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Drug Name | Active Ingredient | Combo/single | ATC Index | AHFS Class | Date of Approval | Mechanism | Treatment | TFDA approval | |
515 | Jeuveau | prabotulinumtoxinA-xvfs | Single | M03AX01 | 92:92 | 2019/2/13 | acetylcholine release inhibitor | For the temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe glabellar lines associated with corrugator and/or procerus muscle activity in adult patients | |
516 | Daxxify | daxibotulinumtoixnA-lanm | Single | M03AX01 | 92:92 | 2022/9/7 | botulinum toxin A | To treat moderate-to-severe glabellar lines associated with corrugator and/or procerus muscle activity | |
517 | Voxzogo | vosoritide | Single | M05BX07 | 92:92 | 2021/11/19 | MAPK-ERK pathway inhibitor | To improve growth in children five years of age and older with achondroplasia and open epiphyses | |
518 | Exondys 51 | eteplirsen | Single | M09AX06 | 92:92 | 2016/10/21 | binds exon 51 of dystrophin gene to exclude it during mRNA processing | To treat patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy | |
519 | Spinraza | nusinersen | Single | M09AX07 | 92:92 | 2017/2/7 | increases splicing efficiency of SMN2 pre-mRNA to increase SMN expression | To treat children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) | |
520 | Evrysdi | risdiplam | Single | M09AX10 | 92:92 | 2020/8/12 | increase SMN2 protein production | To treat spinal muscular atrophy | |
521 | Sohonos | palovarotene | Single | M09AX11 | 92:92 | 2023/8/16 | retinoic acid receptor-gamma (RAR-γ) agonist | To reduce the volume of new heterotopic ossification in adults and pediatric patients (aged 8 years and older for females and 10 years and older for males) with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva | |
522 | Duvyzat | givinostat | Single | M09AX14 | 92:92 | 2024/3/21 | histone deacetylase inhibitor | To treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy in individuals aged 6 years and older | |
523 | Firdapse | amifampridine | Single | N07XX05 | 92:92 | 2018/12/14 | voltage-gated K+ channel inhibitor | To treat Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) in adults | |
524 | Onpattro | patisiran | Single | N07XX12 | 92:92 | 2018/8/10 | degrades TTR mRNA through RNA interference | To treat the polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis in adult patients | |
525 | Amvuttra | vutrisiran | Single | N07XX18 | 92:92 | 2022/6/13 | siRNA-GalNAc conjugate | To treat polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis | |
526 | Skyclarys | omaveloxolone | Single | N07XX25* | 92:92 | 2023/2/28 | Nfr2 pathway activator | To treat Friedrich’s ataxia | |
527 | Aqneursa | levacetylleucine | Single | 92:92 | 2024/9/24 | Acetylated derivative of leucine | To treat Niemann-Pick disease type C | ||
528 | Niktimvo | axatilimab-csfr | Single | 92:92 | 2024/8/14 | mab, CSF-1R | To treat chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) | ||
529 | Brenzavvy | bexagliflozin | Single | A10BK08 | 2023/1/20 | SGLT2 inhibitor | To improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exercise | ||
530 | Gattex | teduglutide | Single | A16AX08 | 2012/12/28 | To treat adults with short bowel syndrome (SBS) who need additional nutrition from intravenous feeding (parenteral nutrition). | |||
531 | Eliquis | apixaban | Single | B01AF02 | 2012/12/31 | To reduce the risk of stroke and dangerous blood clots (systemic embolism) in patients with atrial fibrillation that is not caused by a heart valve problem. | |||
532 | Juxtapid | lomitapide | Single | C10AX12 | 2012/12/28 | To reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, total cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, and non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). | |||
533 | Nextstellis | drospirenone, estetrol | Combo | G03AA18 | 2021/4/23 | suppressing ovulation | To prevent pregnancy | ||
534 | Sirturo | bedaquiline | Single | J04AK05 | 2013/1/25 | As part of combination therapy to treat adults with multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) when other alternatives are not available. | |||
535 | raxibacumab | raxibacumab | Single | J06BC02 | 2012/12/21 | To treat inhalational anthrax, a form of the infectious disease caused by breathing in the spores of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. | |||
536 | Bosulif | bosutinib | Single | L01EA04 | 2012/9/12 | To treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), a blood and bone marrow disease that usually affects older adults. | |||
537 | Iclusig | ponatinib | Single | L01EA05 | 2012/12/14 | To treat adults with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL), two rare blood and bone marrow diseases. | |||
