Amiodarone - Baxter
Alternative Names: Nexterone; PM-101Latest Information Update: 02 Oct 2021
At a glance
- Originator CyDex Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Takeda
- Class Benzofurans; Class III antiarrhythmics; Heart failure therapies; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Beta adrenergic receptor antagonists; KATP channel inhibitors; Sodium channel 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 No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia
Most Recent Events
- 08 Jan 2019 Shire has been acquired and merged into Takeda
- 03 Jun 2016 Baxalta has been acquired and merged into Shire
- 30 Jun 2011 Launched for Ventricular fibrillation in USA (IV)