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Cerliponase alfa

[L51319] On April 27, 2017, cerliponase alfa was first approved by the FDA as the first treatment for neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2), also known as TPP1 deficiency. … [A264354, A264369] As a recombinant human TPP1, cerliponase alfa is used as an enzyme replacement therapy to restore the levels of TPP1 in patients with CLN2.[L51339]

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Eslicarbazepine acetate

Eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL) is an anticonvulsant medication approved for use in Europe, the United States and Canada as an adjunctive therapy for partial-onset seizures that are not adequately controlled … Eslicarbazepine acetate is marketed as Aptiom in North America and Zebinix or Exalief in Europe. It is available in 200, 400, 600, or 800mg tablets that are taken once daily, with or without food.

Secukinumab

[A249840] Following its first global approval in Japan in December 2014, secukinumab was approved by the European Commission on January 15, 2015, and by the FDA a few days after (January 21, 2015). … Secukinumab is a fully human monoclonal IgG1/κ antibody against interleukin-17A (IL-17A), a proinflammatory cytokine implicated in various chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disorders, such as plaque

Clopidogrel

[A180547] Clopidogrel was granted FDA approval on 17 November 1997.[L7213] … infarction for patients with non-ST elevated acute coronary syndrome (ACS), patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction, and in recent MI, stroke, or established peripheral arterial disease,[L7213] It has

Dimetacrine

Dimetacrine is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) with imipramine-like effects used in Europe for the treatment of depression. Dimetacrine is no longer used in Japan. … Dimetacrine is also known as dimethacrine or acripamine. It is marketed under the names Istonil, Istonyl, Linostil, and Miroistonil.

Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine (whole virus, inactivated)

[A237520] TICOVAC (also known as TicoVac or FSME-IMMUN) was the first approved vaccine against TBE in Europe, first approved in 1976. … has been carried out in CEF cells only.

Tacrolimus

It was discovered in 1984 from the fermentation broth of a Japanese soil sample that contained the bacteria Streptomyces tsukubaensis. Tacrolimus is chemically known as a macrolide.

Donepezil

Donepezil was first approved by the FDA in 1996, and its extended-release form was approved in combination with [Memantine] in 2014 to manage moderate and severe forms of Alzheimer's dementia. … In 2016, the global burden of dementia was estimated to be 43.8 million, demonstrating a significant increase from a global prevalence of 20.2 million in 1990.

Indacaterol

It was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on 30 November 2009 and by the FDA on 1 July 2011. It is marketed in Europe as Onbrez and in America as Arcapta Neohaler. … Indacaterol is provided as its maleate salt form. Indacaterol is also a chiral molecule but only the pure R-enantiomer is dispensed.