New Additions to Drugs.com for 2016
The following 24 drugs were added to the Drugs.com database in 2016.
Rubraca
Dec 20, 2016 - Rubraca (rucaparib) is a PARP inhibitor used for the treatment of certain types of ovarian cancer and prostate cancer.
Eucrisa
Dec 15, 2016 - Eucrisa (crisaborole) is a novel, non-steroidal topical anti-inflammatory phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) inhibitor indicated for the treatment of mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis.
Soliqua
Nov 29, 2016 - Soliqua (insulin glargine and lixisenatide) is fixed-ratio combination of the long-acting human insulin analog insulin glargine (Lantus) and the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist lixisenatide (Adlyxin), indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Xultophy
Nov 24, 2016 - Xultophy 100/3.6 (insulin degludec and liraglutide) is a once-daily, single injection fixed combination of the basal insulin analogue insulin degludec (Tresiba), and the GLP-1 analogue liraglutide (Victoza), indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Intrarosa
Nov 24, 2016 - Intrarosa (prasterone) is vaginally administered steroid indicated to treat postmenopausal women experiencing moderate to severe pain during sexual intercourse (dyspareunia) as a symptom of vulvar and vaginal atrophy.
Vemlidy
Nov 14, 2016 - Vemlidy (tenofovir alafenamide) is an oral, once-daily, antiviral tablet that may be used to treat long-lasting (chronic) hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in adults and children aged 6 years of age and older and weighing at least 55 pounds (25 kg) with stable (compensated) liver disease.
Zinplava
Nov 1, 2016 - Zinplava (bezlotoxumab) is a selective, fully-human, monoclonal antibody that binds to Clostridium difficile toxin B, indicated to reduce C. difficile infection recurrence in adult patients.
Yosprala
Sep 19, 2016 - Yosprala (aspirin and omeprazole) is a platelet aggregation inhibitor and proton pump inhibitor combination indicated for patients who require aspirin for secondary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) and cerebrovascular events and who are at risk of developing aspirin associated gastric ulcers.
Troxyca ER
Aug 22, 2016 - Troxyca ER (oxycodone hydrochloride and naltrexone hydrochloride) is an extended-release, abuse-deterrent, narcotic analgesic formulation for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment.
Adlyxin
Aug 1, 2016 - Adlyxin (lixisenatide) is a once-daily prandial glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist indicated for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes
mellitus.
Xiidra
Jul 13, 2016 - Xiidra (lifitegrast) is a lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) antagonist indicated for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.
Epclusa
Jun 29, 2016 - Epclusa (sofosbuvir and velpatasvir) is a nucleotide analog polymerase inhibitor and pan-genotypic NS5A inhibitor fixed-dose combination for the treatment of chronic genotype 1-6 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
Byvalson
Jun 16, 2016 - Byvalson (nebivolol and valsartan) is a beta adrenergic blocker and an angiotensin II receptor
blocker (ARB) fixed dose combination indicated for the treatment of hypertension.
Zinbryta
Jun 1, 2016 - Zinbryta (daclizumab) is an interleukin-2 receptor blocking antibody indicated for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Probuphine
May 31, 2016 - Probuphine (buprenorphine) is an opioid partial agonist subdermal implant for the treatment of opioid dependence.
Tecentriq
May 18, 2016 -
Bevespi Aerosphere
Apr 30, 2016 - Bevespi Aerosphere (formoterol fumarate and glycopyrrolate) is a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (LABA) and anticholinergic combination indicated for the long-term, maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Venclexta
Apr 13, 2016 - Venclexta is an oral, targeted cancer treatment that may be used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) in adults, or newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults aged 75 years or older, or who have other conditions that prevent the use of intensive chemotherapy. For AML it is used in combination with azacitidine, decitabine, or low-dose cytarabine.
Descovy
Apr 5, 2016 - Descovy (emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide) is a nucleoside analog HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NtRTI) fixed-dose combination for the treatment of HIV-1 infection, and for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the risk of HIV-1 infection.
Cinqair
Mar 23, 2016 - Cinqair (reslizumab) is an interleukin 5 antagonist monoclonal antibody (IgG4 kappa) indicated for add-on maintenance treatment of patients with severe asthma.
Taltz
Mar 23, 2016 - Taltz (ixekizumab) is a humanized interleukin-17A antagonist indicated for the treatment of plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis.
Odefsey
Mar 7, 2016 - Odefsey (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir alafenamide) is a fixed-dose combination of emtricitabine (FTC) and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), both HIV nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), and rilpivirine (RPV), a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), indicated as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.
Briviact
Feb 24, 2016 - Briviact (brivaracetam) is an analog of levetiracetam for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients with epilepsy.
Zepatier
Jan 29, 2016 - Zepatier (elbasvir and grazoprevir) is a once-daily, single tablet, NS5A replication complex inhibitor and NS3/4A protease inhibitor combination for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1 and 4 infections.