User:Mr. Ibrahem/Lonafarnib

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Mr. Ibrahem/Lonafarnib
Clinical data
Trade namesZokinvy
Other namesSCH 66336
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
License data
Routes of
administration
By mouth
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • 4-(2-{4-[(11R)-3,10-dibromo-8-chloro-6,11-dihydro-5H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridin-11-yl]piperidin-1-yl}-2-oxoethyl)piperidine-1-carboxamide
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC27H31Br2ClN4O2
Molar mass638.83 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C=12CCC=3C=C(C=C(C3[C@H](C1N=CC(=C2)Br)C4CCN(CC4)C(=O)CC5CCN(CC5)C(N)=O)Br)Cl
  • InChI=1S/C27H31Br2ClN4O2/c28-20-12-19-2-1-18-13-21(30)14-22(29)24(18)25(26(19)32-15-20)17-5-9-33(10-6-17)23(35)11-16-3-7-34(8-4-16)27(31)36/h12-17,25H,1-11H2,(H2,31,36)/t25-/m1/s1 checkY
  • Key:DHMTURDWPRKSOA-RUZDIDTESA-N checkY

Lonafarnib, sold under the brand name Zokinvy, is a medication used to treat Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome and certain processing-deficient progeroid laminopathies.[1] It is used in people starting at a year old.[1] It is taken by mouth.[1]

Common side effects included nausea, headache, diarrhea, infection, muscle pain, electrolyte problems, weight loss, bone marrow suppression, liver inflammation, high blood pressure, and tiredness.[1] Other side effects may include kidney problems, vision problems, and decreased fertility.[1] Use during pregnancy may harm the baby.[1] It is a farnesyltransferase inhibitor.[1]

Lonafarnib was approved for medical use in the United States in 2020 and Europe in 2022.[1][2] In the United States, at the initial dose of 50 mg twice per day, it costs about 50,000 USD per month as of 2022.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Lonafarnib capsule". DailyMed. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Zokinvy EPAR". European Medicines Agency. 17 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022. Text was copied from this source which is copyright European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
  3. ^ "Zokinvy Prices, Coupons, Copay & Patient Assistance". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.