Extended indication Chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)
Therapeutic value No judgement
Registration phase Clinical trials

Product

Active substance Vericiguat
Domain Cardiovascular diseases
Reason of inclusion Biosimilar BS
Main indication Other medication for cardiovascular diseases
Extended indication Chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)
Manufacturer Bayer
Mechanism of action Unknown
Route of administration Oral
Therapeutical formulation Tablet
Budgetting framework Extramural (GVS)
Additional remarks Stimulator van het soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) enzym.

Registration

Registration route Centralised (EMA)
Type of trajectory Normal trajectory
Particularity Unknown
ATMP Unknown
Submission date May 2020
Expected Registration June 2021
Orphan drug No
Registration phase Clinical trials

Therapeutic value

Current treatment options Patiënten met HErEF ontvangen veel verschillende soorten medicatie. Voorbeelden hiervan zijn: ''81% of the patients were treated with loop diuretics, 84% with renin-angiotensin-system (RAS) inhibitors, 86% with β-blockers, 56% with mineralocorticoid-receptor antagonists (MRA), and 5% with If-channel inhibition.'' (Brunner-La Rocca et al. , 2019)
Therapeutic value No judgement

This assessment does not indicate any potential inclusion in the package.

Substantiation Patiënten met HErEF ontvangen al veel medicatie, vericiguat zal naast deze medicatie voorgeschreven worden.
Frequency of administration 1 times a day
Dosage per administration 2,5, 5 of 10 mg
References NCT02861534 Brunner-La Rocca et al. (2019). Contemporary Drug Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. JACC: Heart Failure, 7(1), 13-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.10.010

Expected patient volume per year

Patient volume < 3,000

Market share is generally not included unless otherwise stated.

Additional remarks Patiënten met HErEF ontvangen veel verschillende soorten medicatie, Vericiguat zal hier nog bovenop komen. Het patiëntaantal zal naar verwachting niet hoger liggen dan 3000 patiënten per jaar (vergelijkbaar met entresto).

Expected cost per patient per year

Potential total cost per year

Off label use

Off label use Unknown

Indication extension

Indication extensions No

Other information