evaluated in the double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized phase 3 study1

[Specific populations]
  • PREGNANCY
    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​[There are no data on the use of VYNDAQEL in pregnant women. Studies in animals have shown developmental toxicity. VYNDAQEL is not recommended during pregnancy and in women of childbearing potential not using contraception1]
  • BREASTFEEDING
    [Available data in animals have shown excretion of tafamidis in milk. A risk to newborns/infants cannot be excluded. VYNDAQEL should not be used during breastfeeding1]
ATTR-CM study design  LTE study design A single VYNDAQEL 61 mg capsule corresponds to VYNDAQEL 80 mg (four 20-mg capsules) and is not interchangeable on a per-mg basis.1,3ATTR-ACT=Tafamidis in Transthyretin Cardlomyopathy Clinical Trial; ATTR-CM=transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy; LTE=long-term extension; NYHA=New York Heart Association. 
Explore More ATTR-CM dosing Learn More VYNDAQEL specifically targets TTR destabilization View VYNDAQEL Mechanism of Action
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References:VYNDAQEL Summary of Product CharacteristicsElliott P, Drachman BM, Gottlieb SS, et al. Long-term survival with tafamidis in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. Circ Heart Fail. 2022;153e008193:1-8. Lockwood PA, Le VH, O'Gorman MT, et al. The bioequivalence of tafamidis 61-mg free acid capsules and tafamidis meglumine 4 x 20-mg capsules in healthy volunteers. Clin Pharmacol Drug Dev. 2020;9(7):849-854. doi:10.1002/cpdd.789 
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