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Find Clinical Drug Pipeline Developments & Deals for Macitentan
Opsynvi is a single-tablet combination of macitentan, an endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA), and tadalafil, a phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor. It is approved for the chronic treatment of adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
ACT-064992D (macitentan/tadalafil ) Tablet act Endothelin A receptor antagonists, macitentan, and the PDE5 inhibitor, tadalafil, used for long-term treatment of PAH in adult patients of WHO Functional Class (FC) II to III.
The investigational single tablet combination therapy of ACT-064992D (macitentan) Endothelin A receptor 10mg and tadalafil PDE5 inhibitor 40mg (M/T STCT) for the long-term treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
A combination of opsumit (macitentan) and tadalafil is being investigated to improve pulmonary hemodynamics, where opsumit is an ERA antagonist and tadalafil relaxes blood vessels and lowers the blood pressure in lungs, to allow blood to flow more easily.
Macitentan tablets are an endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) indicated for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, WHO Group I) to delay disease progression.
Health Canada approved OPSYNVI® (macitentan 10mg and tadalafil 40mg) for long-term treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Macitentan is antagonist/blocker of endothelin receptors on blood vessels and smooth muscle, and tadalafil is a selective inhibitor of PDE5.
While the primary endpoint was not met, exploratory analysis suggests a signal of reduced risk of disease progression of initial triple oral combination therapy vs initial double oral therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) patients .