Vericiguat

Vericiguat, sold under the brand name Verquvo, is a medication used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and heart failure.

Vericiguat
Clinical data
Trade namesVerquvo
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • Contraindicated
Routes of
administration
By mouth
Drug classGuanylate cyclase activator
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ECHA InfoCard100.247.370
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H16F2N8O2
Molar mass426.388 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

It was approved for medical use in the United States in January 2021.[2]

References

  1. "Prescribing information" (PDF). www.accessdata.fda.gov. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. "Verquvo: FDA-Approved Drugs". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Retrieved 19 January 2021.

Further reading

  • Armstrong PW, Pieske B, Anstrom KJ, Ezekowitz J, Hernandez AF, Butler J, et al. (May 2020). "Vericiguat in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction". N Engl J Med. 382 (20): 1883–1893. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1915928. PMID 32222134.
  • "Vericiguat". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.


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