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Food and Drug Administration FDA has approved Prevymis (letermovir) once-daily tablets for oral use and injection for intravenous infusion. Prevymis is indicated for prophylaxis (prevention) of cytomegalovirus CMV infection and disease in adult CMV-seropositive recipients [R+] of an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant HSCT. CMV is a common and potentially serious viral infection in allogeneic HSCT recipients. CMV-seropositive patients who undergo an HSCT are at high risk for CMV reactivation. Any level of CMV infection is associated with increased mortality in HSCT patients.
In this study, the incidence of bone marrow suppression in the Prevymis group was comparable to the placebo group. The median time to engraftment was 19 days in the Prevymis group and 18 days in the placebo group. Prevymis is contraindicated in patients receiving pimozide or ergot alkaloids. Increased pimozide concentrations may lead to QT prolongation and torsades de pointes. Increased ergot alkaloids concentrations may lead to ergotism.
Prevymis is contraindicated with pitavastatin and simvastatin when co-administered with cyclosporine. Significantly increased pitavastatin or simvastatin concentrations may lead to myopathy or rhabdomyolysis. The concomitant use of Prevymis (letermovir) and certain drugs may result in potentially significant drug interactions, some of which may lead to adverse reactions (Prevymis or concomitant drugs) or reduced therapeutic effect of Prevymis or the concomitant drug.
Consider the potential for drug interactions prior to and during Prevymis therapy; review concomitant medications during Prevymis therapy; and monitor for adverse reactions associated with Prevymis and concomitant medications.This findings demonstrate that letermovir is a significant and welcomed advance in the prevention of clinically significant CMV infection and lowers mortality in this highly vulnerable patient population.
The recommended dosage of Prevymis is 480 mg administered once daily, initiated as early as Day 0 and up to Day 28 post-transplantation (before or after engraftment), and continued through Day 100 post-transplantation. If Prevymis is co-administered with cyclosporine, the dosage of oral or intravenous Prevymis should be decreased to 240 mg once daily. Prevymis is available as 240 mg and 480 mg tablets, which may be administered with or without food. Prevymis is also available as 240 mg and 480 mg injection for intravenous infusion via a peripheral catheter or central venous line at a constant rate over one hour.
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