Vonoprazan
{{Short description|Pharmaceutical compound}}
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| image = Vonoprazan structure.svg
| alt = Skeletal formula of a vonoprazan molecule
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| tradename = Voquezna, others
| Drugs.com = {{drugs.com|parent|Voquezna}}
| MedlinePlus = a624006
| DailyMedID = Vonoprazan
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| routes_of_administration = By mouth
| class = Potassium-competitive acid blocker
| ATC_prefix = A02
| ATC_suffix = BC08
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| legal_US = Rx-only
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| legal_status = Rx-only
| bioavailability = Unknown
| protein_bound = 80%
| metabolism = Liver, by cytochrome P450 (3A4, 2B6, 2C19, 2D6)
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| elimination_half-life = 7.7 h
| duration_of_action = > 24 h
| excretion = Kidney
| index2_label = as fumarate
| CAS_number = 881681-00-1
| CAS_number2 = 1260141-27-2
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| PubChem = 15981397
| PubChem2 = 45375887
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| DrugBank = DB11739
| ChemSpiderID = 13112797
| UNII = 1R5L3J156G
| UNII2 = 4QW3X4AMLB
| KEGG = D11784
| KEGG2 = D10466
| ChEBI = 136048
| ChEMBL = 2079130
| ChEMBL2 = 2064032
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| PDB_ligand = HKT
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| C = 17 | H = 16 | F = 1 | N = 3 | O = 2 | S = 1
| SMILES = Fc1ccccc1-c2cc(CNC)cn2S(=O)(=O)c3cccnc3
| StdInChI = InChI=1S/C17H16FN3O2S/c1-19-10-13-9-17(15-6-2-3-7-16(15)18)21(12-13)24(22,23)14-5-4-8-20-11-14/h2-9,11-12,19H,10H2,1H3
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Vonoprazan, sold under the brand name Voquezna among others, is a first-in-class potassium-competitive acid blocker medication. Vonoprazan is used in form of the fumarate for the treatment of gastroduodenal ulcer (including some drug-induced peptic ulcers) and reflux esophagitis, and can be combined with antibiotics for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori.{{cite journal |vauthors=Echizen H |title=The First-in-Class Potassium-Competitive Acid Blocker, Vonoprazan Fumarate: Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Considerations |journal=Clinical Pharmacokinetics |volume=55 |issue=4 |pages=409–418 |date = April 2016 |pmid=26369775 |doi=10.1007/s40262-015-0326-7|s2cid=5984975 |doi-access=free }}
It was approved in Japan in February 2015,{{cite journal |vauthors=Garnock-Jones KP |title=Vonoprazan: first global approval |journal=Drugs |volume=75 |issue=4 |pages=439–43 |year=2015 |pmid=25744862 |doi=10.1007/s40265-015-0368-z|s2cid=43293048 }}{{cite press release | title=Takecab Now Available for the Treatment of Acid-related Diseases in Japan | website=Takeda Pharmaceuticals | date=26 February 2015 | url=https://www.takeda.com/newsroom/newsreleases/2015/takecab-now-available-for-the-treatment-of-acid-related-diseases-in-japan/ | access-date=20 November 2023 | archive-date=26 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026071338/https://www.takeda.com/newsroom/newsreleases/2015/takecab-now-available-for-the-treatment-of-acid-related-diseases-in-japan/ | url-status=live }} and in Russia in April 2021.{{cite web |title=Russian State Register of Medicines. Vocinti (vonoprazan) Film-Coated Tablets. Full Prescribing Information |url=https://grls.rosminzdrav.ru/Grls_View_v2.aspx?routingGuid=17b9e1e6-c001-4811-b9e6-9252c4dcb861 |website=grls.rosminzdrav.ru |publisher=Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited |access-date=18 February 2023 |language=Russian |archive-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218091924/https://grls.rosminzdrav.ru/Grls_View_v2.aspx?routingGuid=17b9e1e6-c001-4811-b9e6-9252c4dcb861 |url-status=live }} Vonoprazan was approved for medical use in the United States in November 2023.{{Cite press release |date=28 November 2023 |title=Phathom Pharmaceuticals Announces Commercial Availability of Voquezna (vonoprazan) Tablets, a Powerful First-In-Class PCAB for the Treatment of Erosive GERD and Relief of Associated Heartburn |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/11/28/2786903/0/en/Phathom-Pharmaceuticals-Announces-Commercial-Availability-of-VOQUEZNA-vonoprazan-Tablets-a-Powerful-First-In-Class-PCAB-for-the-Treatment-of-Erosive-GERD-and-Relief-of-Associated-H.html |access-date=26 January 2024 |publisher=Phathom Pharmaceuticals | website=GlobeNewswire }} Co-packaged combinations of vonoprazan with amoxicillin and vonoprazan with amoxicillin and clarithromycin are available.