Dosing and Administration
Warnings and Precautions
New England Journal of Medicine
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Misc.
100

What is 150mg, 300 mg, 450mg, and 600mg?

3 dosing strengths of Vafseo

100
What is 7?
The number of warnings and precautions in the PI.
100

What is 3923?

The number of patients enrolled in both studies.

100

What are 

Stabilizes cellular HIF levels

Stimulates the body's response to hypoxia

Increases endogenous EPO production


The 3 physiologic effects of Vafseo

100

What is 2-3 hours?

Time to peak plasma concentration (Tmax) of Vafseo.
200

What is once every 4 weeks?

The frequency you can titrate up Vafseo

200

What is less than 1%

The % of patients that had hepatocellular injury attributed to Vafseo.

200

What is the first occurrence of a cardiovascular event (MACE) pooled across the trials? 

The primary safety endpoint of the studies.

200

What is a hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease in adults who have been receiving dialysis for at least 3 months?

The indication for Vafseo.

200

What is 9.2 hours?

The mean half-life of Vafseo.

300

What is 600 mg?

The maximum dose of Vafseo

300

What is 14%?  

The % pf Vafseo patients with worsening hypertension in Innovate 1 and Innovate 2.

300

What is the mean change in hemoglobin from baseline to week 24 to 36 and from baseline to weeks 40 to 52?

The primary efficacy endpoint of the study.

300

What is increased risk of death, myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Venous Thromboembolism, and Thrombosis of Vascular Access? 

The black box warning for Vafseo.

300

What is 10 g/dl - 11 g/dl? 

The target Hb range for Vafseo.

400

What is 11 g/dl?

The Hb level you should interrupt dosing Vafseo

400

What is 13%?

The % of Vafseo patients that experienced diarrhea.

400

What is 18.2% vs 19.3%?

The % of patients with 1st MACE occurrence vs Darbepoetin in the study.  
400

What is:

Pediatric population

Hepatic Impariment

Nursing Mothers

Patients who should not take Vafseo.

400

What is the West Area?

The world's greatest team ever!!

500

What is 14 days after last dose?

Wait time when switching from Mircera to Vafseo.

500
What is 1.8%?

The % of patients that discontinued Vafseo do to gastrointestinal symptoms. 

500

What are:

> 18 years of age

DDCKD

Ferritin concentration > 100 ng/ml

TSAT of at least 20%

No blood transfusions within last 8 weeks

Hb concentrations b/w 8-11 g/dl in the US?


The inclusion criteria for both trials.

500

What are ALT, AST, and Bilirubin?

Liver testing to be completed prior to starting Vafseo.

500

What are:

Iron supplements and phosphate binders

OAT1 & OAT2 inhibitors

BCRP substrates

Statins?

The drug interactions of Vafseo.