Talicia FDA Approval History
Last updated by Judith Stewart, BPharm on June 22, 2020.
FDA Approved: Yes (First approved November 4, 2019)
Brand name: Talicia
Generic name: amoxicillin, omeprazole and rifabutin
Dosage form: Delayed-Release Capsules
Company: RedHill Biopharma Ltd.
Treatment for: Helicobacter Pylori Infection
Talicia (omeprazole magnesium, amoxicillin and rifabutin) is a fixed-dose combination of two antibiotics, (amoxicillin and rifabutin) and a proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole) for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection.
- H. pylori is classified as a Group I carcinogen and is considered a significant risk factor for the development of gastric cancer. H. pylori infection affects approximately 35% of the U.S. population and is also a major cause of peptic ulcer and gastritis.
- Treatment of H. pylori infection has become increasingly difficult over the past decade due to bacterial resistance and diminished efficacy of clarithromycin-based standard-of-care therapies. Talicia is the first and only FDA approved rifabutin-based H. pylori therapy. It is designed to address the problem of growing H. pylori resistance to clarithromycin.
- FDA approval of Talicia approval is based, in part, on the results of two positive Phase 3 studies in H. pylori-positive adult patients complaining of epigastric pain and/or discomfort. The ERADICATE Hp2 confirmatory Phase 3 study of Talicia demonstrated 84% eradication of H. pylori infection with Talicia versus 58% in the active comparator (amoxicillin and omeprazole) arm (p<0.0001).
- Common adverse reactions include diarrhea, headache, nausea, abdominal pain, chromaturia (abnormal coloration of the urine), rash, dyspepsia, oropharyngeal pain (sore throat), vomiting, and vulvovaginal candidiasis (yeast infection).
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