{{cite web | title=Voquezna Dual Pak- vonoprazan fumarate and amoxicillin kit; Voquezna Triple Pak- vonoprazan fumarate, amoxicillin and clarithromycin kit | website=DailyMed | date=21 June 2022 | url=https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=0cb2ee04-8581-46c8-a781-7be170ab5c86 | access-date=3 July 2022 | archive-date=3 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703054730/https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=0cb2ee04-8581-46c8-a781-7be170ab5c86 | url-status=live }}{{cite press release | title=Phathom Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of Voquezna Triple Pak (vonoprazan, amoxicillin, clarithromycin) and Voquezna Dual Pak (vonoprazan, amoxicillin) for the Treatment of H. pylori Infection in Adults | publisher=Phathom Pharmaceuticals | via=GlobeNewswire | date=3 May 2022 | url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/05/03/2435147/0/en/Phathom-Pharmaceuticals-Announces-FDA-Approval-of-VOQUEZNA-TRIPLE-PAK-vonoprazan-amoxicillin-clarithromycin-and-VOQUEZNA-DUAL-PAK-vonoprazan-amoxicillin-for-the-Treatment-of-H-pylo.html | access-date=9 May 2022 | archive-date=10 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510034341/https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/05/03/2435147/0/en/Phathom-Pharmaceuticals-Announces-FDA-Approval-of-VOQUEZNA-TRIPLE-PAK-vonoprazan-amoxicillin-clarithromycin-and-VOQUEZNA-DUAL-PAK-vonoprazan-amoxicillin-for-the-Treatment-of-H-pylo.html | url-status=live }}
Medical uses
Vonoprazan is indicated for healing of all grades of erosive esophagitis and relief of heartburn associated with erosive esophagitis in adults; to maintain healing of all grades of erosive esophagitis and relief of heartburn associated with erosive esophagitis in adults; in combination with amoxicillin and clarithromycin for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in adults; in combination with amoxicillin for the treatment of H. pylori infection in adults.{{cite web | title=Drug Approval Package: Voquezna | website=U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | date=8 June 2022 | url=https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/nda/2022/215152Orig1s000,215153Orig1s000TOC.cfm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108232913/https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/nda/2022/215152Orig1s000,215153Orig1s000TOC.cfm | url-status=dead | archive-date=8 January 2023 | access-date=3 February 2024}}
In July 2024, the indication was expanded in the US to include non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease.{{cite press release | title=Phathom Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of Voquezna (vonoprazan) Tablets for the Relief of Heartburn Associated with Non-Erosive GERD in Adults | publisher=Phathom Pharmaceuticals | via=GlobeNewswire | date=18 July 2024 | url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/07/18/2915240/0/en/Phathom-Pharmaceuticals-Announces-FDA-Approval-of-VOQUEZNA-vonoprazan-Tablets-for-the-Relief-of-Heartburn-Associated-with-Non-Erosive-GERD-in-Adults.html | access-date=19 July 2024}}
Adverse effects
The most common side effects are constipation, diarrhea, enlarged feeling of abdomen, nausea, rash, and edema.{{drugs.com|pro|voquezna}}
Long-term use may lead to vitamin B12 deficiency, hypomagnesemia, and fundic gland polyps.
Society and culture
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Vonoprazan is the international nonproprietary name (INN).{{cite journal | vauthors = ((World Health Organization)) | year = 2012 | title = International nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances (INN): recommended INN: list 68 | journal = WHO Drug Information | volume = 26 | issue = 3 | page = | hdl = 10665/109813 | hdl-access = free | author-link = World Health Organization }}
References
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External links
- {{ClinicalTrialsGov|NCT04124926|Efficacy and Safety of Vonoprazan Compared to Lansoprazole in Participants With Erosive Esophagitis}}
- {{ClinicalTrialsGov|NCT04167670|Efficacy and Safety of Vonoprazan Compared to Lansoprazole in Participants With Helicobacter Pylori Infection}}
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