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Treats essential thrombocythemia. Sold as Besremi. Every FDA application for this active ingredient.
As of Nov 15, 2026, FDA lists 1 application for Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b-Njft (sold as Besremi), first approved Nov 12, 2021, with 1 new use approved and 1 published complete response letter.
First approved: Nov 12, 2021
Applications: 1
New uses approved: 1
Complete response letters: 1
Medicare spending, 2025: $163M
Orphan exclusivity until: Nov 12, 2028
First approved in the EU: Feb 15, 2019
First approved in Japan: Mar 27, 2023
Medicare Spending
CMS Part D and Part B, 2025, before manufacturer rebates; matched by generic name
First approved in Japan 16 months after the US. PMDA's English list since 2008, matched by ingredient; see all Japanese approvals
Besremi, new ingredientDrugs with a new active ingredient indicated for the treatment of polycythaemia vera (use only when conventional therapies are not sufficiently effective or… · PharmaEssence Japan K.K. · Mar 27, 2023
Clinical Trials
2 open or ongoing studies name this ingredient as an intervention, including as a comparator; newest first. See all
Applications, approvals and products come from FDA's Drugs@FDA data files, refreshed weekly, grouped by active ingredient as FDA spells it. Complete response letters are FDA's published letters. Medicare spending is CMS's Part D and Part B dashboard, matched to this ingredient by generic name; shortages are FDA's shortage list, matched by application number; clinical trials are ClinicalTrials.gov studies naming the ingredient as an intervention, refreshed daily; safety programs are FDA's REMS list, matched by application number or, for shared programs, by ingredient.Drugs@FDA