Verquvo FDA Approval History
Last updated by Judith Stewart, BPharm on Jan 25, 2021.
FDA Approved: Yes (First approved January 19, 2021)
Brand name: Verquvo
Generic name: vericiguat
Dosage form: Tablets
Company: Merck
Treatment for: Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Verquvo (vericiguat) is a soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator indicated to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and heart failure (HF) hospitalization following a hospitalization for heart failure or need for outpatient IV diuretics, in adults with symptomatic chronic HF and ejection fraction less than 45%.
- Verquvo is the first soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator approved to treat heart failure.
- Verquvo tablets are taken orally once daily with food.
- The Verquvo product label carries a boxed warning that indicates that Verquvo may cause fetal harm, and should not be administered to pregnant females. Common adverse reactions include hypotension and anemia.
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