Fluorine-18 flurpiridaz - GE Healthcare/Lantheus Medical Imaging
Alternative Names: 18F-flurpiridaz; BMS-747158; BMS-747158-02; F-18 flurpiridaz; Flurpiridaz (18F) Injection; FLYRCADOLatest Information Update: 08 Apr 2025
At a glance
- Originator Lantheus Medical Imaging
- Developer GE Healthcare; Lantheus Medical Imaging
- Class Chlorinated hydrocarbons; Ethers; Fluorinated hydrocarbons; Fluorine radioisotopes; Imaging agents; Ketones; Pyridazines; Radiopharmaceutical diagnostics; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Positron-emission tomography enhancers
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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 Coronary artery disease
Most Recent Events
- 27 Mar 2025 Launched for Coronary artery disease (Diagnosis) in USA (IV)
- 27 Mar 2025 Fluorine-18 flurpiridaz receives pass-through payment status from U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
- 25 Feb 2025 GE healthcare and Lantheus Medical Imaging plans to launch fluorine-18 flurpiridaz for Coronary artery disease in in the second quarter of 2025 in the USA