Orfadin
nitisinone
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Overview
Orfadin is a medicine for the treatment of:
- hereditary tyrosinaemia type 1 (HT‑1) in patients of all ages who also follow diet restrictions;
- alkaptonuria (AKU) in adults.
These diseases occur when the body cannot fully break down certain amino acids including tyrosine. As a result, harmful substances build up, which can cause serious liver problems and liver cancer in patients with HT-1 and joint problems in patients with AKU.
Orfadin contains the active substance nitisinone.
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Orfadin : EPAR - Summary for the public (PDF/144.36 KB)
First published: 10/11/2009
Last updated: 11/01/2021
EMA/602143/2020 -
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Orfadin : EPAR - Risk-management-plan summary (PDF/68.9 KB)
First published: 03/11/2020
Last updated: 01/03/2021
Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Orfadin
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Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/000555
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Active substance |
nitisinone
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
nitisinone
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
Tyrosinemias
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
A16AX04
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Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum International AB
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Revision |
21
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
21/02/2005
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Contact address |
SE-112 76 Stockholm
Sweden |
Product information
13/04/2023 Orfadin - EMEA/H/C/000555 - IB/0082
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Product information documents contain:
- summary of product characteristics (annex I);
- manufacturing authorisation holder responsible for batch release (annex IIA);
- conditions of the marketing authorisation (annex IIB);
- labelling (annex IIIA);
- package leaflet (annex IIIB).
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Other alimentary tract and metabolism products
Therapeutic indication
Hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT 1)
Orfadin is indicated for the treatment of adult and paediatric (in any age range) patients with confirmed diagnosis of hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT 1) in combination with dietary restriction of tyrosine and phenylalanine.
Alkaptonuria (AKU)
Orfadin is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with alkaptonuria (AKU).