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Korsuva, Kapruvia(difelikefalin)
Kapruvia, Korsuva (difelikefalin) is a protein pharmaceutical. Difelikefalin was first approved as Korsuva on 2021-08-23. It is used to treat pruritus in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat pruritus. The pharmaceutical is active against kappa-type opioid receptor.
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skin and connective tissue diseasesD017437
signs and symptoms pathological conditionsD013568
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Korsuva
Drug Products
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Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Difelikefalin acetate
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Products
KORSUVACara TherapeuticsN-214916 RX2021-08-23
1 products, RLD, RS
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korsuvaNew Drug Application2024-08-01
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Ontology
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ICD-10
pruritusHP_0000989D011537L29
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DIFELIKEFALIN ACETATE, KORSUVA, CARA THERAP
2026-08-23NCE
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FDA Information
Difelikefalin Acetate, Korsuva, Cara Therap
74025642027-11-12DS, DPU-3204
77139372027-11-12DS, DPU-3204
77279632027-11-12DS, DPU-3204
82170072027-11-12U-3204
82367662027-11-12U-3204
84868942027-11-12U-3204
85361312027-11-12DS, DPU-3204
93343052027-11-12U-3204
93593992027-11-12U-3204
100175362027-11-12DPU-3204
101382702027-11-12U-3204
107935962027-11-12DS, DPU-3204
ATC Codes
V: Various drug classes in atc
V03: All other therapeutic products
V03A: All other therapeutic products
V03AX: Other therapeutic products in atc
V03AX04: Difelikefalin
HCPCS
Code
Description
J0879
Injection, difelikefalin, 0.1 microgram, (for esrd on dialysis)
Clinical
Clinical Trials
29 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
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PruritusD011537HP_0000989L29911119
Kidney diseasesD007674EFO_0003086N081225
Chronic renal insufficiencyD051436N18224
Back painD001416HP_0003418M54212
Atopic dermatitisD003876EFO_0000274L20112
EczemaD004485HP_0000964L30.9112
DermatitisD003872HP_0011123L30.9112
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Hip osteoarthritisD015207EFO_1000786M1622
OsteoarthritisD010003EFO_0002506M15-M1922
Acute painD059787R5222
Knee osteoarthritisD020370EFO_0004616M1711
ArthritisD001168HP_0001369M05-M1411
Rheumatic diseasesD012216M79.011
Joint diseasesD007592HP_0003040M12.911
Musculoskeletal diseasesD00914011
Collagen diseasesD00309511
Biliary liver cirrhosisD008105K74.311
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Indications Phases 1
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Healthy volunteers/patients22
Chronic kidney failureD007676EFO_0003884N18.922
Renal dialysisD006435EFO_0010690Z99.222
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Drug common nameDifelikefalin
INNdifelikefalin
Description
Difelikefalin, sold under the brand name Korsuva, is an opioid peptide used for the treatment of moderate to severe itch. It acts as a peripherally-restricted, highly selective agonist of the κ-opioid receptor (KOR).
Classification
Protein
Drug classenkephalin agonists (various indications)
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
CC(C)C[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](Cc1ccccc1)NC(=O)[C@H](N)Cc1ccccc1)C(=O)N[C@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N1CCC(N)(C(=O)O)CC1
Identifiers
PDB
CAS-ID1024828-77-0
RxCUI
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL3989915
ChEBI ID
PubChem CID24794466
DrugBankDB11938
UNII IDNA1U919MRO (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
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Agency Approved
OPRK1
OPRK1
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
OPRK1
Gene synonyms
OPRK
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
kappa-type opioid receptor
Protein synonyms
kappa opioid receptor, Opiate receptor, kappa-1
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Oprk1 (18387)
kappa-type opioid receptor (P33534)
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