RHB-101 (Cardio)
RHB-101 is a once daily controlled release proprietary formulation of Carvedilol.
Carvedilol is marketed under various trade names including GSK’s Coreg®.
RHB-101 was licensed from Egalet a/s, a private Danish company, in November 2009.
As carvedilol, RHB-101 is a β-adrenergic blocking agent with α1-blocking activity and is planned to be indicated for the treatment of heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction (following myocardial infarction) and hypertension.
Several clinical PK studies were conducted with RHB-101. RedHill plans to submit a New Drug Application (NDA) in the U.S. and a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) in Europe.