Pentamidine (injection)

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Pentamidine (injection)
Adult Indications & Dosage
Pediatric Indications & Dosage
Contraindications
Warnings & Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Drug Interactions
Use in Specific Populations
Administration & Monitoring
Overdosage
Pharmacology
Clinical Studies
How Supplied
Images
Patient Counseling Information
Precautions with Alcohol
Brand Names
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Overview

Pentamidine (injection) is a treatment of pneumonia that is FDA approved for the treatment of pneumonia due to pneumocystis carinii. Common adverse reactions include Rash, loss of appetite, nausea, increased liver function test, nephrotoxicity.

Adult Indications and Dosage

FDA-Labeled Indications and Dosage (Adult)

Indications

Pentam 300 (pentamidine isethionate for injection) is indicated for the treatment of pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii.

Dosage

Pentamidine isethionate should be administered IM or IV only. The recommended regimen for adults and pediatric patients beyond 4 months of age is 4 mg/kg once a day for 14 to 21 days. Therapy for longer than 21 days with pentamidine isethionate has also been used but may be associated with increased toxicity.

Intramuscular Injection

The contents of one vial (300 mg) should be dissolved in 3 mL of Sterile Water for Injection, USP at 22° - 30°C (72° - 86°F). The calculated daily dose should then be withdrawn and administered by deep IM injection.

Intravenous Injection

The contents of one vial (300 mg) should first be dissolved in 3 to 5 mL of Sterile Water for Injection, USP, or 5% Dextrose Injection, USP at 22°- 30°C (72° - 86°F). The calculated dose of pentamidine isethionate should then be withdrawn and diluted further in 50 to 250 mL of 5% Dextrose Injection, USP.

The diluted IV solutions containing pentamidine isethionate should be infused over a period of 60 to 120 minutes.

Aseptic technique should be employed in preparation of all solutions. Parenteral drug products should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration whenever solution and container permit.

Stability

After reconstitution with sterile water, the Pentam solution is stable for 48 hours in the original vial at room temperature if protected from light. To avoid crystallization,store at 22° - 30°C (72° - 86°F). Intravenous infusion solutions of pentamidine isethionate at 1 mg/mL and 2.5 mg/mL prepared in 5% Dextrose Injection, USP are stable at room temperature for up to 24 hours.

Intravenous (IV) solutions of pentamidine isethionate have been shown to be incompatible with fluconazole and foscarnet sodium. IV solutions of pentamidine isethionate have been shown to be compatible with IV solutions of zidovudine (AZT) and diltiazem hydrochloride.

Off-Label Use and Dosage (Adult)

Guideline-Supported Use

Cutaneous leishmaniasis, HIV infection - Pneumocystis pneumonia, trypanosomiasis, visceral leishmaniasis.

Non–Guideline-Supported Use

There is limited information regarding Off-Label Non–Guideline-Supported Use of Pentamidine (injection) in adult patients.

Pediatric Indications and Dosage

FDA-Labeled Indications and Dosage (Pediatric)

The recommended regimen for adults and pediatric patients beyond 4 months of age is 4 mg/kg once a day for 14 to 21 days.

Off-Label Use and Dosage (Pediatric)

Guideline-Supported Use

  • HIV infection - Pneumocystis pneumonia: (4 months of age and older) 4 mg/kg IV once a day for 21 days; may change to atovaquone after 7 to 10 days if clinical improvement occurs.
  • HIV infection - Pneumocystis pneumonia; Prophylaxis: (16 yr of age and older) primary and secondary prophylaxis, 300 mg by INHALATION via Respirgard II(TM) nebulizer every 4 wk (manufacturer dosing).
  • HIV infection - Pneumocystis pneumonia; Prophylaxis: (5 yr of age and older) primary and secondary prophylaxis, 300 mg by INHALATION via Respirgard II(TM) nebulizer every month (guideline dosing).
  • Pneumocystis pneumonia: (4 months of age and older) 4 mg/kg IV or IM once daily for 14 to 21 days .

Non–Guideline-Supported Use

There is limited information regarding Off-Label Non–Guideline-Supported Use of Pentamidine (injection) in pediatric patients.

Contraindications

Contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to pentamidine isethionate.

Warnings

Fatalities due to severe hypotension, hypoglycemia, acute pancreatitis and cardiac arrhythmias have been reported in patients treated with pentamidine isethionate, both by the IM and IV routes. Severe hypotension may result after a single IM or IV dose and is more likely with rapid IV administration. The administration of the drug should, therefore, be limited to the patients in whom Pneumocystis carinii has been demonstrated. Patients should be closely monitored for the development of serious adverse reactions.

Extravasations have been reported which, in some instances, proceeded to ulceration, tissue necrosis and/or sloughing at the injection site. While not common, surgical debridement and skin grafting has been necessary in some of these cases; long-term sequelae have been reported. Prevention is the most effective means of limiting the severity of extravasation. The intravenous needle or catheter must be properly positioned and closely observed throughout the period of pentamidine isethionate administration. If extravasation occurs, the injection should be discontinued immediately and restarted in another vein. Because there are no known local treatment measures which have proven to be useful, management of the extravasation should be symptomatic.

