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gepotidacin
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: TAB: 750 mg
UTI, uncomplicated
- [female patients, >40 kg]
- Dose: 1500 mg PO bid x5 days; Info: give after meals
gonorrhea, uncomplicated
- [>45 kg]
- Dose: 3000 mg PO q12h x2 doses; Info: for patients with limited or no alternative tx options; give after meals
renal dosing
- [UTI]
- eGFR <30: avoid use
- HD: avoid use; PD: not defined
- [gonorrhea]
- eGFR 30-59: avoid use if wt 45-60 kg or Child-Pugh Class B; eGFR <30: avoid use
- HD: avoid use; PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [UTI]
- Child-Pugh Class C: avoid use
- [gonorrhea]
- Child-Pugh Class B: avoid use if wt 45-60 kg or eGFR 30-59; Child-Pugh Class C: avoid use
Peds Dosing .
- Dosage forms: TAB: 750 mg
UTI, uncomplicated
- [female patients, 12 yo and older, >40 kg]
- Dose: 1500 mg PO bid x5 days; Info: give after meals
gonorrhea, uncomplicated
- [12 yo and older, >45 kg]
- Dose: 3000 mg PO q12h x2 doses; Info: for patients with limited or no alternative tx options; give after meals
renal dosing
- [UTI]
- eGFR <30: avoid use
- HD: avoid use; PD: not defined
- [gonorrhea]
- eGFR 30-59: avoid use if wt 45-60 kg or Child-Pugh Class B; eGFR <30: avoid use
- HD: avoid use; PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [UTI]
- Child-Pugh Class C: avoid use
- [gonorrhea]
- Child-Pugh Class B: avoid use if wt 45-60 kg or eGFR 30-59; Child-Pugh Class C: avoid use
Contraindications / Cautions .
- hypersensitivity to drug or ingredient
- wt 45-50 kg (gonorrhea use if eGFR 30-59)
- wt 45-50 kg (gonorrhea use if Child-Pugh Class B)
- eGFR 30-59 (gonorrhea use if wt 45-60 kg)
- eGFR 30-59 (gonorrhea use if Child-Pugh Class B)
- eGFR <30
- hepatic impairment, Child-Pugh Class B (gonorrhea use if wt 45-60 kg)
- hepatic impairment, Child-Pugh Class B (gonorrhea use if eGFR 30-59)
- hepatic impairment, Child-Pugh Class C
- long QT syndrome, congenital
- QT prolongation
- torsades de pointes history
- ventricular arrhythmia
- bradycardia
- MI, recent
- CHF
- caution: electrolyte abnormalities
- caution: QT prolongation family history
- caution: abx-associated colitis history, recent
Drug Interactions .
Overview
gepotidacin
bacterial topoisomerase II inhibitor
- CYP3A4 substrate
- CYP3A4 inhibitor, weak
- P-gp inhibitor, weak
- affected by altered gastrointestinal motility
- alters GI flora
- cholinergic effects
- impairs immunomodulatory bacterial infective agent
- neuromuscular blocking effects
- prolongs QT interval (conditional)
Contraindicated
- cisapride
- colchicine
- eliglustat
- pimozide
- posaconazole
- thioridazine
Avoid/Use Alternative
- adagrasib
- amikacin
- amikacin inhaled
- amiodarone
- anagrelide
- apalutamide
- apixaban
- apomorphine
- aprepitant
- arsenic trioxide
- artemether/lumefantrine
- asenapine
- atazanavir
- azithromycin
- BCG live intravesical
- bedaquiline
- berotralstat
- bosentan
- bremelanotide
- butalbital
- cabozantinib
- carbamazepine
- cenobamate
- ceritinib
- chloramphenicol
- chloroquine
- cholera vaccine, live
- ciprofloxacin
- citalopram
- clarithromycin
- clofazimine
- cobicistat
- codeine
- colistimethate
- conivaptan
- crizotinib
- cyclosporine
- dabigatran
- dabrafenib
- danazol
- degarelix
- desflurane
- desipramine
- dexmedetomidine
- dexmedetomidine injection
- diltiazem
- disopyramide
- dofetilide
- domperidone
- donepezil
- dordaviprone
- dronedarone
- droperidol
- duvelisib
- efavirenz
- encorafenib
- enzalutamide
- ephedra
- epirubicin
- eribulin
- erythromycin
- etravirine
- fecal microbiota, live
- fedratinib
- fexinidazole
- flecainide
- fluconazole
- fluorouracil
- fosamprenavir
- fosfomycin injection
- fosphenytoin
- gentamicin
- glasdegib
- goserelin
- grapefruit
- haloperidol
- hydrocodone
- hydroxychloroquine
- hydroxyzine
- ibutilide
- imatinib
- inotuzumab ozogamicin
- isavuconazonium
- isoflurane
- itraconazole
- ivosidenib
- ketoconazole
- lefamulin
- lenacapavir
- letermovir
- leuprolide
- levofloxacin
- lofexidine
- lonafarnib
- lopinavir/ritonavir
- lorlatinib
- lumacaftor/ivacaftor
