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Fezolinetant is a non-hormonal drug used to treat moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause. Vasomotor symptoms (VMS), more colloquially known as hot flashes or night sweats, are some of the most common symptoms in menopause.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed · 1 reference
Fezolinetant is a neurokinin 3 (NK3) receptor antagonist that blocks neurokinin B (NKB) binding on the kisspeptin/neurokinin B/dynorphin (KNDy) neuron to modulate neuronal activity in the thermoregulatory center.
- Primary indication
- Fezolinetant is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause.Curator reviewed · 1 structured indication
- Formula / weight
- C16H15FN6OS · 358.4 g/mol (avg)
- First approval
- Canada, 2024 · United States, 2023 · European Union, 2024
- Code names
- ESN-364
- Brand names
- Veoza
- Veozah
Resolves to
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