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Droxidopa
Northera (droxidopa) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Droxidopa was first approved as Northera on 2014-02-18. It is used to treat orthostatic hypotension in the USA. It is known to target muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1.
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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area
MeSH
nervous system diseasesD009422
cardiovascular diseasesD002318
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Northera (generic drugs available since 2021-02-18)
Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Droxidopa
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
NORTHERALundbeckN-203202 RX2014-02-18
3 products, RLD, RS
Labels
FDA
EMA
Brand Name
Status
Last Update
droxidopaANDA2023-06-13
northeraNew Drug Application2020-04-16
Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
orthostatic hypotension—D007024I95.1
Agency Specific
FDA
EMA
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Patent Expiration
No data
ATC Codes
C: Cardiovascular system drugs
— C01: Cardiac therapy drugs
— C01C: Cardiac stimulants excl. cardiac glycosides
— C01CA: Adrenergic and dopaminergic cardiac stimulants
— C01CA27: Droxidopa
HCPCS
No data
Clinical
Clinical Trials
128 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
Indication
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Ontology
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Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Healthy volunteers/patients—11——1113
PainD010146EFO_0003843R5222—1—5
Post-traumatic stress disordersD013313EFO_0001358F43.11——225
Postoperative painD010149G89.18—211—3
Pancreatic neoplasmsD010190EFO_0003860C25——11—2
Head and neck neoplasmsD006258———1—1
Lung neoplasmsD008175C34.90———1—1
Pregnancy rateD018873———1—1
Esophageal diseasesD004935EFO_0009544K22.9———1—1
Replacement arthroplasty kneeD019645———1—1
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Indications Phases 3
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Marijuana abuseD002189EFO_0007191F12362—311
VomitingD014839HP_0002013R11.1233——7
Chronic painD059350HP_0012532141——5
NeoplasmsD009369C80121——3
Knee osteoarthritisD020370EFO_0004616M17—12——3
Postoperative nausea and vomitingD020250EFO_0004888—11—12
TrichotillomaniaD014256HP_0012167F63.3—21——2
FibromyalgiaD005356EFO_0005687M79.1—11—12
Multiple sclerosisD009103EFO_0003885G35—11——2
AnxietyD001007EFO_0005230F41.1—11——1
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Indications Phases 2
Indication
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Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
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CannabisD00218861——18
Hiv infectionsD015658EFO_0000764B2042———5
SchizophreniaD012559EFO_0000692F2031——14
NauseaD009325HP_0002018R11.022———3
Alzheimer diseaseD000544EFO_0000249F03—2———2
DementiaD003704F03—2———2
Sickle cell anemiaD000755EFO_0000697D5711———2
Tourette syndromeD005879EFO_0004895F95.2—2———2
Abdominal painD015746R10.9—2———2
Renal circulationD012079—1——12
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Indications Phases 1
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Psychotic disordersD011618F20.814————4
Bipolar disorderD001714EFO_0000289F30.92————2
Breast neoplasmsD001943EFO_0003869C502————2
Psychomotor disordersD0115961———12
Substance-related disordersD019966EFO_0003890F132————2
Dual (psychiatry) diagnosisD0178312————2
Adolescent behaviorD0002941————1
Biological availabilityD0016821————1
Problem behaviorD0000665531————1
Therapeutic equivalencyD0138101————1
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Indications Without Phase
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
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Adolescent developmentD041923————11
Appetite regulationD001069————11
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisD000690EFO_0000253G12.21————11
Muscle crampD009120HP_0003394————11
ObesityD009765EFO_0001073E66.9————11
OverweightD050177E66.3————11
Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
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Drug
General
Drug common nameDROXIDOPA
INNdroxidopa
Description
Droxidopa is a serine derivative that is L-serine substituted at the beta-position by a 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl group. A prodrug for noradrenalone, it is used for treatment of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension It has a role as a prodrug, a vasoconstrictor agent and an antihypertensive agent. It is a L-tyrosine derivative and a member of catechols.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classdopamine receptor agonists
Image (chem structure or protein)
Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
N[C@H](C(=O)O)[C@H](O)c1ccc(O)c(O)c1
Identifiers
PDB—
CAS-ID23651-95-8
RxCUI1489913
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL2103827
ChEBI ID31524
PubChem CID92974
DrugBankDB06262
UNII IDJ7A92W69L7 (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
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Alternate
CHRM1
CHRM1
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
CHRM1
Gene synonyms
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1
Protein synonyms
acetylcholine receptor, muscarinic 1
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Chrm1 (12669)
muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (Q8BJN3)
Variants
Clinical Variant
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Financial
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Trends
PubMed Central
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Safety
Black-box Warning
Black-box warning for: Droxidopa, Northera
Adverse Events
Top Adverse Reactions
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1,224 adverse events reported
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