Extended indication Treatment of orthopoxvirus disease
Therapeutic value No estimate possible yet
Registration phase Registered

Product

Active substance Tecovirimat
Domain Infectious diseases
Reason of inclusion New medicine (specialité)
Main indication Viral infections other
Extended indication Treatment of orthopoxvirus disease
Proprietary name Tecovirimat SIGA
Manufacturer SIGA Technologies
Mechanism of action Other, see general comments
Route of administration Oral
Therapeutical formulation Capsule
Budgetting framework Extramural (GVS)
Additional remarks Dit orale middel blokkeert het virale envelopeiwit P37, zodat er geen nieuwe infectieuze virussen vanuit geïnfecteerde cellen kunnen ontsnappen. Het is geregistreerd voor volwassenen en kinderen vanaf 13kg.

Registration

Registration route Centralised (EMA)
Submission date October 2020
Expected Registration January 2022
Orphan drug Yes
Registration phase Registered
Additional remarks Tecovirimat is sinds 2018 geregistreerd door de FDA voor behandeling van pokken. Positieve CHMP opinie ontvangen in november 2021 voor marketing authorisation under exceptional circumstances. Geregistreerd onder ‘exceptional circumstances’. Dit betekent dat er eigenlijk weinig informatie beschikbaar was om de registratie te wegen en de EMA de resultaten zal blijven bijhouden.

Therapeutic value

Therapeutic value No estimate possible yet
Substantiation De verwachting is dat dit niet gebruikt zal worden in Nederland.
Duration of treatment Average 14 day / days
Dosage per administration 600 mg
References NCT02474589

Expected patient volume per year

There is currently nothing known about the expected patient volume.

Expected cost per patient per year

References https://www.keionline.org/21725
Additional remarks In de Verenigde Staten wordt een prijs van $255 per dosis gevraagd.

Potential total cost per year

There is currently nothing known about the possible total cost.

Off label use

There is currently nothing known about off label use.

Indication extension

There is currently nothing known about indication extensions.

Other information

There is currently no futher information available.