Velphoro Drug Interactions

Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide (Velphoro) is almost not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Although the potential for interactions with medicinal products seems low, for concomitant treatment with medicinal products with a narrow therapeutic window, the clinical effect and adverse events should be monitored, on initiation or dose-adjustment of either Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide (Velphoro) or the concomitant medicinal product, or the physician should consider measuring blood levels. When administering any medicinal product that is already known to interact with iron (like alendronate and doxycycline) or has the potential to interact with Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide (Velphoro) based only on in vitro studies like levothyroxine, the medicinal product should be administered at least one hour before or two hours after Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide (Velphoro).
In vitro studies with the following active substances did not show any relevant interaction: acetylsalicylic acid, cephalexin, cinacalcet, ciprofloxacin, clopidogrel, enalapril, hydrochlorothiazide, metformin, metoprolol, nifedipine, pioglitazone and quinidine.
Interaction studies have only been performed in healthy volunteers. They have been conducted in healthy human male and female subjects with losartan, furosemide, digoxin, warfarin, and omeprazole. Concomitant administration of Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide (Velphoro) did not affect the bioavailability of these medicinal products as measured by the area under the curve (AUC).
Data from clinical studies have shown that Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide (Velphoro) does not affect the lipid lowering effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (e.g., atorvastatin and simvastatin). In addition, post-hoc analyses from clinical studies demonstrated no impact of Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide (Velphoro) on iPTH lowering effect of oral Vitamin D analogues. Vitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxy Vitamin D levels remained unchanged.
Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide (Velphoro) does not affect guaiac based (Haemoccult) or immunological based (iColo Rectal and Hexagon Obti) faecal occult blood tests.