VERQUVO FILM-COATED TABLET 10MG

BAYER (SOUTH EAST ASIA) PTE LTD

BAYER (SOUTH EAST ASIA) PTE LTD

Therapeutic

Prescription Only

TABLET, FILM COATED

**2\. DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION** Before starting VERQUVO, care should be taken to optimise volume status and diuretic therapy, as well as other guideline-directed heart failure therapies, to stabilise patients after the decompensation event, particularly in patients with very high NT-proBNP levels _\[see 9. CLINICAL STUDIES_ – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_ _\]_. **2.1 Adults** - The recommended starting dose of VERQUVO is 2.5 mg once daily, taken with food. - Double the dose of VERQUVO approximately every 2 weeks to reach the target maintenance dose of 10 mg once daily, as tolerated by the patient. - For patients who are unable to swallow whole tablets, VERQUVO may be crushed and mixed with water immediately before administration _\[see 10. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 10.4 Pharmacokinetics_ – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_ _\]_. Missed Dose If a dose is missed, it should be taken as soon as the patient remembers on the same day of the missed dose. Patients should not take two doses of VERQUVO on the same day. **2.2 Pediatric Patients** Safety and efficacy of VERQUVO have not been established in patients less than 18 years of age _\[see 6. USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS, 6.3 Pediatric Use and 10. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 10.4 Pharmacokinetics_ – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_ _\]_. **2.3 Geriatric Patients** No dosage adjustment of VERQUVO is required for geriatric patients _\[see 6. USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS, 6.4 Geriatric Use and 10. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 10.4 Pharmacokinetics_ – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_ _\]_. **2.4 Renal Impairment** No dose adjustment of VERQUVO is required in patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥15 mL/min/1.73m2 (without dialysis). VERQUVO has not been studied in patients with eGFR <15 mL/min/1.73m2 at treatment initiation or on dialysis and is therefore not recommended in these patients _\[see 6. USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS, 6.5 Renal Impairment, 9. CLINICAL STUDIES, and 10. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 10.4 Pharmacokinetics_ – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_ _\]_. **2.5 Hepatic Impairment** No dose adjustment of VERQUVO is required in patients with mild or moderate hepatic impairment. VERQUVO has not been studied in patients with severe hepatic impairment and is therefore not recommended in these patients _\[see 6. USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS, 6.6 Hepatic Impairment and 10. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 10.4 Pharmacokinetics_ – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_ _\]_.