VONOPRAZAN is a first-in-class PCAB1
In a pharmacodynamic study in healthy volunteers,*
Vonoprazan has been shown to provide rapid, potent, and durable acid suppression1
Starts to suppress acid quickly
within 2-3 hours
within 2-3 hours
Achieves steady state by Day 4,
with a mean pH of 6
with a mean pH of 6
Maintains continuous acid
suppression over 24 hours
suppression over 24 hours
*Vonoprazan 20 mg QD was evaluated in this study. The approved dose of vonoprazan as part of an H. pylori treatment regimen is 20 mg BID.
BID=twice daily; QD=once daily.
BID=twice daily; QD=once daily.
PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES | VONOPRAZAN | LANSOPRAZOLE |
---|---|---|
Mean half-life | 7.1 hours | 1.5 hours |
Dosing with food | Can be taken with or without food | Needs to be taken before a meal |
Interaction with active acid pumps | Noncovalent and reversible | Covalent and irreversible |
The clinical significance of these mechanistic differences has not been established. |