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Safety

UPTRAVI® Demonstrated Consistent, Long-Term Safety Across GRIPHON (N=1156) and Open-‍Label Extension1,2

Adverse Reactions Ocurring More Frequently With UPTRAVI® Compared With Placebo By ≥3% in the GRIPHON Trial1

ADVERSE REACTIONUPTRAVI® n=575Placebo
n=577
Headache65%32%
Diarrhea42%18%
Jaw pain26%6%
Nausea33%18%
Myalgia16%6%
Vomiting18%9%
Pain in extremity17%8%
Flushing12%5%
Arthralgia11%8%
Anemia8%5%
Decreased appetite6%3%
Rash11%8%

Pivotal trial overall population: Adverse reactions were less frequent during the maintenance phase

Hyperthyroidism was observed in 1% (n=8) of patients on UPTRAVI® and in none of the patients on placebo

Median duration of exposure to UPTRAVI® was 1.4 years

The safety of UPTRAVI® was well established in GRIPHON, with adverse events being consistent across post hoc analyses and open-‍label extension1-6

Help Your Patients Be Prepared for Potential Adverse Reactions and How to Manage Them

Adverse Reactions Management Tool: Learn about adverse reactions common to prostacyclin-class therapies.

UPTRAVI® Dose Adjustment Phase Guide for patients: Use this guide for patients who are starting UPTRAVI® to help set goals and expectations for treatment. After discussion, give patients the guide to help them track and share how they’re feeling.

References: 1. UPTRAVI® (selexipag) full Prescribing Information. Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. 2. Galiè N, Gaine S, Channick R, et al. Long‍-‍term survival, safety and tolerability with selexipag in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: results from GRIPHON and its open‍-‍label extension. Adv Ther. 2022‍;‍39(‍1‍)‍:‍796‍-‍810. 3. Sitbon O, Channick R, Chin KM, et al. Selexipag for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. N Engl J Med. 2015‍;‍373‍:‍2522‍-‍2533 and suppl. 4. Gaine S, Sitbon O, Channick RN, et al. Relationship between time from diagnosis and morbidity/mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension: results from the phase III GRIPHON study. Chest. 2021;160(1):277-286. 5. Gaine S, Chin K, Coghlan G, et al. Selexipag for the treatment of connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur Respir J. 2017;50(2):1602493. doi:10.1183/13993003.02493-2016. 6. Coghlan JG, Channick R, Chin K, et al. Targeting the prostacyclin pathway with selexipag in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension receiving double combination therapy: insights from the randomized controlled GRIPHON study. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2018‍;‍18‍(1)‍:‍37‍-‍47.