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The most innovative pharmaceutical agents of 2020

By Danielle Kirsh | August 3, 2020

Moxidectin

Medicines Development for Global Health

Moxidectin is an anthelmintic that is made to treat onchocerciasis from Onchocerca volvulus, also known as river blindness, in patients 12 years and older.

Common side effects include increased or decreased white blood cell counts, itching, musculoskeletal pain, headache, fast heart rate, rash, abdominal pain, low blood pressure, fever, flu-like illness, cough, lymph node pain, dizziness, diarrhea, low blood sodium and swelling of extremities.

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Filed Under: Drug Discovery, Drug Discovery and Development, Neurological Disease, Oncology, Orphan Drugs
Tagged With: AbbVie, Adlon Therapeutics, Advanced Accelerator Applications, Astellas Pharma, Bayer, Eli Lilly & Co., Galien Foundation, Genentech, Greenwich Biosciences, GW Pharmaceuticals, Janssen Biotech, Johnson & Johnson, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Medicines Development for Global Health, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Population Council, Purdue Pharma, Roche Group, Servier Pharmaceuticals, SIGA Technologies, Sobi, TB Alliance, Theravance Biopharma
 
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About The Author

Danielle Kirsh

Danielle Kirsh is an award-winning journalist and senior editor for Medical Design & Outsourcing, MassDevice, and Medical Tubing + Extrusion, and the founder of Women in Medtech and lead editor for Big 100. She received her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and mass communication from Norfolk State University and is pursuing her master's in global strategic communications at the University of Florida. You can connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn, or email her at dkirsh@wtwhmedia.com.

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