post marketing surveillance study to observe safety and efficacy of eraxis® iv

Conditions: Candidemia; Other Forms of Candida Infections(Intra-abdominal Abscess, Peritonitis)

Summary: the objective of this study is to collect the safety and efficacy data of eraxis iv (anidulafungin) 100 mg according to korea ministry of food and drug safety regulations.

the objective of this study is to determine any problems or questions associated with eraxis after marketing, with regard to the following clauses under conditions of general clinical practice, in compliance with the regulation "re-examination guideline of new drugs". 1. serious adverse event/adverse drug reaction 2. unexpected adverse event/adverse drug reaction that have not been reflected in the approved drug label. 3. known adverse drug reaction 4. non-serious adverse drug reaction 5. other safety and effectiveness information eraxis was first approved as a new medicine on 30 may 2008. as required for any new medication approved by ministry of food and drug safety (mfds), information on safety and effectiveness of new medication should be researched on certain number of subjects taking the drug in the setting of routine practice during the initial 6 years after the approval of new drug(until 29 may 2014). however, minimal required number of subjects was not met during the original reexamination period (30 may 2008 \~ 29 may 2014). therefore, according to an order from mfds on 02 mar 2015, eraxis pms was requested to collect the rest of required subjects by 02 september 2016 in prospective and retrospective approach.

Eligibility criteria:
1. prospective study population 1.1. inclusion criteria subjects must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for enrollment into the study: * use in the treatment of invasive candidiasis in adult patients * evidence of a personally signed and dated data privacy statement indicating that the subject (or a legally acceptable representative) has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study. 1.2. exclusion criteria subjects presenting with any of the following will not be included in the study: * subjects to whom eraxis iv is prescribed for other diseases than invasive candidiasis in adult patients. * subjects less than 18 ages should be excluded in this study since safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established yet. * hypersensitivity to the active substance, or to any of the excipients. * hypersensitivity to other medicinal products of the echinocandin class (e.g. caspofungin). 2. retrospective study population 2.1. inclusion criteria subjects must meet one of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for enrollment into the study: since all subjects enrolled should meet the usual prescribing criteria as per the local product document of eraxis iv at the time of starting eraxis iv administration, the inclusion criteria is divided as followings on the basis of 10 mar 2015 when the approved indication was updated. * in case where the starting date of eraxis iv administration is prior to 10 mar 2015 - use in the treatment of the following fungal infections: candidemia and other forms of candida infections (intra-abdominal abscess, and peritonitis) * in case where the starting date of eraxis iv administration is 10 mar 2015 or after - use in the treatment of invasive candidiasis in adult patients 2.2. exclusion criteria subjects presenting with any of the following will not be included in the study: * subjects to whom eraxis iv was prescribed for other diseases than candidemia and other forms of candida infections (intra-abdominal abscess, and peritonitis) (in case where the starting date of eraxis iv administration is prior to 10 mar 2015) or invasive candidiasis in adult patients (in case where the starting date of eraxis iv administration is 10 mar 2015 or after). * subjects less than 18 ages should be excluded in this study since safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established yet. * hypersensitivity to the active substance, or to any of the excipients. * hypersensitivity to other medicinal products of the echinocandin class (e.g. caspofungin). * subjects enrolled in the prospective phase study.

Keywords: anidulafungin safety efficacy