Pegaptanib - Pfizer
Alternative Names: anti-VEGF aptamer; BLO 021; EYE-001; Macugen; NX-1838; Pegaptanib octasodium; Pegaptanib sodiumLatest Information Update: 17 Jul 2018
At a glance
- Originator Gilead Sciences
- Developer Bausch Health Companies; Eyetech Inc.; Gilead Sciences; Pfizer
- Class Eye disorder therapies; Nucleotide aptamers
- Mechanism of Action Angiogenesis inhibitors; Vascular endothelial growth factor A inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Age-related macular degeneration
- No development reported Diabetic macular oedema; Diabetic retinopathy
- Discontinued Choroidal neovascularisation; Retinal vascular occlusion
Most Recent Events
- 13 Jul 2018 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is now called Bausch Health Companies
- 18 Dec 2015 Isis Pharmaceuticals is now called Ionis Pharmaceuticals
- 15 May 2014 No development reported - Phase-III for Diabetic retinopathy in USA (Intravitreous)