This November, Lonafarnib (ZOKINVY) received approval by the FDA as a drug to reduce the risk of death due to Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome and for the treatment of certain processing-deficient progeroid laminopathies in patients one year of age and older.

Lonafarnib, a farnesyltransferase inhibitor, is an oral medication that helps prevent the buildup of defective progerin or progerin-like protein.

This drug contains 4-azatricyclo[9.4.0.0³,⁸]pentadeca-1(15),3,5,7,11,13-hexaene moiety in its backbone.

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