- macimorelin
- mavacamten
- meperidine
- methotrexate
- mifepristone
- mitapivat
- mitotane
- mobocertinib
- modafinil
- moxifloxacin
- nafcillin
- nelfinavir
- neomycin
- netupitant
- nilotinib
- nirogacestat
- oliceridine
- ondansetron
- osimertinib
- oxycodone
- pacritinib
- paliperidone
- palonosetron
- paromomycin
- pentamidine
- pentobarbital
- pexidartinib
- phenobarbital
- phenytoin
- plazomicin
- polymyxin B
- pralsetinib
- procainamide
- propafenone
- quinidine (antiarrhythmic)
- quinidine (CYP2D6 inhibitor)
- quinine
- quizartinib
- repotrectinib
- revumenib
- rifabutin
- rifampin
- rifapentine
- rilzabrutinib
- ritonavir
- rivastigmine
- romidepsin
- rucaparib
- selpercatinib
- sevabertinib
- sevoflurane
- simvastatin
- sirolimus albumin-bound
- sotalol
- sotorasib
- St. John's wort
- streptomycin
- taletrectinib
- telavancin
- tipranavir
- tobramycin
- tobramycin inhaled
- toremifene
- tramadol
- triclabendazole
- trifluridine
- triptorelin
- tucatinib
- typhoid vaccine, live
- vandetanib
- vemurafenib
- verapamil
- ziftomenib
- ziprasidone
Monitor/Modify Tx
- abemaciclib
- acalabrutinib
- alfentanil
- atorvastatin
- avanafil
- avapritinib
- botulinum toxin
- brigatinib
- capivasertib
- clozapine
- digoxin
- docetaxel
- entrectinib
- eplerenone
- everolimus
- exenatide
- felodipine
- fentanyl
- finerenone
- flibanserin
- gepirone
- histrelin
- ibrutinib
- ivabradine
- ixabepilone
- lemborexant
- lixisenatide
- lomitapide
- lovastatin
- lumateperone
- lurasidone
- lurbinectedin
- midazolam
- morphine
- nifedipine
- nimodipine
- nisoldipine
- pemigatinib
- pramlintide
- red yeast rice
- sirolimus
- succinylcholine
- sufentanil
- tacrolimus
- tadalafil
- temsirolimus
- triazolam
- ubrogepant
- vardenafil
- venetoclax
- vinblastine
- vincristine
- vinorelbine
- warfarin
- zanubrutinib
Caution Advised
- aclidinium inhaled
- amantadine
- amifampridine
- atracurium
- atropine
- belladonna alkaloids
- benztropine
- bethanechol
- cariprazine
- cevimeline
- cisatracurium
- clidinium
- cobimetinib
- cyclophosphamide
- daridorexant
- darifenacin
- dicyclomine
- dihydroergotamine
- dulaglutide
- elinzanetant
- ergotamine
- fesoterodine
- flavoxate
- galantamine
- glycopyrrolate
- glycopyrrolate inhaled
- glycopyrronium topical
- homatropine
- hyoscyamine
- ipratropium inhaled
- lactulose
- liraglutide
- methacholine inhaled
- methscopolamine
- methylergonovine
- neostigmine
- oxybutynin
- palovarotene
- pilocarpine
- pyridostigmine
- revefenacin inhaled
- rocuronium
- roflumilast
- roflumilast topical
- scopolamine
- sirolimus topical
- sodium picosulfate
- sofpironium topical
- solifenacin
- tiotropium inhaled
- tirzepatide
- tolterodine
- trihexyphenidyl
- trospium
- umeclidinium inhaled
- vecuronium
Adverse Reactions .
Serious Reactions
- hypersensitivity reaction
- anaphylaxis
- AV block
- bradycardia
- bronchospasm
- seizures
- syncope
- C. difficile-associated diarrhea
Common Reactions
- diarrhea
- nausea
- abdominal pain
- flatulence
- dizziness
- vomiting
- muscle spasms
- dysarthria
- presyncope
- hyperhidrosis
Safety/Monitoring .
Monitoring Parameters
Cr at baseline; ECG, electrolytes including Mg if QT prolongation risk
Pregnancy/Lactation .
Pregnancy
Clinical Summary
weigh risk/benefit during pregnancy; no human data available; possible risk of decr. fetal wt and incr. late fetal resorption based on conflicting animal data at 0.8x and 3x MRHD
Pregnancy Registry
enroll patients or encourage patients to enroll in Blujepa Pregnancy Registry at 1-888-825-5249
Lactation
Clinical Summary
weigh risk/benefit while breastfeeding; no human data available to assess risk of infant harm or effects on milk production
Pharmacology .
Metabolism: for gepotidacin: liver; CYP450: 3A4 substrate
Excretion: for gepotidacin: feces 52% (30% unchanged), urine 31% (20% unchanged); Half-life: 9.3h
Subclass: Antiseptics, Urinary ; Triazaacenaphthylenes
Mechanism of Action
for gepotidacin: inhibits DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV, blocking bacterial DNA replication
Formulary .
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