Catridecacog

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Catridecacog
Clinical data
Trade namesTretten, NovoThirteen
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
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Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B2
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administration
Injection
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Legal status
  • AU: Unscheduled
  • US: ℞-only
  • EU: Rx-only
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Catridecacog, sold under the brand name Tretten in the US and NovoThirteen in the EU[1]) is a class of recombinant factor XIII A-subunit based biopharmaceutical medicine, indicated in patients with a rare clotting disorder, congenital factor XIII A-subunit deficiency, which is a kind of Factor XIII deficiency. The medication prevents bleeding in patients with this condition, and has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for this use in the US in 2014.[2] It was brought to market by Novo Nordisk.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b NHS New Drugs Online Report for catridecacog Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Page accessed July 2, 2015
  2. ^ Catridecacog: First drug to treat rare genetic blood clotting disorder. The Pharmacist February 01, 2014
  • Korte W (9 July 2014). "Catridecacog: a breakthrough in the treatment of congenital factor XIII A-subunit deficiency?".
    PMID 25031548
    .
  • Mozaffari S, Nikfar S, Abdollahi M (July 2015). "Inflammatory bowel disease therapies discontinued between 2009 and 2014". . CNDO-210 and Catridecacog were discontinued due to safety concerns and lack of efficacy, respectively.

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