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Eplontersen
Clinical data
Trade namesWainua
Other namesAKCEA-TTR-LRx
AHFS/Drugs.comEplontersen
License data
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administration
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Eplontersen, sold under the brand name Wainua, is a medication used for the treatment of transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis.[1] It is a transthyretin-directed antisense oligonucleotide.[1] It was developed to treat hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis by Ionis Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca.[2][3][4][5]

Eplontersen was approved for medical use in the United States in December 2023.[1][6][7][8]

Medical uses[edit]

Eplontersen is indicated for the treatment of the polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis in adults.[1]

Society and culture[edit]

Names[edit]

Eplontersen is the international nonproprietary name.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Wainua- eplontersen injection, solution". DailyMed. 21 December 2023. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  • ^ "Ionis announces FDA acceptance of New Drug Application for eplontersen for the treatment of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloid polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN)" (Press release). Ionis Pharmaceuticals. 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via PR Newswire.
  • ^ Coelho, Teresa; Waddington Cruz, Márcia; Chao, Chi-Chao; Parman, Yeşim; Wixner, Jonas; Weiler, Markus; et al. (February 2023). "Characteristics of Patients with Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis-Polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN) in NEURO-TTRansform, an Open-label Phase 3 Study of Eplontersen". Neurology and Therapy. 12 (1): 267–287. doi:10.1007/s40120-022-00414-z. PMC 9837340. PMID 36525140.
  • ^ Coelho, Teresa; Marques, Wilson; Dasgupta, Noel R.; Chao, Chi-Chao; Parman, Yeşim; França, Marcondes Cavalcante; et al. (October 2023). "Eplontersen for Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis With Polyneuropathy". The Journal of the American Medical Association. 330 (15): 1448–1458. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18688. PMC 10540057. PMID 37768671.
  • ^ Diep, John K.; Yu, Rosie Z.; Viney, Nicholas J.; Schneider, Eugene; Guo, Shuling; Henry, Scott; et al. (December 2022). "Population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling of eplontersen, an antisense oligonucleotide in development for transthyretin amyloidosis". British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 88 (12): 5389–5398. doi:10.1111/bcp.15468. PMID 35869634. S2CID 250989659.
  • ^ "Eplontersen: FDA-Approved Drugs". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  • ^ "Wainua (eplontersen) granted regulatory approval in the U.S. for the treatment of adults with polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis". Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Press release). 21 December 2023. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  • ^ "Wainua (eplontersen) granted first-ever regulatory approval in the US for the treatment of adults with polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis". AstraZeneca US (Press release). 22 December 2023. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  • ^ World Health Organization (2021). "International nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances (INN): recommended INN: list 85". WHO Drug Information. 35 (1). hdl:10665/340684.
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