The Reyataz franchise comprises the standalone azapeptide protease inhibitor (PI) Reyataz (atazanavir; Bristol-Myers Squibb) and the fixed-dose combination of Reyataz and Tybost.
Revatio (sildenafil), manufactured by Pfizer, is a selective inhibitor of the phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) enzyme, which enhances the effect of the endogenous vasodilator, nitric oxide (NO).
Remodulin (treprostinil; United Therapeutics/Antigen/Mochida) is a prostaglandin analog that functions as a prostaglandin I2 (PGI2) receptor agonist.
Recentin (cediranib; AstraZeneca) is a small molecule inhibitor of all three vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR-1, -2, -3) tyrosine kinases.
United Therapeutics’ Orenitram (trepostinil) is the first-to-market oral formulation of a prostacyclin analog, and is a reformulation of the company’s intravenous prostacyclin analog Remodulin.
Orencia (abatacept; Bristol-Myers Squibb/Ono Pharmaceutical) is a soluble fusion protein that consists of the extracellular domain of human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4.
Orbactiv is a broad-spectrum antibiotic mainly targeting inpatient settings. The drug is a semisynthetic lipoglycopeptide that inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by blocking peptidoglycan biosynthesis.
Aggrenox (Boehringer Ingelheim/GlaxoSmithKline/Bayer) capsules contain two active ingredients, acetylsalicylic acid and extend-release dipyridamole.
Actelion’s Opsumit (macitentan) is the follow-on product to the leading pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapy Tracleer.
Omadacycline (Paratek Pharmaceuticals) is the first agent of the aminomethycyclines class of antibiotics. The drug, which is a semisynthetic derivative of the tetracycline minocycline.
Adempas (riociguat; Bayer/Merck & Co) is a first-in-class drug that activates soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC), a key enzyme in nitric oxide-mediated vasodilation of vascular smooth muscle cells.
Activase (alteplase; Roche/Boehringer Ingelheim/Kyowa Hakko Kirin) is a recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, and is a manufactured version of the tissue plasminogen activating proteins found naturally in endothelial cells.
Actemra (tocilizumab; Roche/Chugai), known as RoActemra in Europe, is a first-in-class humanized interleukin-6 receptor monoclonal antibody.
Lupron (leuprolide; Takeda/AbbVie) is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist which acts on the pituitary gland in the brain to stimulate luteinizing hormone (LH) release, resulting in a temporary surge in serum testosterone levels known as “flare.”
Letairis (ambrisentan; Gilead/AbbVie/GlaxoSmithKline) is a selective endothelin type A (ETA) receptor antagonist. Endothelin is a potent vasoconstrictor with mitogenic, hypertrophic, and pro-inflammatory.
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