macitentan and tadalafil

FDA Drug Profile — OPSYNVI

Drug Details

Generic Name
macitentan and tadalafil
Brand Names
OPSYNVI
Application Number
NDA218490
Sponsor
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
NDC Codes
2
Dosage Forms
TABLET, FILM COATED
Routes
ORAL
Active Ingredients
MACITENTAN, TADALAFIL

Indications and Usage

1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE OPSYNVI is a combination of macitentan, an endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA), and tadalafil, a phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, indicated for chronic treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, WHO Group I) in adult patients of WHO functional class (FC) II–III. ( 1.1 ) Individually, macitentan reduces the risk of clinical worsening events and hospitalization, and tadalafil improves exercise ability. ( 1.1 , 14 ) 1.1 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension OPSYNVI is the combination of macitentan and tadalafil indicated for the chronic treatment of adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, WHO Group I and WHO Functional Class (FC) II–III). Individually, macitentan reduces the risk of clinical worsening events and hospitalization, and tadalafil improves exercise ability [see Clinical Studies (14.1) ] .