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Find Clinical Drug Pipeline Developments & Deals by Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
Agamree (vamorolone) is a novel drug candidate with a mode of action based on binding to the mineralcorticosteroid receptor and modifying its downstream activity, being developed for the treatment Duchenne muscular dystrophy in 2 yaers and older patients.
Firdapse (amifampridine) is an oral, nonspecific, voltage-dependent, potassium (K+) channel blocker that causes depolarization of the presynaptic membrane and slows or inhibits repolarization.
Agamree (vamorolone) is a novel drug candidate candidate, which binds to the same receptor as corticosteroids but modifying its downstream activity and as such is considered a dissociative anti-inflammatory drug. Vamorolone is being indicated for DMD.
Firdapse (amifampridine) is approved for the treatment of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome and FDA recently accepted to review the Company's sNDA to increase the indicated maximum daily dosage of amifampridine tablets 10 mg from 80mg to 100mg.
Under the agreement, Catalyst gains commercialization rights in North America for VBP15 (vamorolone), an investigational drug candidate with a mode of action based on binding to the same receptor as glucocorticoids, in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Santhera will grant Catalyst exclusive commercialization rights to VBP15, an orally active dissociative steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, in North America and Santhera will continue to focus on European commercialization of vamorolone in duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Firdapse (amifampridine) is a broad spectrum potassium channel blocker. sNDA submission has been planned to increase indicated maximum dose for firdapse® from 80 mg per day to 100 mg per day for the treatment of lambert eaton myasthenic syndrome ("LEMS").
The completion of the acquisition, strengthens the company's Commercial Portfolio with the First and Only AMPA Receptor Antagonist Marketed Product for Epilepsy. Fycompa (perampanel), an oral medication, is a selective non-competitive AMPA receptor antagonist.
Firdapse (amifampridine phosphate) is a broad spectrum potassium channel blocker. Amifampridine is the only evidence-based, FDA-approved treatment for adult patients with Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS).
Fycompa (perampanel) is a non-competitive AMPA glutamate receptor antagonist used to treat partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures, and as adjunctive treatment of primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in patients with epilepsy.