Lercanidipine: A long-acting dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker for treatment of hypertension

J&J’s Opsynvi is single-tablet combination of macitentan, an endothelin receptor antagonist, and tadalafil, a PDE5 inhibitor. It will be priced on parity with Opsumit, which is also a J&J product to treat patients with PAH.

Tryvio, an oral drug for those with uncontrolled hypertension, will be available in the second half of 2024. The list price has not yet to be determined.

The FDA has set an action date of Nov. 29, 2024, to review acoramidis to treat patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.

Inpefa is an inhibitor of both SGLT2 and SGLT1, approved to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in adults. The wholesale acquisition cost is $598 per month.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals will no longer pursue this indication of Onpattro and will instead on focus on a label expansion for Amvuttra, which is in phase 3 development to treat patients with cardiomyopathy of ATTR amyloidosis.

Sotatercept is a first-in-class therapy to treat the rare disease pulmonary arterial hypertension. The FDA has assigned a target action date of March 26, 2024.