NDATOPICALGEL
Approved
Jun 1990
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Data completeness
4/8 — Partial
NAFTIN (naftifine hydrochloride) by Enterprise Therapeutics is 12. Approved for interdigital tinea pedis caused by the organisms trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, epidermophyton floccosum. First approved in 1990.
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AI summarySynthesized from FDA + DailyMed + ClinicalTrials.gov data
NAFTIN (naftifine hydrochloride) is a topical antifungal gel belonging to the allylamine class used to treat interdigital tinea pedis (athlete's foot) caused by dermatophytes including Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and Epidermophyton floccosum. The drug works by inhibiting squalene 2,3-epoxidase, an enzyme critical to fungal sterol biosynthesis, thereby disrupting the fungal cell wall. It has been approved since 1990 and is available as a once-daily topical treatment.
$0.002BPart D
LOE ApproachingDeclining
Product is approaching loss of exclusivity with minimal commercial scale; brand teams should anticipate generic competition and budget consolidation.
Mechanism of Action
12.1 Mechanism of Action NAFTIN Gel is a topical antifungal drug [see ] . 12.2 Pharmacodynamics The pharmacodynamics of NAFTIN Gel have not been established . 12.3 Pharmacokinetics In vitro and in vivo bioavailability studies have demonstrated that naftifine penetrates the stratum corneum in…
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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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