538 | Exkivity | mobocertinib | Single | L01EB10 | 2021/9/15 | EGFR Exon20 insertion inhibitor | To treat locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 20 insertion mutations | ||
539 | Cometriq | cabozantinib | Single | L01EX07 | 2012/12/14 | To treat medullary thyroid cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastasized). | |||
540 | Ziihera | zanidatamab-hrii | Single | L01FD07* | 2024/11/20 | bispecific mab, 2 HER2 epitopes | To treat unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive (IHC 3+) biliary tract cancer | ||
541 | Synribo | omacetaxine mepesuccinate | Single | L01XX40 | 2012/11/29 | To treat adults with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), a blood and bone marrow disease. | |||
542 | Xtandi | enzalutamide | Single | L02BB04 | 2012/9/12 | To treat men with late-stage (metastatic) castration-resistant prostate cancer that has spread or recurred, even with medical or surgical therapy to minimize testosterone. | |||
543 | Xeljanz | tofacitinib | Single | L04AF01 | 2012/12/14 | To treat adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have had an inadequate response to, or who are intolerant of, methotrexate. | |||
544 | Aubagio | teriflunomide | Single | L04AK02 | 2012/9/27 | For the treatment of adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). | |||
545 | Fycompa | perampanel | Single | N03AX22 | 2012/11/6 | To treat partial onset seizures in patients with epilepsy ages 12 years and older. | |||
546 | Jetrea | ocriplasmin | Single | S01XA22 | 2012/10/26 | To treat an eye condition called symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA). | |||
547 | Xalkori | crizotinib | Single | 2011/10/24 | ALK inhibitor | To treat certain patients with late-stage (locally advanced or metastatic), non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) who express the abnormal anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene. | |||
548 | Natroba | spinosad | Single | 2011/1/18 | alters nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, leading to lice paralysis and death | For the treatment of head lice infestation in patients ages 4 years and older. | |||
549 | Dificid | fidaxomicin | Single | 2011/6/15 | bacterial RNA synthesis inhibitor | For the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). | |||
550 | Arcapta Neohaler | indacaterol inhalation powder | Single | 2011/7/20 | beta2-adrenergic agonist | For the long term, once-daily maintenance bronchodilator treatment of airflow obstruction in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema. | |||
551 | Firazyr | icatibant | Single | 2011/10/14 | bradykinin B2 antagonist | For the treatment of acute attacks of a rare condition called hereditary angioedema (HAE) in people ages 18 years and older. | |||
552 | Xarelto | rivaroxaban | Single | 2011/8/17 | FXa inhibitor | To reduce the risk of blood clots, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and pulmonary embolism (PE) following knee or hip replacement surgery. | |||
553 | Potiga | ezogabine | Single | 2011/7/1 | Kv7.2-7.5 voltage activated K channels opener | For use as an add-on medication to treat seizures associated with epilepsy in adults. | |||
554 | Adcetris | brentuximab vedotin | Single | 2011/8/26 | mab, CD30 | For the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma and ALCL (systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma). | |||
555 | Zelboraf | vemurafenib | Single | 2011/8/25 | mutant BRAF V600E kinase inhibitor | To treat patients with late-stage (metastatic) or unresectable (cannot be removed by surgery) melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. | |||
556 | Victrelis | boceprevir | Single | 2011/5/13 | NS3/4A protease inhibitor | To treat certain adults with chronic hepatitis C. | |||
557 | Incivek | telaprevir | Single | 2011/6/10 | NS3/4a protease inhibitor against HCV replication | To treat certain adults with chronic hepatitis C infection. | |||
558 | Brilinta | ticagrelor | Single | 2011/8/19 | P2Y12 antagonist | To reduce cardiovascular death and heart attack in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). | |||
559 | Datscan | ioflupane i-123 | Single | 2011/1/14 | reversibly binds DaT | An imaging drug used to assist in the evaluation of adult patients with suspected Parkinsonian syndromes (PS). | |||
560 | Horizant | gabapentin enacarbil | Single | 2011/4/6 | selective inhibitory effect on voltage-gated Ca channels with alpha-2-delta-1 subunit | A once-daily treatment for moderate-to-severe restless legs syndrome (RLS). | |||
