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KALLIGA (desogestrel)

Women's Health Approved 2017-05-17

Kalliga TM tablets are indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use oral contraceptives as a method of contraception. Oral contraceptives are highly effective. Table 1 lists the typical accidental pregnancy rates for users of combined oral contraceptives and other methods of contraception. The efficacy of these contraceptive methods, except sterilization, the IUD, and the Norplant System depends upon the reliability with which they are used.

Source: FDA Label • Aurobindo Pharma
1
Indication
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Phase 3 Trials
9
Years on Market

Details

Status
Prescription
First Approved
2017-05-17
Routes
ORAL-28
Dosage Forms
TABLET

Companies

Active Ingredient: DESOGESTREL , ETHINYL ESTRADIOL

KALLIGA Approval History

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Original
New Indication
New Form
Label Update
3 FDA actions from 2017 to 2022
Apr 2022 SUPPL
Label · Labeling
Oct 2019 SUPPL
Label · Labeling
May 2017 ORIGINAL
Update

What KALLIGA Treats

1 FDA approvals

Originally approved for its first indication in 2017 .

  • Other (1)

KALLIGA Boxed Warning

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSOCIATED WITH SMOKING Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combination oral contraceptive use. This risk increases with age, particularly in women over 35 years of age, and with the number of cigarettes smoked. For this reason, combination oral contraceptives, including Kalliga TM , should not be used by women who are over 35 years of age and smoke....

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Clinical Trial Registry

3 trials
Trial Sponsor ID Phase Status Title
NCT01500473 results posted CCI-11-00057 Ph 2 terminated Therapeutic Effect of Desogestrel on Ventilatory Control in Patients With Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome
NCT01738724 FMRPUSP-UROGIN-002 Ph 4 terminated Study of the Efficacy of Dienogest in the Treatment of Uterine Leiomyomas When Compared to Desogestrel and Goserelin
NCT01243697 RESPIRONDINE P101001 Ph 2, Ph 3 completed Assessment of Desogestrel in Ondine Syndrome
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Key Completed Trials

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Trial Timeline

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Understanding FDA Approval Types
Count Type What it means
- ORIG Original approval - drug first enters market
- SUPPL - Efficacy New indication (new disease/condition approved)
- SUPPL - Labeling Label text changes (warnings, dosing updates)
- SUPPL - Manufacturing Production changes (new facility)
- SUPPL - Chemistry Formulation changes (new dosage strength)

Green lines in the timeline show ORIG and Efficacy approvals - the clinically meaningful milestones.

KALLIGA FDA Label Details

Indications & Usage

Kalliga TM tablets are indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use oral contraceptives as a method of contraception. Oral contraceptives are highly effective. Table 1 lists the typical accidental pregnancy rates for users of combined oral contraceptives and other methods of contraception. The efficacy of these contraceptive methods, except sterilization, the IUD, and the Norplant System depends upon the reliability with which they are used. Correct and consistent use of these methods can result in lower failure rates. In a clinical trial with Kalliga TM , 1,195 subjects...

⚠️ BOXED WARNING

WARNING: CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSOCIATED WITH SMOKING Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combination oral contraceptive use. This risk increases with age, particularly in women over 35 years of age, and with the number of cigarettes smoked. For this reason, com...

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Data Sources

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