Glasdegib: uses, dosing, side effects & brands
Glasdegib is a hedgehog pathway inhibitor sold in the U.S. under one brand, for acute myeloid leukemia. Below: what the FDA label says, every product that contains it, what the pills look like, and its recall record.
Key facts
- Drug class
- Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor
- Treats
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Available as
- Tablet
- Sold as
- Daurismo
- Prescription?
- Prescription only
- Generic available?
- Not in our catalog
- Boxed warning
- Boxed warning
How glasdegib is dosed
From the FDA label for Daurismo (application NDA210656). Other glasdegib products — different forms, different strengths — are dosed differently. Follow the label for the one you were prescribed.
Recommended dosage: 100 mg orally once daily. ( 2.1 ) 2.1 Recommended Dosage and Schedule The recommended dosage of DAURISMO is 100 mg orally once daily on days 1 to 28 in combination with cytarabine 20 mg subcutaneously twice daily on days 1 to 10 of each 28-day cycle in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or loss of disease control. For patients without unacceptable toxicity, treat for a minimum of 6 cycles to allow time for clinical response. Administer DAURISMO with or without food. Do not split or crush DAURISMO tablets. Administer DAURISMO about the same time each day. If a dose of DAURISMO is vomited, do not administer a replacement dose; wait until the next scheduled dose is due. If a dose of DAURISMO is missed or not taken at the usual time, administer the dose as soon as possible and at least 12 hours prior to the next scheduled dose. Return to the normal schedule the following day. Do not administer 2 doses of DAURISMO within 12 hours. 2.2 Monitoring and Dosage Modifications Assess complete blood counts, electrolytes, renal, and hepatic function prior to the initiation of DAURISMO and at least once weekly for the first month. Monitor electrolytes and renal function once monthly for the duration of therapy. Obtain creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels prior to initiating DAURISMO and as indicated clinically thereafter (e.g., if muscle symptoms are reported). Monitor…
Glasdegib side effects
The following clinically-significant adverse reactions are described elsewhere in the labeling: • QTc Interval Prolongation [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] • Musculoskeletal Adverse Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ] Most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥20%) are anemia, fatigue, hemorrhage, febrile neutropenia, musculoskeletal pain, nausea, edema, thrombocytopenia, dyspnea, decreased appetite, dysgeusia, mucositis, constipation, and rash. ( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Pfizer, Inc. at 1-800-438-1985 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch . 6.1 Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. The safety profile of DAURISMO is based on experience in the BRIGHT AML 1003 study for 111 adults with newly-diagnosed AML and 14 adults with other conditions for which DAURISMO is not indicated [see Clinical Studies (14) ] . Patients were treated with DAURISMO 100 mg daily in combination with low-dose cytarabine (N=84) or low-dose cytarabine alone (N=41). The median duration of treatment in the DAURISMO with low-dose cytarabine arm was 83 days (range 3 to 972 days), and the median duration of…
Who shouldn’t take glasdegib
None. None. ( 4 )
Glasdegib drug interactions
Table 5. Drug Interactions with DAURISMO Strong CYP3A Inhibitors Clinical Impact • Co-administration of DAURISMO with strong CYP3A inhibitors increased glasdegib plasma concentrations [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ]. • Increased glasdegib concentrations may increase the risk of adverse reactions including QTc interval prolongation [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] . Prevention or Management • Consider alternative therapies that are not strong CYP3A4 inhibitors during treatment with DAURISMO. • Monitor patients for increased risk of adverse reactions including QTc interval prolongation [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ]. Strong and Moderate CYP3A Inducers Clinical Impact Co-administration of DAURISMO with strong and moderate CYP3A inducers decreased glasdegib plasma concentrations [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ] . • Decreased glasdegib concentrations may reduce efficacy. Prevention or Management • Avoid co-administration of DAURISMO with strong and moderate CYP3A4 inducers. • If co-administration of DAURISMO with moderate CYP3A4 inducers cannot be avoided, increase the dose of DAURISMO [see Dosage and Administration (2.3) ] . QTc Prolonging Drugs Clinical Impact Co-administration of DAURISMO with QTc