LITFULO Hard capsule Ref.[51249] Active ingredients: Ritlecitinib

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2023  Publisher: Pfizer Europe MA EEIG, Boulevard de la Plaine 17, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium

Product name and form

Litfulo 50 mg hard capsules.

Pharmaceutical Form

Hard capsule (capsule).

Opaque hard capsules, yellow body and blue cap approximately 16 mm long and 6 mm wide, of which the body is printed with “RCB 50” and the cap is printed with “Pfizer” in black.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each hard capsule contains ritlecitinib tosylate equivalent to 50 mg ritlecitinib.

Excipient(s) with known effect: Each hard capsule contains 21.27 mg of lactose monohydrate.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Ritlecitinib

Ritlecitinib irreversibly and selectively inhibits Janus kinase (JAK) 3 and the tyrosine kinase expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (TEC) family by blocking the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) binding site. JAK3 and TEC family mediated signalling pathways are both involved in alopecia areata pathogenesis, although complete pathophysiology is still not understood.

List of Excipients

Hard capsule content:

Cellulose microcrystalline
Lactose monohydrate
Crospovidone
Glycerol dibehenate

Hard capsule shell:

Hypromellose (E464)
Titanium dioxide (E171)
Yellow iron oxide (E172)
Brilliant Blue FCF (E133)

Printing ink:

Shellac
Propylene glycol
Ammonia solution concentrated
Black iron oxide (E172)
Potassium hydroxide

Pack sizes and marketing

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle with a silica gel desiccant and polypropylene closure containing 28 hard capsules.

OPA/Al/PVC/Al blisters containing 10 hard capsules. Each pack contains 30 or 90 hard capsules.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder

Pfizer Europe MA EEIG, Boulevard de la Plaine 17, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

EU/1/23/1755/001
EU/1/23/1755/002
EU/1/23/1755/003

Drugs

Drug Countries
LITFULO Austria, Estonia, France, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, United Kingdom, United States

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