Corticotropin - Mallinckrodt
Alternative Names: ACTH gel; Acthar; Acthar Gel therapy; Adrenocorticotropin gel - Mallinckrodt; H.P. Acthar Gel; Repository corticotropin injection - Mallinckrodt; SelfJect™Latest Information Update: 13 Nov 2024
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At a glance
- Originator Aventis Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Mallinckrodt plc
- Class Anterior pituitary hormones; Anti-inflammatories; Antiepileptic drugs; Antipsoriatics; Antirheumatics; Corticosteroids; Eye disorder therapies; Hypothalamic hormones; Urologics
- Mechanism of Action Corticotropin receptor agonists; Steroid receptor agonists
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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; Infantile spasms; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Membranous glomerulonephritis; Multiple sclerosis; Nephrotic syndrome; Ocular inflammation; Polymyositis; Psoriatic arthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sarcoidosis; Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Phase II Scleritis
- Discontinued Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Diabetic nephropathies
Most Recent Events
- 13 Nov 2024 Discontinued - Phase-II for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Mexico, Colombia, Canada, Chile, Argentina, Peru, USA (SC)
- 06 Aug 2024 Mallinckrodt launches Corticotropin injector (SelfJect™) in Infantile spasms (In infants, In neonates), Multiple sclerosis, Sarcoidosis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Nephrotic syndrome, Ocular inflammation, Psoriatic arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in USA
- 09 May 2024 Mallinckrodt expects to launch Corticotropin injector (SelfJect) in the USA in the third quarter of 2024