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Letairis, Volibris(ambrisentan)
Letairis, Volibris (ambrisentan) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Ambrisentan was first approved as Letairis on 2007-06-15. It is used to treat pulmonary hypertension in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat pulmonary hypertension. The pharmaceutical is active against endothelin-1 receptor. In addition, it is known to target endothelin receptor type B.
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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area
MeSH
respiratory tract diseasesD012140
cardiovascular diseasesD002318
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Letairis (generic drugs available since 2019-03-28)
Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Ambrisentan
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
LETAIRISGilead SciencesN-022081 RX2007-06-15
2 products, RLD, RS
Labels
FDA
EMA
Brand Name
Status
Last Update
ambrisentanANDA2023-03-16
letairisNew Drug Application2020-12-17
Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
pulmonary hypertensionEFO_0001361D006976I27.20
Agency Specific
FDA
EMA
No data
Patent Expiration
Patent
Expires
Flag
FDA Information
Ambrisentan, Letairis, Gilead
95499262031-10-14U-1965
83779332027-12-11U-1754
94747522027-12-11U-1754
ATC Codes
C: Cardiovascular system drugs
C02: Antihypertensives
C02K: Other antihypertensives in atc
C02KX: Antihypertensives for pulmonary arterial hypertension
C02KX02: Ambrisentan
C02KX52: Ambrisentan and tadalafil
HCPCS
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Clinical
Clinical Trials
56 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Pulmonary hypertensionD006976EFO_0001361I27.2031094326
Pulmonary arterial hypertensionD0000810291155314
Systemic sclerodermaD012595EFO_0000717M341225
Liver cirrhosisD008103EFO_0001422K74.0112
Autonomic nervous system diseasesD001342EFO_0009532G9011
Connective tissue diseasesD003240EFO_1001986M3511
DyspneaD004417HP_0002094R06.011
Heart failureD006333EFO_0003144I5011
Indications Phases 3
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Covid-19D000086382U07.1212
HypertensionD006973EFO_0000537I1022
Altitude sicknessD000532EFO_1000782T70.291112
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisD054990J84.11222
Vascular diseasesD014652EFO_0004264I7711
SarcoidosisD012507EFO_0000690D80-D89111
Indications Phases 2
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
HypoxiaD000860R09.0211
Acute kidney injuryD058186HP_0001919N1711
Portal hypertensionD006975EFO_0000666K76.611
AscitesD001201HP_0001541R1811
Hypoplastic left heart syndromeD018636Q23.411
AsthmaD001249EFO_0000270J4511
Indications Phases 1
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Sickle cell anemiaD000755EFO_0000697D5711
Healthy volunteers/patients11
Indications Without Phase
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
IschemiaD007511EFO_000055611
UlcerD014456MPATH_57911
Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
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Drug
General
Drug common nameAMBRISENTAN
INNambrisentan
Description
Ambrisentan is a diarylmethane.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classendothelin receptor antagonists
Image (chem structure or protein)
Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
COC(c1ccccc1)(c1ccccc1)[C@H](Oc1nc(C)cc(C)n1)C(=O)O
Identifiers
PDB
CAS-ID177036-94-1
RxCUI358274
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL1111
ChEBI ID
PubChem CID6918493
DrugBankDB06403
UNII IDHW6NV07QEC (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
EDNRA
EDNRA
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
EDNRA
Gene synonyms
ETA, ETRA
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
endothelin-1 receptor
Protein synonyms
endothelin receptor subtype A, Endothelin receptor type A, endothelin-1-specific receptor, ET-A, ETA-R, G protein-coupled receptor, hET-AR
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Ednra (13617)
endothelin-1 receptor (Q91VV2)
Alternate
EDNRB
EDNRB
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
EDNRB
Gene synonyms
ETRB
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
endothelin receptor type B
Protein synonyms
Endothelin receptor non-selective type, endothelin receptor subtype B1, Hirschsprung disease 2
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Ednrb (13618)
endothelin receptor type B (Q542M3)
Variants
Clinical Variant
No data
Financial
Letairis - Gilead Sciences
$
£
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Trends
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Safety
Black-box Warning
Black-box warning for: Ambrisentan, Letairis
Adverse Events
Top Adverse Reactions
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1,535 adverse events reported
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