LEQVIO Solution for injection Ref.[10961] Active ingredients: Inclisiran

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2021  Publisher: Novartis Europharm Limited, Vista Building, Elm Park, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, Ireland

Product name and form

Leqvio 284 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe.

Pharmaceutical Form

Solution for injection (injection).

The solution is clear, colourless to pale yellow, and essentially free of particulates.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each pre-filled syringe contains inclisiran sodium equivalent to 284 mg inclisiran in 1.5 ml solution.

Each ml contains inclisiran sodium equivalent to 189 mg inclisiran.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Inclisiran

Inclisiran is a cholesterol-lowering, double-stranded, small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA), conjugated on the sense strand with triantennary N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) to facilitate uptake by hepatocytes. It is indicated in adults with primary hypercholesterolaemia (heterozygous familial and non-familial) or mixed dyslipidaemia, as an adjunct to diet.

List of Excipients

Water for injections
Sodium hydroxide (for pH adjustment)
Concentrated phosphoric acid (for pH adjustment)

Pack sizes and marketing

1.5 ml solution in a pre-filled syringe (Type I glass) with plunger stopper (bromobutyl, fluorotec coated rubber) with needle and rigid needle shield.

Pack size of one pre-filled syringe.

Marketing authorization holder

Novartis Europharm Limited, Vista Building, Elm Park, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, Ireland

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

EU/1/20/1494/001

Drugs

Drug Countries
LEQVIO Austria, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Croatia, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, United Kingdom

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