Netarsudil

Netarsudil, sold under the brand name Rhopressa among others, is a medication for the treatment of glaucoma. In the United States in December 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 0.02% ophthalmic solution for the lowering of elevated intraocular pressure in people with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.[2][3] It targets the trabecular meshwork directly.[4]

Netarsudil
Clinical data
Pronunciationne TAR soo dil
Trade namesRhopressa, Rhokiinsa
Other namesAR-11324
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa618014
License data
Routes of
administration
Eye drops, topical
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ECHA InfoCard100.251.524
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC28H27N3O3
Molar mass453.542 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

The FDA considers it to be a first-in-class medication.[5]

References

  1. "Rhokiinsa EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). 16 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. "Rhopressa (netarsudil) Ophthalmic Solution". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "Aerie (AERI) Gets Early FDA Approval for Lead Drug Rhopressa". 19 December 2017.
  4. New Drug Therapy Approvals 2017 (PDF). U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Report). January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.


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