December 2010 USANs



The December 2010 USANs have just been published, these are:


USANResearch code Drug Type Drug ClassTarget
nivocasanGS-9450, LB-84451small moleculetherapeuticcaspases
nomegestrolTX-071natural product derivedtherapeuticprogesterone receptor
vorapaxarSCH-530348natural product derivedtherapeuticthrombin receptor

This brings the number of USANs assigned this year to ~118.