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Invented name: Opsumit   
Auth. number : EU/1/13/893
Active substance : macitentan
Orphan market exclusivity for "Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension" (based on designation EU/3/11/909) started on 27/12/2013
   10 years of market exclusivity
   This orphan market exclusivity will expire on 27/12/2023
ATC: Anatomical main group: C - Cardiovascular system
Therapeutic subgroup: C02 - Antihypertensives
Pharmacological subgroup: C02K - Other antihypertensives
Chemical subgroup: C02KX - Other antihypertensives
Chemical substance: C02KX04 - Macitentan
(See WHO ATC Index)
Indication: Opsumit, as monotherapy or in combination, is indicated for the long-term treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adult patients of WHO Functional Class (FC) II to III.
Efficacy has been shown in a PAH population including idiopathic and heritable PAH, PAH associated with connective tissue disorders, and PAH associated with corrected simple congenital heart disease.
Marketing Authorisation Holder: Actelion Registration Ltd
Chiswick Tower, 13th floor, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL, United Kingdom
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Close date procedure Procedure type EMEA number Decision summary publ decision docs annex
27/12/2013 Centralised - Authorisation EMEA/H/C/2697 (2013)9830 of 20/12/2013
06/01/2014 Centralised - Authorisation - Decision addressed to Member States EMEA/H/C/2697 (2013)9831 of 20/12/2013
28/05/2014 Centralised - Notification EMEA/H/C/2697/N/1
Updated with Decision(2015)223 of 15/01/2015
17/09/2014 Centralised - Variation EMEA/H/C/2697/IA/5
Updated with Decision(2015)223 of 15/01/2015
17/01/2015 PSUSA - Modification EMEA/H/C/2697/PSUV/3 (2015)223 of 15/01/2015
30/07/2015 PSUSA - Modification EMEA/H/C/PSUSA/10115/201410 (2015)5463 of 28/07/2015
06/08/2015 Centralised - Variation EMEA/H/C/2697/II/8
Updated with Decision(2016)4754 of 15/07/2016
07/09/2015 Centralised - Variation EMEA/H/C/2697/IG/612
Updated with Decision(2016)4754 of 15/07/2016
04/03/2016 Centralised - Variation EMEA/H/C/2697/IB/15
Updated with Decision(2016)4754 of 15/07/2016
19/07/2016 Centralised - Yearly update (2016)4754 of 15/07/2016
16/08/2016 Centralised - Variation EMEA/H/C/2697/IG/720
Updated with Decision(2017) 5170 of 17/07/2017
10/01/2017 Centralised - Variation EMEA/H/C/2697/IB/21
Updated with Decision(2017) 5170 of 17/07/2017
19/07/2017 Centralised - Yearly update (2017) 5170 of 17/07/2017