EPCLUSA Coated granules Ref.[51277] Active ingredients: Sofosbuvir and Velpatasvir

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2023  Publisher: Gilead Sciences Ireland UC, Carrigtohill, County Cork, T45 DP77, Ireland

Product name and form

Epclusa 200 mg/50 mg coated granules in sachet.

Epclusa 150 mg/37.5 mg coated granules in sachet.

Pharmaceutical Form

Coated granules.

Epclusa 200 mg/50 mg oral granules, unit-dose sachet (each sachet contains 100 oral granules of 2.0/0.5 mg/granule): White to off-white, coated granules 2 mm diameter in sachet.

Epclusa 150 mg/37.5 mg oral granules, unit-dose sachet (each sachet contains 75 oral granules of 2.0/0.5 mg/granule): White to off-white, coated granules 2 mm diameter in sachet.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Epclusa 200 mg/50 mg coated granules in sachet

Each sachet contains 200 mg sofosbuvir and 50 mg velpatasvir.

Excipient with known effect: Each sachet contains 304 mg of lactose (as monohydrate).

Epclusa 150 mg/37.5 mg coated granules in sachet

Each sachet contains 150 mg sofosbuvir and 37.5 mg velpatasvir.

Excipient with known effect: Each sachet contains 228 mg of lactose (as monohydrate).

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Sofosbuvir and Velpatasvir

Sofosbuvir is a pan-genotypic inhibitor of the HCV NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, which is essential for viral replication. Velpatasvir is a HCV inhibitor targeting the HCV NS5A protein, which is essential for both RNA replication and the assembly of HCV virions.

List of Excipients

Granules core:

Copovidone (E1208)
Lactose monohydrate
Microcrystalline cellulose (E460)
Croscarmellose sodium (E468)
Colloidal anhydrous silica (E551)
Magnesium stearate (E470b)

Film-coating:

Hypromellose (E464)
Titanium dioxide (E171)
Macrogol (E1521)
Basic butylated methacrylate copolymer (E1205)
Talc (E553b)
Stearic acid (E570)
Colloidal anhydrous silica (E551)
L-tartaric acid (E334)

Pack sizes and marketing

Polyester/aluminium/polyethylene film sachets in cartons. Each carton contains 28 sachets.

Marketing authorization holder

Gilead Sciences Ireland UC, Carrigtohill, County Cork, T45 DP77, Ireland

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

EU/1/16/1116/004
EU/1/16/1116/003

Date of first authorisation: 06 July 2016
Date of latest renewal: 22 March 2021

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