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Selepressin

Is Selepressin legal in the US?

No. It is not approved, and development has stopped after a failed trial.

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Selepressin is an investigational drug that is not approved by the FDA or any regulator. Its phase 2b/3 trial in septic shock was stopped for futility in 2017 and development has not resumed. 1

No. It never got past its phase 2b/3 trial, which was stopped for futility in 2017. No further trials have been registered. 1

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Citations

  1. Laterre 2019, JAMA: effect of selepressin vs placebo on ventilator- and vasopressor-free days in septic shock (SEPSIS-ACT) doi.org
  2. Lewis 2018, Ann Am Thorac Soc: rationale and design of SEPSIS-ACT, an adaptive phase 2b/3 trial of selepressin in septic shock doi.org

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