Adverse Reactions

Clinical Trials Experience

Fatalities due to severe hypotension, hypoglycemia, acute pancreatitis and cardiac arrhythmias have been reported in patients treated with pentamidine isethionate, both by the IM and IV routes. Nephrotoxic events (increased creatinine, impaired renal function, azotemia, and renal failure) are common with the parenteral administration of pentamidine isethionate. The administration of the drug should, therefore, be limited to the patients in whom Pneumocystis carinii has been demonstrated.

The most frequently reported spontaneous adverse events (1 to 30%) reported in clinical trials, regardless of their relation to pentamidine isethionate therapy were as follows (n=424):

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Adverse events with a frequency of less than 1% incidence were as follows (No causal relationship to treatment has been established for these adverse events):

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Postmarketing Experience

From post-marketing clinical experience with pentamidine isethionate, the following adverse events have been reported: cough, diabetes mellitus/ketoacidosis, dyspnea, infiltration, and torsades de pointes.

Drug Interactions

No drug interaction studies with Pentam 300 have been conducted.

Because the nephrotoxic effects may be additive, the concomitant or sequential use of pentamidine isethionate and other nephrotoxic drugs such as aminoglycosides, amphotericin B, cisplatin, foscarnet, or vancomycin should be closely monitored and avoided, if possible.

Use in Specific Populations

Pregnancy

Pregnancy Category (FDA): C Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with pentamidine isethionate. It is also not known whether pentamidine isethionate can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. Pentamidine isethionate should not be given to a pregnant woman unless the potential benefits are judged to outweigh the unknown risks.
Pregnancy Category (AUS): B3 There is no Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (ADEC) guidance on usage of Pentamidine (injection) in women who are pregnant.

Labor and Delivery

There is no FDA guidance on use of Pentamidine (injection) during labor and delivery.

Nursing Mothers

It is not known whether pentamidine isethionate is excreted in human milk. Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from pentamidine isethionate, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, pentamidine isethionate should not be given to a nursing mother unless the potential benefits are judged to outweigh the unknown risks.

Pediatric Use

Intravenous and intramuscular pentamidine has been described as an effective treatment for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised pediatric patients beyond 4 months of age. The efficacy and safety profiles in these pediatric patients were similar to those observed in adult patients.

Geriatic Use

There is no FDA guidance on the use of Pentamidine (injection) in geriatric settings.

Gender

There is no FDA guidance on the use of Pentamidine (injection) with respect to specific gender populations.

Race

There is no FDA guidance on the use of Pentamidine (injection) with respect to specific racial populations.

Renal Impairment

The efficacy or safety of alternative Pentam 300 dosing protocols have not been established for patients with impaired renal or hepatic function.

Hepatic Impairment

There is no FDA guidance on the use of Pentamidine (injection) in patients with hepatic impairment.

Females of Reproductive Potential and Males

There is no FDA guidance on the use of Pentamidine (injection) in women of reproductive potentials and males.

Immunocompromised Patients

There is no FDA guidance one the use of Pentamidine (injection) in patients who are immunocompromised.

Administration and Monitoring

Administration

  • Intramuscular
  • Intravenous

Monitoring

  • symptomatic improvement
  • CBC, platelet counts, serum calcium concentrations, hepatic function, and ECG; before, during and after therapy
  • daily BUN, serum creatinine, and blood glucose levels; before, during and after therapy

IV Compatibility

There is limited information regarding the compatibility of Pentamidine (injection) and IV administrations.

Overdosage

A 17 month old infant inadvertently received 1600 mg of intravenous pentamidine isethionate which was followed by renal and hepatic function impairment, hypotension and cardiopulmonary arrest. Treatment included cardiopulmonary resuscitation, epinephrine, atropine and intubation. In addition, a four hour course of charcoal hemoperfusion was accompanied by reduction of pentamidine serum concentration and stabilization of the patient’s condition. The patient recovered from these adverse events, but later died due to an unknown cause.[1]

Pharmacology

There is limited information regarding Pentamidine (injection) Pharmacology in the drug label.

Mechanism of Action

Structure

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Pharmacodynamics

There is limited information regarding Pharmacodynamics of Pentamidine (injection) in the drug label.

Pharmacokinetics

There is limited information regarding Pharmacokinetics of Pentamidine (injection) in the drug label.

Nonclinical Toxicology

There is limited information regarding Nonclinical Toxicology of Pentamidine (injection) in the drug label.

Clinical Studies

There is limited information regarding Clinical Studies of Pentamidine (injection) in the drug label.

How Supplied

Storage

There is limited information regarding Pentamidine (injection) Storage in the drug label.

Images

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Patient Counseling Information

There is limited information regarding Patient Counseling Information of Pentamidine (injection) in the drug label.

Precautions with Alcohol

  • Alcohol-Pentamidine (injection) interaction has not been established. Talk to your doctor about the effects of taking alcohol with this medication.

Brand Names

Look-Alike Drug Names

Drug Shortage Status

Price

References

The contents of this FDA label are provided by the National Library of Medicine.

  1. ↑ Watts RG, Conte JE, Zurlinden E, Waldo FB (1997). "Effect of charcoal hemoperfusion on clearance of pentamidine isethionate after accidental overdose". J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 35 (1): 89–92. PMID 9022658.
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