Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity reactions, including contact urticaria, have occurred in patients treated with EUCRISA. Hypersensitivity should be suspected in the event of severe pruritus, swelling and erythema at the application site or at a distant site. If signs and symptoms of hypersensitivity occur, discontinue EUCRISA immediately and initiate appropriate therapy.
Special Populations
Pregnant Women
There is no available data with EUCRISA in pregnant women to inform the drug-associated risk for major birth defects and miscarriage. In animal reproduction studies, there were no adverse developmental effects observed with oral administration of crisaborole in pregnant rats and rabbits during organogenesis at doses up to 3 and 2 times, respectively, the maximum recommended human dose (MRHD).
Breast-feeding
It is unknown if EUCRISA is excreted in human milk. There is no information available on the effects of the drug on the breastfed infant or the effects on milk production after topical application of EUCRISA to women who are breastfeeding. EUCRISA is systemically absorbed. The lack of clinical data during lactation precludes a clear determination of the risk of EUCRISA to a breastfed infant. Therefore, the developmental and health benefits of breastfeeding should be considered along with the mother’s clinical need for EUCRISA and any potential adverse effects on the breastfed infant from EUCRISA or from the underlying maternal condition. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, precaution should be exercised.
Pediatrics
Pediatrics (3 months to <18 years): Based on the data submitted and reviewed by Health Canada, the safety and effectiveness of EUCRISA for topical treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis have been established in pediatric patients age 3 months and older.
Use of EUCRISA in this age group is supported by data from two 28 day adequate, vehicle-controlled safety and efficacy trials which included 1,313 pediatric patients ages 2 to <18 years old of whom 874 received EUCRISA. The most commonly reported adverse reaction in subjects 2 years and older was application site pain. Additionally, use of EUCRISA in pediatric patients aged 3 months to less than 2 years was supported by data from a 28‑day open‑label, safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) trial in 137 subjects. No new safety signals were identified in subjects 3 months to less than 2 years of age (see ADVERSE REACTIONS, ACTION AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY and CLINICAL TRIALS).
The safety and effectiveness of EUCRISA in pediatric patients below the age of 3 months have not been established.
Geriatrics
Evidence from clinical studies of EUCRISA did not include sufficient numbers of patients 65 years of age and over to determine whether they respond differently from younger patients.