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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 hypotensionD007024I95.1
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
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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/patients111113
PainD010146EFO_0003843R522215
Post-traumatic stress disordersD013313EFO_0001358F43.11225
Postoperative painD010149G89.182113
Pancreatic neoplasmsD010190EFO_0003860C25112
Head and neck neoplasmsD00625811
Lung neoplasmsD008175C34.9011
Pregnancy rateD01887311
Esophageal diseasesD004935EFO_0009544K22.911
Replacement arthroplasty kneeD01964511
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Indications Phases 3
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Marijuana abuseD002189EFO_0007191F12362311
VomitingD014839HP_0002013R11.12337
Chronic painD059350HP_00125321415
NeoplasmsD009369C801213
Knee osteoarthritisD020370EFO_0004616M17123
Postoperative nausea and vomitingD020250EFO_00048881112
TrichotillomaniaD014256HP_0012167F63.3212
FibromyalgiaD005356EFO_0005687M79.11112
Multiple sclerosisD009103EFO_0003885G35112
AnxietyD001007EFO_0005230F41.1111
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Indications Phases 2
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
CannabisD0021886118
Hiv infectionsD015658EFO_0000764B20425
SchizophreniaD012559EFO_0000692F203114
NauseaD009325HP_0002018R11.0223
Alzheimer diseaseD000544EFO_0000249F0322
DementiaD003704F0322
Sickle cell anemiaD000755EFO_0000697D57112
Tourette syndromeD005879EFO_0004895F95.222
Abdominal painD015746R10.922
Renal circulationD012079112
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Indications Phases 1
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Psychotic disordersD011618F20.8144
Bipolar disorderD001714EFO_0000289F30.922
Breast neoplasmsD001943EFO_0003869C5022
Psychomotor disordersD011596112
Substance-related disordersD019966EFO_0003890F1322
Dual (psychiatry) diagnosisD01783122
Adolescent behaviorD00029411
Biological availabilityD00168211
Problem behaviorD00006655311
Therapeutic equivalencyD01381011
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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 developmentD04192311
Appetite regulationD00106911
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisD000690EFO_0000253G12.2111
Muscle crampD009120HP_000339411
ObesityD009765EFO_0001073E66.911
OverweightD050177E66.311
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
No data
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
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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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