Eptacog alfa (activated) 2mg (100,000unit) powder and solvent for solution for injection pre-filled syringes
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Recombinant human coagulation Factor VIIa (rFVIIa), intended for promoting hemostasis by activating the extrinsic pathway of the coagulation cascade.
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NovoSeven 2mg (100,000units) powder and solvent for solution for injection pre-filled syringes
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Similarity based on WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification and NHS BNF section grouping. Source data: NHS dm+d via TRUD (OGL v3.0), WHO ATC/DDD Index.
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Eptacog alfa (activated)
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Key facts
Drug status
Approved
Major interactions
None known
Half-life
Not available
Mechanism
NovoSeven activates the coagulation or clotting cascade by cleaving Factor IX an…
Food interactions
None known
Human targets
2 targets
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Pharmacokinetics at a glance
Volume of distribution
30 mL
* 153 ± 29 mL/kg [children]
* 280 to 290 mL/kg [congenital Factor VII deficiency]
Clearance
33 - 37 mL
* 1375 +/- 396 mL/hr [severe hemophilia A male children]
* 57.3…
Pharmacokinetic data: DrugBank · CC BY-NC 4.0
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How the body processes this drug — absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
* 153 ± 29 mL/kg [children]
* 280 to 290 mL/kg [congenital Factor VII deficiency]
* 1375 +/- 396 mL/hr [severe hemophilia A male children]
* 57.3 +/- 9.5 mL/hr/kg [severe hemophilia A male children]
* 2767 +/- 385 mL/hr [severe hemophilia A men]
* 37.6 +/- 13.1 mL/hr/kg [severe hemophilia A men]
Proteins and enzymes this drug interacts with in the body
PMID:22409427
Factor Xa activates pro-inflammatory signaling pathways in a protease-activated receptor (PAR)-dependent manner .
PMID:24041930 PMID:30568593 PMID:34831181 PMID:18202198
Up-regulates expression of protease-activated receptors (PARs) F2R, F2RL1 and F2RL2 in dermal microvascular endothelial cells .
PMID:35738824
Triggers the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as MCP-1/CCL2 and IL6, in cardiac fibroblasts and umbilical vein endothelial cells in PAR-1/F2R-dependent manner .
PMID:30568593 PMID:34831181
Triggers the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as MCP-1/CCL2, IL6, TNF-alpha/TNF, IL-1beta/IL1B, IL8/CXCL8 and IL18, in endothelial cells and atrial tissues .
PMID:24041930 PMID:35738824 PMID:9780208
Induces expression of adhesion molecules, such as ICAM1, VCAM1 and SELE, in endothelial cells and atrial tissues .
PMID:24041930 PMID:35738824 PMID:9780208
Increases expression of phosphorylated ERK1/2 in dermal microvascular endothelial cells and atrial tissues .
PMID:24041930 PMID:35738824
Triggers activation of the transcription factor NF-kappa-B in dermal microvascular endothelial cells and atrial tissues .
PMID:24041930 PMID:35738824
Activates pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic responses in dermal fibroblasts and enhances wound healing probably via PAR-2/F2RL1-dependent mechanism .
PMID:18202198
Activates barrier protective signaling responses in endothelial cells in PAR-2/F2RL1-dependent manner; the activity depends on the cleavage of PAR-2/F2RL1 by factor Xa .
PMID:22409427
Up-regulates expression of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (SERPINE1) in atrial tissues PMID:24041930
ATC B02BD08
Chemical identifiers
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Chemical identifiers
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Linked compound data from DrugBank Open Data (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Coagulation factor VIIa Recombinant Human
Matched from: Eptacog alfa (activated)
Additional database identifiers
Drugs Product Database (DPD)
13301
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:3528
GenAtlas
F10
GeneCards
F10
GenBank Gene Database
K03194
GenBank Protein Database
182841
Guide to Pharmacology
2359
UniProt Accession
FA10_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:3541
GenAtlas
F3
GeneCards
F3
GenBank Gene Database
M16553
GenBank Protein Database
339504
UniProt Accession
TF_HUMAN
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