Drug (brand) |
Company |
Properties |
Indication |
Review |
Alogliptin (Nesina) |
Takeda |
DPP4 inhibitor |
Type 2 diabetes |
S |
Mipomersen (Kynamro) |
Genzyme |
Oligonucleotide inhibitor of apolipoprotein B100 synthesis |
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia |
S, O |
Pomalidomide (Pomalyst) |
Celgene |
Immunomodulatory antineoplastic agent |
Multiple myeloma |
S, O |
Ado-trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla)* |
Genentech |
HER2-targeted antibody and microtubule inhibitor conjugate |
HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer |
P |
Ospemifene (Osphena) |
Shionogi |
Oestrogen receptor modulator |
Moderate to severe dyspareunia due to menopause |
S |
Technetium TC 99m tilmanocept (Lymphoseek kit) |
Navidea |
Radioactive diagnostic agent |
Lymphatic mapping in patients with breast cancer or melanoma |
S |
Gadoterate meglumine (Dotarem) |
Guerbet |
Gadolinium-based contrast agent |
Contrast agent to visualize disruption of the blood–brain barrier |
P |
Dimethyl fumarate (Tecfidera) |
Biogen Idec |
MOA unknown; activates NRF2 pathway |
Relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis |
S |
Canagliflozin (Invokana) |
Janssen |
SGLT2 inhibitor |
Type 2 diabetes |
S |
Fluticasone; vilanterol (Breo Ellipta) |
GSK |
Corticosteroid plus LABA |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
S |
Radium RA 223 dichloride (Xofigo) |
Bayer |
Alpha particle-emitting radioactive therapeutic |
Castration-resistant prostate cancer |
P |
Dabrafenib (Tafinlar) |
GSK |
Kinase inhibitor with activity against BRAFV600E, BRAFV600K, BRAFV600D, wild-type BRAF and other kinases |
Unresectable or metastatic melanoma with BRAFV600E mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test |
S, O |
Trametinib (Mekinist) |
GSK |
MEK1 and MEK2 kinase inhibitor |
Unresectable or metastatic melanoma with BRAFV600E mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test |
S, O |
Afatinib (Gilotrif) |
Boehringer Ingelheim |
EGFR (ERBB1), HER2 (ERBB2), and HER4 (ERRB4) kinase inhibitor |
First-line treatment of patients with metastatic NSCLC whose tumours have EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test |
P, O |
Dolutegravir (Tivicay) |
ViiV |
HIV1 integrase strand transfer inhibitor |
HIV1 infection in adults and children, in combination with other antiretroviral agents |
P |
Vortioxetine (Brintellix) |
Takeda |
Serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
Major depressive disorder |
S |
Bazedoxifene acetate plus oestrogens (Duavee) |
Pfizer |
Conjugated oestrogens with an oestrogen receptor modulator |
Moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis |
S |
Riociguat (Adempas) |
Bayer |
Soluble guanylyl cyclase stimulator |
Persistent or recurrent chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension |
P, O |
Macitentan (Opsumit) |
Actelion |
Endothelin receptor antagonist |
Pulmonary arterial hypertension |
S, O |
Flutemetamol F-18 (Vizamyl) |
GE Healthcare |
Radioactive diagnostic agent |
PET imaging of the brain to estimate β-amyloid neuritic plaque density in patients who are being evaluated for Alzheimer's disease |
S |
Obinutuzumab (Gazyva)* |
Genentech |
Humanized CD20-specific monoclonal antibody |
Previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia |
P, O, B |
Eslicarbazepine (Aptiom) |
Sunovion |
MOA unknown, but thought to involve voltage-gated sodium channels |
Partial-onset seizures |
S |
Ibrutinib (Imbruvica) |
Pharmacyclics |
Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
Mantle cell lymphoma |
P, O, B |
Luliconazole (Luzu) |
Medicis |
Azole antifungal |
Interdigital tinea pedis, tinea cruris and tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton rubrum and Epidermophyton floccosum |
S |
Simeprevir (Olysio) |
Janssen |
HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitor |
Chronic HCV infection, as a component of a combination antiviral treatment regimen |
P |
Sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) |
Gilead |
HCV nucleotide analogue NS5B polymerase inhibitor |
Chronic HCV infection, as a component of a combination antiviral treatment regimen |
P, B |
Umeclidinium and vilanterol (Anoro Ellipta) |
GSK |
Anticholinergic and a LABA |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
S |
*Biologics license application. B, breakthrough designation status; CDER, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; DPP4, dipeptidyl peptidase 4; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; FDA, US Food and Drug Administration; GSK, GlaxoSmithKline; HCV, hepatitis C virus; LABA, long-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist; MEK, MAPK/ERK kinase; MOA, mechanism of action; NME, new molecular entity; NRF2, NFE2-related factor 2; NSCLC, non-small-cell lung cancer; O, orphan status; P, priority review; S, standard review. SGLT2, sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter 2 |