Harrow Completes Transfer of the TRIESENCE® New Drug Application
29 November 2023 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Harrow (Nasdaq: HROW), a leading U.S. eyecare pharmaceutical
company, today announced the completion of the transfer to Harrow
of the New Drug Application (NDA) for TRIESENCE® (triamcinolone
acetonide injectable suspension) 40 mg/mL, a synthetic
corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of sympathetic
ophthalmia, temporal arteritis, uveitis, and ocular inflammatory
conditions unresponsive to topical corticosteroids as well as
visualization during vitrectomy. In January of 2023, Harrow agreed
to acquire the U.S. commercial rights to TRIESENCE. Aside from the
transfer of the TRIESENCE NDA ahead of the date previously agreed
to, all other acquisition terms remain unchanged.
“While we continue to diligently work with our contract
manufacturing partner, making solid progress manufacturing
commercial batches of TRIESENCE, the mutual agreement to an early
transfer of the TRIESENCE NDA was an important step in advancing
our strategy to re-launch the product under the Harrow umbrella,”
said Mark L. Baum, Chief Executive Officer of Harrow. “With this
crucial process completed, our team has begun to implement our
market access, marketing, inventory management, national sales
detailing, and other brand-leveraging strategies so that we will be
ready to re-launch TRIESENCE in the U.S. once we have achieved a
successful inventory build, which we are currently working
diligently towards. We remain excited to be able to provide
TRIESENCE to the U.S. ophthalmic community soon.”
About TRIESENCE® (triamcinolone acetonide injectable
suspension) 40 mg/mL:
HIGHLIGHTS OF TRIESENCE PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
TRIESENCE suspension is a synthetic corticosteroid indicated
for:
- Treatment of the following ophthalmic diseases: sympathetic
ophthalmia, temporal arteritis, uveitis, and ocular inflammatory
conditions unresponsive to topical corticosteroids.
- Visualization during vitrectomy.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
- Initial recommended dose for all indications except
visualization: 4 mg (100 microliters of 40 mg/mL suspension) with
subsequent dosage as needed over the course of treatment.
- Recommended dose for visualization: 1 to 4 mg (25 to 100
microliters of 40 mg/mL suspension) administered
intravitreally.
DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS
Single use 1 mL vial containing 40 mg/mL of triamcinolone
acetonide suspension.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
- Patients with systemic fungal infections.
- Hypersensitivity to triamcinolone or any component of this
product.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
- TRIESENCE suspension should not be administered
intravenously.
- Ophthalmic effects: May include cataracts, infections, and
glaucoma. Monitor intraocular pressure.
- Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis suppression,
Cushing's syndrome and hyperglycemia: Monitor patients for these
conditions and taper doses gradually.
- Infections: Increased susceptibility to new infection and
increased risk of exacerbation, dissemination, or reactivation of
latent infection.
- Elevated blood pressure, salt and water retention, and
hypokalemia: Monitor blood pressure and sodium, potassium serum
levels.
- GI perforation: Increased risk in patients with certain GI
disorders.
- Behavioral and mood disturbances: May include euphoria,
insomnia, mood swings, personality changes, severe depression, and
psychosis.
- Decreases in bone density: Monitor bone density in patients
receiving long-term corticosteroid therapy.
- Live or live attenuated vaccines: Do not administer to patients
receiving immunosuppressive doses of corticosteroids.
- Negative effects on growth and development: Monitor pediatric
patients on long-term corticosteroid therapy.
- Use in pregnancy: Fetal harm can occur with first trimester
use.
- Weight gain: May cause increased appetite.
DRUG INTERACTIONS
- Anticoagulant agents: May enhance or diminish anticoagulant
effects. Monitor coagulation indices.
- Antidiabetic agents: May increase blood glucose concentrations.
Dose adjustments of antidiabetic agents may be required.
- CYP 3A4 inducers and inhibitors: May respectively increase or
decrease clearance of corticosteroids necessitating dose
adjustment.
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including
aspirin and salicylates: Increased risk of gastrointestinal side
effects.
For complete product information about TRIESENCE, including
important safety information, please visit:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=3f045347-3e5e-4bbd-90f8-6c3100985ca5.
About Harrow
Harrow, Inc. (Nasdaq: HROW) is a leading eyecare pharmaceutical
company engaged in the discovery, development, and
commercialization of innovative ophthalmic pharmaceutical products
for the U.S. market. Harrow helps U.S. eyecare professionals
preserve the gift of sight by making its comprehensive portfolio of
prescription and non-prescription pharmaceutical products
accessible and affordable to millions of Americans each year. For
more information about Harrow, please visit harrow.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Any statements in this release that are not historical facts
may be considered such “forward-looking statements.”
Forward-looking statements are based on management's current
expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties which may
cause results to differ materially and adversely from the
statements contained herein. Some of the potential risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those
predicted include, among others, risks related to: liquidity or
results of operations; our ability to successfully implement our
business plan, develop and commercialize our products, product
candidates and proprietary formulations in a timely manner or at
all, identify and acquire additional products, manage our pharmacy
operations, service our debt, obtain financing necessary to operate
our business, recruit and retain qualified personnel, manage any
growth we may experience and successfully realize the benefits of
our previous acquisitions and any other acquisitions and
collaborative arrangements we may pursue; competition from
pharmaceutical companies, outsourcing facilities and pharmacies;
general economic and business conditions, including inflation and
supply chain challenges; regulatory and legal risks and
uncertainties related to our pharmacy operations and the pharmacy
and pharmaceutical business in general; physician interest in and
market acceptance of our current and any future formulations and
compounding pharmacies generally. These and additional risks and
uncertainties are more fully described in Harrow’s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on
Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Such documents
may be read free of charge on the SEC's web site at sec.gov. Undue
reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by law,
Harrow undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements to reflect new information, events, or circumstances
after the date they are made, or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
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Investors Jamie Webb
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jwebb@harrowinc.com 615-733-4737
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