Catridecacog Explained

Tradename:Tretten, NovoThirteen
Licence Eu:yes
Dailymedid:Catridecacog
Pregnancy Au:B2
Pregnancy Us:N
Legal Au:Unscheduled
Legal Us:Rx-only
Legal Eu:Rx-only
Routes Of Administration:Injection
Atc Prefix:B02
Atc Suffix:BD11
Cas Number:606138-08-3
Drugbank:DB09310
Chemspiderid:none
Kegg:D10532
Unii:NU23Q531G1
Chembl:2108282

Catridecacog, sold under the brand name Tretten in the US and NovoThirteen in the EU[1]) is a class of recombinant factor XIII A-subunit based biopharmaceutical medicine, indicated in patients with a rare clotting disorder, congenital factor XIII A-subunit deficiency, which is a kind of Factor XIII deficiency. The medication prevents bleeding in patients with this condition, and has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for this use in the US in 2014.[2] It was brought to market by Novo Nordisk.[1]

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  1. NHS New Drugs Online Report for catridecacog Page accessed July 2, 2015
  2. http://www.pharmacist.com/catridecacog-first-drug-treat-rare-genetic-blood-clotting-disorder Catridecacog: First drug to treat rare genetic blood clotting disorder