ESBRIET Film-coated tablet Ref.[9677] Active ingredients: Pirfenidone

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2026  Publisher: Roche Registration GmbH, Emil-Barell-Strasse 1, 79639 Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany

Product name and form

Esbriet 267 mg film-coated tablets.

Esbriet 534 mg film-coated tablets.

Esbriet 801 mg film-coated tablets.

Pharmaceutical Form

Film-coated tablet (tablet).

Esbriet 267 mg film-coated tablets are yellow, oval, approximately 1.3 x 0.6. cm biconvex film-coated tablets, debossed with "PFD".

Esbriet 534 mg film-coated tablets are orange, oval, approximately 1.6 x 0.8 cm biconvex film-coated tablets, debossed with "PFD".

Esbriet 801 mg film-coated tablets are brown, oval, approximately 2 x 0.9 cm biconvex film-coated tablets, debossed with "PFD".

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each film-coated tablet contains 267 mg pirfenidone.

Each film-coated tablet contains 534 mg pirfenidone.

Each film-coated tablet contains 801 mg pirfenidone.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient

Pirfenidone attenuates fibroblast proliferation, production of fibrosis-associated proteins and cytokines, and the increased biosynthesis and accumulation of extracellular matrix in response to cytokine growth factors such as, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF).

List of Excipients

Tablet core:

Microcrystalline cellulose
Croscarmellose sodium
Povidone K30
Colloidal anhydrous silica
Magnesium stearate

Film coat:

Polyvinyl alcohol
Titanium dioxide (E171)
Macrogol 3350
Talc

267 mg tablet

Iron oxide yellow (E172)

534 mg tablet

Iron oxide yellow (E172)
Iron oxide red (E172)

801 mg tablet

Iron oxide red (E172)
Iron oxide black (E172)

Pack sizes and marketing

High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) bottle with a child-resistant and tamper-evident screw cap

Pack sizes

267 mg film-coated tablets:

1 bottle containing 90 film-coated tablets
2 bottles each containing 90 film-coated tablets (180 film-coated tablets in total)

534 mg film-coated tablets:

1 bottle containing 21 film-coated tablets
1 bottle containing 90 film-coated tablets

801 mg film-coated tablets:

1 bottle containing 90 film-coated tablets

PVC/Aclar (PCTFE) aluminium foil blister

Pack sizes

267 mg film-coated tablets:

1 blister containing 21 film-coated tablets (21 in total)
2 blisters each containing 21 film-coated tablets (42 in total)
4 blisters each containing 21 film-coated tablets (84 in total)
8 blisters each containing 21 Film-coated tablets (168 in total)

2-week treatment initiation pack: multipack containing 63 (1 pack containing 1 blister of 21 and 1 pack containing 2 blisters of 21) film-coated tablets

Continuation pack: multipack containing 252 (3 packs each containing 4 blisters of 21) film-coated tablets

801 mg film-coated tablets:

4 blisters each containing 21 film-coated tablets (84 in total)

Continuation pack: multipack containing 252 (3 packs each containing 4 blisters of 21) film-coated tablets

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder

Roche Registration GmbH, Emil-Barell-Strasse 1, 79639 Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

EU/1/11/667/007
EU/1/11/667/008
EU/1/11/667/009
EU/1/11/667/010
EU/1/11/667/011
EU/1/11/667/012
EU/1/11/667/013
EU/1/11/667/014
EU/1/11/667/015
EU/1/11/667/016
EU/1/11/667/017
EU/1/11/667/018
EU/1/11/667/019

Date of first authorisation: 28 February 2011
Date of latest renewal: 08 September 2015

Drugs

Drug Countries
ESBRIET Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

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