ERIVEDGE

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UK.

Active ingredients

The drug ERIVEDGE contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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UNII 25X868M3DS - VISMODEGIB
 

Vismodegib is an orally available small-molecule inhibitor of the Hedgehog pathway. Hedgehog pathway signalling through the Smoothened transmembrane protein (SMO) leads to the activation and nuclear localisation of Glioma-Associated Oncogene (GLI) transcription factors and induction of Hedgehog target genes. Vismodegib binds to and inhibits the SMO protein thereby blocking Hedgehog signal transduction.

 
Read more about Vismodegib

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 ERIVEDGE Hard capsule MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
L01XJ01 L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01X Other antineoplastic agents → L01XJ Hedgehog pathway inhibitors
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 11070P
BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos 529217010026901
CA Health Products and Food Branch 02409267
EC Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria 365460513
EE Ravimiamet 1621505
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 113848001
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 376974
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 67507605
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 227643
HK Department of Health Drug Office 63786
IE Health Products Regulatory Authority 88868
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 7166
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1070868
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 106585
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 15947
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100299668
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W64376001
TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu 8699505152066
US FDA, National Drug Code 50242-140
ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority 48/32.16/0658

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