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SIGNIFOR LAR (pasireotide) for injectable suspension
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SIGNIFOR LAR (pasireotide) for injectable suspension Signifor

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Managing Hyperglycemia HYPERGLYCEMIA MAY OCCUR AND CAN BE MANAGED

Hyperglycemia can occur in patients treated with SIGNIFOR LAR24,*

  • Hyperglycemia is reversible upon SIGNIFOR LAR discontinuation25
  • Metformin alone or in combination with other anti-diabetic medication may help control elevations in glucose levels that may occur with SIGNIFOR-LAR treatment25,†
  • Most patients who had hyperglycemia were able to achieve the American Diabetes Association Goal of 7% with medical management25
  • Key elements in addressing hyperglycemia include close monitoring, patient education, and prompt action25
  • There have been postmarketing cases of ketoacidosis with SIGNIFOR LAR in patients with history of diabetes and in patients without history of diabetes. Assess patients who present with signs and symptoms consistent with ketoacidosis during SIGNIFOR LAR treatment3

Importantly, in patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, optimize anti-diabetic treatment before starting SIGNIFOR LAR3

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*Up to a third of patients experienced hyperglycemia with SIGNIFOR LAR:
— 29% of medically naive patients treated with SIGNIFOR LAR experienced hyperglycemia1
— 33% and 30% of previously inadequately controlled patients experienced hyperglycemia when switched to 40 and 60 mg SIGNIFOR LAR, respectively1
†Glucose control generally defined as HbA1c <7% by the ADA guidelines.26

Current antidiabetic treatment therapies may help you manage hyperglycemia in patients treated with SIGNIFOR LAR.

The first prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label phase 4 study to investigate the management of pasireotide-associated hyperglycemia27

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The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of incretin-based or insulin therapy in patients with pasireotide-associated hyperglycemia who were eligible for randomization

  • Patients eligible for randomization had an average fasting blood sugar of ≥126 mg/dL on three consecutive days during pre-randomization period, despite optimized treatment with metformin/other permitted OADs
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Some patients receiving pasireotide did not develop treatment-associated hyperglycemia requiring antidiabetic medication

  • Of 249 patients enrolled in the study (190 with acromegaly and 59 with Cushing’s disease), 103 (41%) did not require antidiabetic medication
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For some patients who developed hyperglycemia with pasireotide, antidiabetic treatment options such as metformin, incretin-based therapy, and/or insulin, were shown to be effective

  • 46 (18%) patients were managed with metformin or other oral antidiabetic drugs
  • Among patients requiring additional therapy (N=81/249), incretin-based therapy was more effective than insulin in lowering HbA1c

In this study, hyperglycemia observed during pasireotide treatment was manageable in most patients without the need for treatment discontinuation.27

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Indications and Usage

SIGNIFOR LAR (pasireotide) is a somatostatin analog indicated for the treatment of:

Important Safety Information

Warnings and Precautions

Indications and Usage

SIGNIFOR LAR (pasireotide) is a somatostatin analog indicated for the treatment of:

Important Safety Information

Warnings and Precautions


Adverse Reactions


Drug Interactions


Females and Males of Reproductive Potential


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