561 | Nulojix | belatacept | Single | 2011/7/1 | selective T-cell (lymphocyte) costimulation blocker | To prevent acute rejection in adult patients who have had a kidney transplant. | |||
562 | Viibryd | vilazodone hydrochloride | Single | 2011/1/21 | serotonin transporter inhibitor | To treat major depressive disorder in adults. | |||
563 | Gadavist | gadobutrol | Single | 2011/3/14 | shortens T1 and T2 relaxation times | For use in patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the central nervous system. | |||
564 | Eylea | aflibercept | Single | 2012/1/23 | soluble protein decoy that binds VEGF-A and PIGF | To treat patients with wet (neovascular) age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in Americans ages 60 and older. | |||
565 | Edarbi | azilsartan medoxomil | Single | 2011/2/25 | stimulates aldosterone synthesis and release; promotes renal Na reabsorption | To treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in adults. | |||
566 | Caprelsa | vandetanib | Single | 2011/4/6 | VEGF and EGF RTK inhibitor | To treat adult patients with late-stage (metastatic) medullary thyroid cancer who are ineligible for surgery and who have disease that is growing or causing symptoms. | |||
567 | Voraxaze | glucarpidase | Single | 2012/1/27 | To treat patients with toxic levels of methotrexate in their blood due to kidney failure. | ||||
568 | Picato | ingenol mebutate | Single | 2012/1/30 | For the topical treatment of actinic keratosis. | ||||
569 | Inlyta | axitinib | Single | 2012/1/31 | To treat patients with advanced kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) who have not responded to another drug for this type of cancer. | ||||
570 | Erivedge | vismodegib | Single | 2012/2/10 | To treat adult patients with basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer. | ||||
571 | Zioptan | tafluprost | Single | 2012/3/27 | For reducing elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. | ||||
572 | Surfaxin | lucinactant | Single | 2012/4/6 | For the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), a breathing disorder that affects premature infants. | ||||
573 | Omontys | peginesatide | Single | 2012/4/27 | To treat anemia, a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells, in adult dialysis patients who have chronic kidney disease (CKD). | ||||
574 | Amyvid | Florbetapir F 18 | Single | 2012/5/1 | Used as a radioactive diagnostic agent for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging of the brain to estimate β-amyloid neuritic plaque density in adult patients with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and other causes of cognitive decline. | ||||
575 | Stendra | avanafil | Single | 2012/6/8 | To treat erectile dysfunction. | ||||
576 | Elelyso | taliglucerase alfa | Single | 2012/6/27 | For long-term enzyme replacement therapy to treat a form of Gaucher disease, a rare genetic disorder | ||||
577 | Myrbetriq | mirabegron | Single | 2012/7/20 | To treat adults with overactive bladder. | ||||
578 | Prepopik | sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide and citric acid | Combo | 2012/7/23 | To help cleanse the colon in adults preparing for colonoscopy. | ||||
579 | Kyprolis | carfilzomib | Single | 2012/8/3 | To treat patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least two prior therapies, including treatment with Velcade (bortezomib) and an immunomodulatory. | ||||
580 | Tudorza Pressair | aclidinium bromide | Single | 2012/8/27 | For the long-term maintenance treatment of bronchospasm associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. | ||||
581 | Zaltrap | ziv-aflibercept | Single | 2012/8/29 | For use in combination with a FOLFIRI (folinic acid, fluorouracil and irinotecan) chemotherapy regimen to treat adults with colorectal cancer. | ||||
582 | Stribild | elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate | Combo | 2012/8/30 | A once-a-day combination pill to treat HIV-1 infection in adults who have never been treated for HIV infection. | ||||
583 | Neutroval | tbo-filgrastim | Single | 2012/8/31 | To reduce the time certain patients receiving cancer chemotherapy experience severe neutropenia, a decrease in infection-fighting white blood cells called neutrophils. | ||||
584 | Linzess | linaclotide | Single | 2012/9/4 | To treat chronic idiopathic constipation and to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in adults. | ||||
585 | Choline C 11 Injection | Choline C 11 Injection | Single | 2012/10/17 | A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging agent used to help detect recurrent prostate cancer. |