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Active substance

Didanosine

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US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
VIDEX25MG **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**; 50MG **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**; 100MG **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**; 150MG **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**; 200MG **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**tablet, chewable · oralBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBBDiscontinued9 Oct 1991
VIDEX100MG/PACKET; 167MG/PACKET; 250MG/PACKET; 375MG/PACKETfor solution · oralBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBBDiscontinued9 Oct 1991
VIDEX10MG/MLfor solution · oralBRISTOLDiscontinued9 Oct 1991
VIDEX EC125MG **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**; 200MG **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**; 250MG **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**; 400MG **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**capsule, delayed rel pellets · oralBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBBDiscontinued31 Oct 2000
DIDANOSINE200MG; 250MG; 400MGcapsule, delayed rel pellets · oralBARRDiscontinued3 Dec 2004
DIDANOSINE10MG/MLfor solution · oralAUROBINDO PHARMADiscontinued8 Mar 2007
DIDANOSINE125MG; 200MG; 250MG; 400MGcapsule, delayed rel pellets · oralAUROBINDO PHARMADiscontinued24 Sep 2008
DIDANOSINE125MG; 200MG; 250MG; 400MGcapsule, delayed rel pellets · oralPHARMOBEDIENTDiscontinued8 Apr 2010
DIDANOSINE100MG; 150MG; 200MGtablet, for suspension · oralAUROBINDODiscontinued14 Aug 2012

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

  • US FDA 17 Dec 2018 VIDEX — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Boxed Warning; Contraindications; Warnings and Precautions; Drug Interactions; Use in Specific Populations; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide
  • US FDA 17 Dec 2018 VIDEX EC — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Boxed Warning; Contraindications; Warnings and Precautions; Drug Interactions; Use in Specific Populations; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide
  • EMA PRAC 12 Jul 2018 PRAC signal: Autoimmune hepatitis
    Action for MAH: update of the product information: Yes
  • EMA PRAC 8 Mar 2018 PRAC signal: Autoimmune hepatitis
    Action for MAH: update of the product information: No

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Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.