Drug Assignments and Reassignments

 

Drug Name Active Ingred Mfr Indication Approval
Date
AHFS Class NDA
Chem
Type*
Appl No
Natroba® spinosad Parapro head lice infestations 1/18/2011 84:04.12 - Scabicides and Pediculicides  
Viibryd® vilazodone Forest major depressive disorder 1/21/2011 28:16.04.24 - Serotonin Modulators  
Edarbi® azilsartan Takeda hypertension 2/25/2011 24:32.08 - Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists  
Daliresp® roflumilast Forest severe COPD associated with chronic bronchitis 2/28/2011 See entry below on 9/27/11  
Benlysta® belimumab Human Genome Sciences active, autoantibody-positive lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus) 3/9/2011 92:44 - Immunosuppressive Agents  
Gadavist® gadobutrol Bayer diagnostic MRI 3/14/2011 36:68 - Roentgenography  
- adenovirus Type 4 and Type 7 Vaccine, Live, Oral Teva prevention of febrile acute respiratory disease caused by Adenovirus Type 4 and Type 7 (military use only) 3/17/2011 80:12 - Vaccines  
Yervoy® ipilimumab BMS unresectable or metastatic melanoma 3/25/2011 10:00 - Antineoplastic Agents  
Syeda® drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol Labs Leon birth control 3/28/2011 68:12 - Contraceptives  
Zactima® vandetanib AstraZeneca late-stage metastatic medullary thyroid cancer 4/6/2011 10:00 - Antineoplastic Agents  
Horizant® gabapentin enacarbil Xenoport moderate-to-severe restless legs syndrome (RLS) 4/6/2011 28:12.92 - Anticonvulsants, Misc; 28:08.92 - Analgesics and Antipyretics, Misc  
Zytiga® abiraterone acetate Centocor Ortho Biotech metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer 4/28/2011 10:00 - Antineoplastic Agents  
Trajenta® linagliptin Lilly/Beohringer Ingelheim type 2 diabetes 5/2/2011 68:20.05 - Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP-4) Inhibitors  
Victrelis® boceprevir Schering chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 5/13/2011 8:18.40 - HCV Protease Inhibitors (new class)  
Edurant® rilpivirine Tibotec HIV type 1 5/20/2011 8:18.08.16 - Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors  
Incivek® telaprevir Vertex chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 5/23/2011 8:18.40 - HCV Protease Inhibitors
Dificid® fidaxomicin Optimer Clostridium difficile 5/28/2011 8:12.12.92 - Other Macrolides  
Potiga® ezogabine Valeant partial seizures 6/10/2011 28:12.92 - Anticonvulsants, Miscellaneous  
Nulojix® belatacept BMS prophylaxis of organ rejection in adult patients receiving a kidney transplant 6/15/2011 92:44 - Immunosuppressive Agents  
laVĂ­v® azficel-T Fibrocell Science nasolabial fold wrinkles 6/21/2011 26:00 - Cellular Therapy  
Rectiv® nitroglycerin Prostrakan moderate to severe pain assoc with chronic anal fissure 6/21/2011 84:92 - Skin and Mucous Membrane Agents, Misc  
Arcapta® indacaterol Novartis COPD 7/1/2011 12:12.08.12 - Selective beta-2-Adrenergic Agonists
Xarelto® rivaroxaban Johnson & Johnson prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis during knee/hip surgery 7/1/2011 20.12.04.14 - Direct Factor Xa Inhibitors (new class)  
Arixtra® fondaparinux GlaxoSmithKline prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis during knee/hip surgery 7/1/2011 from 20:12.04.92 to new class 20.12.04.14 - Direct Factor Xa Inhibitors  
Brilinta® ticagrelor AstraZeneca unstable angina, ST and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction 7/20/2011 20:12.18 - Platelet-aggregation Inhibitors  
Anascorp® centruroides (scorpion) immune F(ab')2 (Equine) injection RDT scorpion envenomation 8/3/2011 80:04 - Serums  
Complera® emtricitabine/ rilpivirine/ tenofovir Gilead HIV type 1 8/10/2011 8:18.08.16 - NNRTI, 8:18.08.20 - NRTI  
Zelboraf® vemurafenib Hoffman-LaRoche unresectable or metastatic melanoma with BRAFV600E mutation 8/17/2011 10:00 - Antineoplastic Agents  
Adcetris® brentuximab Seattle Genetics Hodgkin's lymphoma after failure of autologous stem cell transplant 8/19/2011 10:00 - Antineoplastic Agents  
Firazyr® icatibant Shire acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in adults 8/25/2011 92:32 - Complement Inhibitors  
Kalbitor® ecallantide Dyax acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in adults 8/25/2011 change: from 92:92 to 92:32 - Complement Inhibitors  
Xalkori® crizotinib Pfizer non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive 8/26/2011 10:00 - Antineoplastic Agents
Daliresp® roflumilast Forest severe COPD associated with chronic bronchitis 9/27/2011 change: from 48:92 to new class 48:32 - Phosphodiesterase Type 4 Inhibitors  
9/27/2011 change: 24:12.12 name from Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors to Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors  
Ferriprox® deferiprone Apopharma transfusional iron overload 10/14/2011 64:00 - Heavy Metal Antagonists  
Onfi® clobazam Lundbeck seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome 10/21/2011 28:12.08 - Benzodiazepines
Jakafi® ruxolitinib Incyte intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis 11/16/2011 10:00 - Antineoplastic Agents  
Erwinaze® asparaginase (Erwinia chrysanthemi) EUSA Pharma acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in E. coli-derived hypersensitive patients 11/18/2011 10:00 - Antineoplastic Agents  
Eylea® aflibercept Regeneron neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) 11/18/2011 52:92 - EENT Drugs, Miscellaneous  

Drug Classification Changes

 

AHFS Class Retired Change Description
8:12.06.20
- New classification (Fifth Generation Cephalosporins)
8:18.40
- New classification (Protease Inhibitors)
26:00
- New classification (Cellular Therapy)
36:70
- New classification (Respiratory Function)
40:28.28
- New classification (Vasopressin Antagonists)