Entresto FDA Approval History
FDA Approved: Yes (First approved July 7, 2015)
Brand name: Entresto
Generic name: sacubitril and valsartan
Dosage form: Tablets
Previous Name: LCZ696
Company: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Treatment for: Heart Failure
Entresto (sacubitril and valsartan) is a neprilysin inhibitor and angiotensin II receptor blocker combination indicated:
- to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in patients with chronic heart failure (NYHA Class II-IV) and reduced ejection fraction. Entresto is usually administered in conjunction with other heart failure therapies, in place of an ACE inhibitor or other ARB.
- for the treatment of symptomatic heart failure with systemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction in pediatric patients aged one year and older.
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