Vorapaxar - Merck & Co/Old API Wind-down
Alternative Names: MK-5348; SCH-530348; TRA; TRA-SCH-530348; Vorapaxar sulfate; ZontivityLatest Information Update: 05 Nov 2023
At a glance
- Originator Schering-Plough
- Developer Duke Clinical Research Institute; Kirby Institute for infection and immunity in society; Merck & Co; Old API Wind-down Ltd
- Class 3-ring heterocyclic compounds; Antithrombotics; Carbamates; Cardiovascular therapies; Lactones; Pyridines
- Mechanism of Action PAR 1 receptor antagonists; Thrombin receptor antagonists
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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 Arterial thrombosis
- Phase I/II Blood coagulation disorders; Inflammation
- No development reported Cerebral infarction
Most Recent Events
- 01 Apr 2021 No development reported - Phase-I/II for Blood coagulation disorders in Australia (PO)
- 01 Apr 2021 No development reported - Phase-I/II for Inflammation in Australia (PO)
- 06 Feb 2019 Aralez Pharmaceuticals is now called Old API Wind-down