Tadalafil Lilly ICOS

Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2003 Jan;4(1):60-5.

Abstract

Tadalafil is a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor in development by Lilly ICOS for the potential treatment of erectile dysfunction. The compound will be marketed in North America and Europe by a collaboration formed by Eli Lilly & Co and ICOS Corp. Eli Lilly & Co has marketing rights in all other territories. Marketing approval in Europe was granted in November 2002, with launch expected in the first half of 2003. An approvable letter was issued by the FDA in April 2002, with a US launch anticipated in the first half of 2003.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • 3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases
  • Carbolines / adverse effects
  • Carbolines / pharmacology*
  • Carbolines / therapeutic use*
  • Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic
  • Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic
  • Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic
  • Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5
  • Erectile Dysfunction / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / metabolism
  • Tadalafil

Substances

  • Carbolines
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
  • Tadalafil
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases
  • 3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases
  • Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5
  • PDE5A protein, human