difelikefalin 🐶 Veterinary Use | Indications/Contra | FAERs-F | FAERs-M | Orange Bk | BioActivity |

Stem definitionDrug idCAS RN
enkephalin, endorphin and dynorphin opioid delta, miu and kappa receptor agonists 5470 1024828-77-0

Description:

MoleculeDescription

Molfile Inchi Smiles

Synonyms:

  • difelikefalin
  • difelikefalin acetate
  • korsuva
  • CR845
  • FE202845
  • MR13A9
  • kapruvia
Difelikefalin is a kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonist. The relevance of KOR activation to therapeutic effectiveness is not known.
  • Molecular weight: 679.86
  • Formula: C36H53N7O6
  • CLOGP: 0.63
  • LIPINSKI: 3
  • HAC: 13
  • HDO: 7
  • TPSA: 222.97
  • ALOGS: -4.82
  • ROTB: 18

  • Status: ONP

  • Legend:
    OFP - off patent
    OFM - off market
    ONP - on patent

Drug dosage:

None

ADMET properties:

None

Approvals:

DateAgencyCompanyOrphan
April 25, 2022 EMA VIFOR FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE RENAL PHARMA FRANCE
Aug. 23, 2021 FDA CARA THERAPEUTICS INC

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Female)

MedDRA adverse event termLikelihood ratioLikelihood ratio thresholdPatients taking drug having adverse eventPatients taking drug not having adverse eventPatients not taking drug having adverse eventPatients not taking drug not having adverse event
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms 77.46 68.66 13 17 33823 63455169

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Male)

None

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Geriatric)

None

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Pediatric)

None

Pharmacologic Action:

SourceCodeDescription
ATC V03AX04 VARIOUS
ALL OTHER THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS
ALL OTHER THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS
Other therapeutic products
FDA EPC N0000194001 Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonist
FDA MoA N0000194007 Opioid kappa Receptor Agonists

Drug Use | Suggest Off label Use Form| |View source of the data|

DiseaseRelationSNOMED_IDDOID
Pruritus associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD-aP) indication 707151000




🐶 Veterinary Drug Use

None

🐶 Veterinary products

None

Acid dissociation constants calculated using MoKa v3.0.0

None

Orange Book patent data (new drug applications)

Formulation strengthTrade nameApplicantApplication numberApproval dateTypeDose formRoutePatent numberPatent expiration datePatent use
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS 10017536 Nov. 12, 2027 TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD)
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS 10138270 Nov. 12, 2027 TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD)
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS 10793596 Nov. 12, 2027 TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD)
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS 7402564 Nov. 12, 2027 TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD)
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS 7713937 Nov. 12, 2027 TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD)
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS 7727963 Nov. 12, 2027 TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD)
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS 8217007 Nov. 12, 2027 TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD)
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS 8236766 Nov. 12, 2027 TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD)
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS 8486894 Nov. 12, 2027 TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD)
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS 8536131 Nov. 12, 2027 TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD)
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS 9334305 Nov. 12, 2027 TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD)
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS 9359399 Nov. 12, 2027 TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD)

Orange Book exclusivity data (new drug applications)

Formulation strengthTrade nameApplicantApplication numberApproval dateTypeDose formRouteExclusivity dateDescription
EQ 0.065MG BASE/1.3ML (EQ 0.05MG BASE/ML) KORSUVA CARA THERAP N214916 Aug. 23, 2021 RX SOLUTION INTRAVENOUS Aug. 23, 2026 NEW CHEMICAL ENTITY

Bioactivity Summary:

TargetClassPharosUniProtActionTypeActivity value
(-log[M])
Mechanism
action
Bioact sourceMoA source
Kappa-type opioid receptor GPCR AGONIST Ki 9.49 DRUG LABEL
Kappa-type opioid receptor GPCR AGONIST EC50 10.32 IUPHAR

External reference:

IDSource
NA1U919MRO UNII
1024829-44-4 SECONDARY_CAS_RN
C4519744 UMLSCUI
CHEMBL3989915 ChEMBL_ID
24794466 PUBCHEM_CID
DB11938 DRUGBANK_ID
D11111 KEGG_DRUG
10179 INN_ID
9044 IUPHAR_LIGAND_ID
018837 NDDF
018838 NDDF
4041254 VANDF
2569089 RXNORM
349719 MMSL
39827 MMSL
d09794 MMSL
C000657129 MESH_SUPPLEMENTAL_RECORD_UI

Pharmaceutical products:

ProductCategoryIngredientsNDCFormQuantityRouteMarketingLabel
Korsuva HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL 1 59353-065 INJECTION, SOLUTION 50 ug INTRAVENOUS NDA 25 sections