Nesiritide

Nesiritide
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com monograph
Routes of
administration
IV only
Identifiers
CAS Number 124584-08-3 N
ATC code C01DX19 (WHO)
PubChem CID 16134381
DrugBank DB04899 N
ChemSpider 24603113 N
UNII P7WI8UL647 N
ChEMBL CHEMBL1201668 N
Chemical data
Formula C143H244N50O42S4
Molar mass 3464 g/mol
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Nesiritide (Natrecor) is the recombinant form of the 32 amino acid human B-type natriuretic peptide, which is normally produced by the ventricular myocardium. Nesiritide works to facilitate cardiovascular fluid homeostasis through counterregulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldoesterone system, stimulating cyclic guanosine monophosphate, leading to smooth muscle cell relaxation.

Neseritide was believed initially to be beneficial for acute decompensated congestive heart failure. It received approval from the United States' Food and Drug Administration for this purpose in 2001 after initial non-approval. In July 2011 the results of the largest study so far for nesiritide was published in The New England Journal of Medicine; it showed that nesiritide was not associated with a change in mortality or re-hospitalizations.[1]

Administration

Nesiritide is only administered intravenously, usually by bolus, followed by IV infusion. For most adults and the elderly, a normal dosage is 2 µg/kg followed by a continuous IV infusion of 0.01 µg/kg/min. This may be increased every three hours for a maximum of 0.03 µg/kg/min.

Controversy

In 2005, after several academic papers [2][3] on the efficacy and side effects of Nesiritide, Johnson & Johnson met with the FDA and altered its stated plans for the drug and agreed to revise its labeling.[4][5]

Heart doctors at the Cleveland Clinic then voted unanimously not to permit the prescription of the drug to its patients.[6] Following this, the United States Department of Justice announced an inquiry into the marketing of the drug.[7]

Side effects

Common side effects include:

More rare side effects include:

References

  1. O'Connor (2011). "Effect of nesiritide in patients with acute decompensated heart failure". New England Journal of Medicine 365 (32): 32–43. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1100171. PMID 21732835.
  2. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/cc4945.pdf
  3. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/111/12/1487.short
  4. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/17/business/the-marketing-and-success-of-natrecor.html?_r=0
  5. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4D81630F937A35756C0A9639C8B63
  6. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4D81630F937A35756C0A9639C8B63
  7. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/21/business/us-looking-at-marketing-by-johnson-johnson.html
  8. https://online.epocrates.com/noFrame/showPage.do?method=drugs&MonographId=2511&ActiveSectionId=5

Science or Fiction: Use of Nesiritide as a First-Line Agent? John A. Noviasky, Pharm.D., Michael Kelberman, M.D., Karen M. Whalen, B.S., Roy Guharoy, Pharm.D., William Darko, Pharm.D.

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