Oteseconazole
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| Trade names | Vivjoa | 
| Other names | VT-1161 | 
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| Drug class | Antifungal | 
| Main uses | Recurrent vaginal yeast infections[1] | 
| Side effects | Headache, nausea[1] | 
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| Routes of use  | By mouth | 
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| AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph | 
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| Formula | C23H16F7N5O2 | 
| Molar mass | 527.403 g·mol−1 | 
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Oteseconazole, sold under the brand name Vivjoa, is a medication used to decrease the frequency of recurrent vaginal yeast infections.[1] It is taken by mouth.[1] It may be used with fluconazole.[1]
Commons side effects include headache and nausea.[1] Use within two years of pregnancy may harm the baby and thus it should not be used in women who could become pregnant.[1] Use is not recommended in those with significant kidney or liver problems.[1] It is a 14α-demethylase (CYP51) inhibitor.[4]
Oteseconazole was approved for medical use in the United States in 2022.[1] It is not approved in Europe or the United Kingdom as of 2022.[4] In the United States a course of treatment costs about 2,900 USD as of 2022.[5]
Medical use
Dosage
It is initially taken at a dose of 600 mg followed by 450 mg the next day.[1] Starting on day 14 it is than taken at a dose of 150 mg once per week for 11 weeks.[1]
Society and culture
It was developed by Mycovia Pharmaceuticals.[6]
Names
Oteseconazole is the international nonproprietary name (INN).[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "DailyMed - VIVJOA- oteseconazole capsule". dailymed.nlm.nih.gov. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
 - ↑ "Oteseconazole (Vivjoa) Use During Pregnancy". Drugs.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
 - ↑ https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2022/215888s000lbl.pdf Archived 2022-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
 - 1 2 "Oteseconazole". SPS - Specialist Pharmacy Service. 3 April 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
 - ↑ "Vivjoa Prices, Coupons, Copay & Patient Assistance". Drugs.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
 - ↑ "FDA Approves Mycovia Pharmaceuticals' VIVJOA (oteseconazole), the First and Only FDA-Approved Medication for Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (Chronic Yeast Infection)" (Press release). Mycovia Pharmaceuticals. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022 – via Business Wire.
 - ↑ World Health Organization (2016). "International nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances (INN): recommended INN: list 76". WHO Drug Information. 30 (3). hdl:10665/331020.
 
External links
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- Sobel JD, Nyirjesy P (December 2021). "Oteseconazole: an advance in treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis". Future Microbiology. 16 (18): 1453–1461. doi:10.2217/fmb-2021-0173. PMID 34783586.
 - Clinical trial number NCT03562156 for "A Study of Oral Oteseconazole for the Treatment of Patients With Recurrent Vaginal Candidiasis (Yeast Infection) (VIOLET)" at ClinicalTrials.gov
 - Clinical trial number NCT03561701 for "A Study of Oral Oteseconazole (VT-1161) for the Treatment of Patients With Recurrent Vaginal Candidiasis (Yeast Infection) (VIOLET)" at ClinicalTrials.gov
 - Clinical trial number NCT03840616 for "Study of Oral Oteseconazole (VT-1161) for Acute Yeast Infections in Patients With Recurrent Yeast Infections (ultraVIOLET)" at ClinicalTrials.gov
 
