BRAFTOVI Hard capsule Ref.[8687] Active ingredients: Encorafenib

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2024  Publisher: PIERRE FABRE MEDICAMENT, Les Cauquillous, 81500 Lavaur, France

Product name and form

Braftovi 50 mg hard capsules.

Braftovi 75 mg hard capsules.

Pharmaceutical Form

Hard capsule (capsule).

Braftovi 50 mg hard capsules: Orange opaque cap and flesh opaque body, printed with a stylised “A” on the cap and “LGX 50mg” on the body. The length of the capsule is approximately 22 mm.

Braftovi 75 mg hard capsules: Flesh coloured opaque cap and white opaque body, printed with a stylised “A” on the cap and “LGX 75mg” on the body. The length of the capsule is approximately 23 mm.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Braftovi 50 mg hard capsules: Each hard capsule contains 50 mg of encorafenib.

Braftovi 75 mg hard capsules: Each hard capsule contains 75 mg of encorafenib.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Encorafenib

Encorafenib is a potent and highly selective ATP-competitive small molecule RAF kinase inhibitor. Encorafenib suppresses the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway in tumour cells expressing several mutated forms of BRAF kinase (V600E, D and K). Specifically, encorafenib inhibits in vitro and in vivo BRAFV600E,DandK mutant melanoma cell growth.

List of Excipients

Capsule content:

Copovidone (E1208)
Poloxamer 188
Cellulose microcrystalline (E460i)
Succinic acid (E363)
Crospovidone (E1202)
Silica colloidal anhydrous (E551)
Magnesium stearate (E470b)

Capsule shell:

Gelatin (E441)
Titanium dioxide (E171)
Iron oxide red (E172)
Iron oxide yellow (E172)
Iron oxide black (E172)

Printing ink:

Shellac (E904)
Iron oxide black (E172)
Propylene glycol (E1520)

Pack sizes and marketing

Braftovi 50 mg hard capsules:

Each pack contains either 28x1 or 112x1 hard capsules in polyamide/aluminium/PVC/aluminium/PET/paper perforated unit dose blisters.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Braftovi 75 mg hard capsules:

Each pack contains either 42x1 or 168x1 hard capsules in polyamide/aluminium/PVC/aluminium/PET/paper perforated unit dose blisters.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder

PIERRE FABRE MEDICAMENT, Les Cauquillous, 81500 Lavaur, France

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

Braftovi 50 mg hard capsules:

EU/1/18/1314/001 28x1 hard capsules
EU/1/18/1314/003 112x1 hard capsules

Braftovi 75 mg hard capsules:

EU/1/18/1314/002 42x1 hard capsules
EU/1/18/1314/004 168x1 hard capsules

Date of first authorisation: 20 September 2018
Date of latest renewal: 23 June 2023

Drugs

Drug Countries
BRAFTOVI Austria, Australia, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, United Kingdom, United States

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