prolonging drugs may increase the risk of QTc interval prolongation [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ]. Prevention or Management • Avoid co-administration of QTc prolonging drugs with DAURISMO or replace with alternative therapies. • If co-administration of a QTc prolonging drug is unavoidable, monitor patients for increased risk of QTc interval prolongation [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ]. • Strong CYP3A4 Inhibitors: Consider alternative therapies that are not strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or monitor for increased risk of adverse reactions, including QTc interval prolongation. ( 7 ) • Strong CYP3A4 Inducers: Avoid concomitant use with DAURISMO. ( 7 ) • Moderate CYP3A4 Inducers: Avoid concomitant use with DAURISMO. If, concomitant use cannot be avoided, increase the dose of DAURISMO. ( 2.3 , 7 ) • QTc Prolonging Drugs: Avoid co-administration with DAURISMO. If co-administration is unavoidable, monitor for increased risk of QTc interval prolongation. ( 7 )
Every glasdegib product we track (1)
Same active ingredient — different manufacturer, form, price and FDA recall record. That last one is what our independent score measures.
Only one: Daurismo.
Can you crush or split glasdegib?
At least one glasdegibproduct is labelled to be swallowed whole — crushing an extended-release tablet releases the whole day’s dose at once. Which applies depends on the form you were given.
What each glasdegib label says about crushing, splitting and chewingGlasdegib and breastfeeding
From LactMed, the US National Library of Medicine’s Drugs and Lactation Database — quoted, not rewritten.
Full LactMed record for glasdegib: levels in milk, effects in breastfed infants, and the drugs it would consider insteadNo information is available on glasdegib during breastfeeding. It is 91% bound to plasma proteins, so amounts in milk are likely to be low. With a half-life of 17.4 hours, it is likely to be eliminated from milk by 4 to 7 days after the last dose. However, the manufacturer recommends that breastfeeding be discontinued during glasdegib therapy and for at least 30 days after the last dose.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, record revised February 15, 2025. LactMed states its information is not a substitute for professional judgement.
What people report to the FDA about glasdegib
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 1 reports naming glasdegib, and the FDA flagged 100% of those reports as serious. The effects reported most often — leaving out reports about overdose, misuse or the condition being treated, which dominate the raw list for common medicines:
- hypokalaemia1 reports
- mental disorder1 reports
- metabolic alkalosis1 reports
- metabolic disorder1 reports
Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean glasdegib caused the effect — anyone can file one, and many describe people taking several medicines for several conditions. Crucially there is no denominator: FAERS does not record how many people took the drug, so these counts cannot be turned into “X% of patients” — a bigger number often just means a more widely used or more talked-about drug. Duplicates exist, and publicity drives reporting. For what is actually established, read the FDA label section above.
Source: openFDA drug/event (FAERS), retrieved August 4, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
What is glasdegib?
Daurismo (Glasdegib Maleate) is a hedgehog pathway inhibitor used to treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
What kind of drug is glasdegib?
The FDA classifies glasdegib as a hedgehog pathway inhibitor. If you are checking whether it is safe to combine with something else, the class is what matters — two drugs from the same class usually should not be stacked.
Can you take glasdegib with other medicines?
It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run glasdegib against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.
What forms does glasdegib come in?
Across the brands we track, glasdegib is currently marketed as tablet, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.
Is there a generic glasdegib?
We do not currently list a generic-labelled glasdegib product. That does not always mean none exists — it means none appears under a generic name in the FDA data we track. Ask your pharmacist.
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We summarise public FDA and NIH sources — for a clinical claim, cite the primary source we link to as well.
Sources: FDA openFDA drug label, National Drug Code Directory, and Enforcement (recall) database. This page reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice. Dosing is set by your prescriber.
Read the full FDA label for glasdegib on DailyMed (NIH) ↗ — including its boxed warning in full.