Drug Profile
Prednisone controlled-release - Horizon Pharma/Vectura
Alternative Names: Lodotra; Modified-release prednisone - Horizon Pharma/Merck; NP-01; Prednisone MR tablet - Horizon Pharma/Merck; Rayos; Single-pulse delayed-release (SPDR) low-dose prednisone tablet - HorizonLatest Information Update: 19 Jan 2017
Price :
$50
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At a glance
- Originator Nitec Pharma; SkyePharma PLC
- Developer Horizon Pharma AG; Merck KGaA; Mundipharma International; Rafa Laboratories
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Antiallergics; Antineoplastics; Antirheumatics; Corticosteroids; Glucocorticoids; Pregnadienediols; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Glucocorticoid receptor agonists; Immunosuppressants
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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 No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Ankylosing spondylitis; Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Polymyalgia rheumatica; Psoriatic arthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis
- Discontinued Nocturnal asthma