GLUCAGEN
LOE ApproachingNDAINTRAMUSCULAR, INTRAVENOUSPOWDERPriority Review
Approved
Jun 1998
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Clinical Trials
2
Data completeness
4/8 — Partial
Priority Review
GLUCAGEN by Novo Nordisk is clinical pharmacology glucagon increases blood glucose concentration and is used in the treatment of severe hypoglycemia. First approved in 1998.
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AI summarySynthesized from FDA + DailyMed + ClinicalTrials.gov data
GLUCAGEN (glucagon) is a parenteral emergency treatment for severe hypoglycemia that works by stimulating hepatic glycogenolysis to rapidly raise blood glucose. Administered via intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intravenous injection, it achieves peak glucose levels (~136–138 mg/dL) within 13–30 minutes. The drug has been the standard-of-care emergency hypoglycemia reversal agent for decades.
$0.005BPart D
LOE ApproachingProduct is approaching loss of exclusivity with modest Part D spending ($5M), signaling contraction of commercial opportunity and likely smaller brand team headcount.
Mechanism of Action
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Glucagon increases blood glucose concentration and is used in the treatment of severe hypoglycemia. Glucagon acts only on liver glycogen, converting it to glucose. Glucagon administered through a parenteral route relaxes smooth muscle of the stomach, duodenum, small bowel, and…
Indications
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Data Sources
- Drug label: DailyMed / FDA
- Clinical trials: ClinicalTrials.gov
- Patent data: FDA Orange Book
- Spending data: CMS Medicare
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