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Lonafarnib

Drug class: Farnesyltransferase Inhibitor

The FDA’s “Established Pharmacologic Class”: the group of medicines that work in a similar way.

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Quick answers

What is Lonafarnib used for?
The FDA-approved label (Zokinvy, Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc., July 2, 2025) says: “ZOKINVY is indicated in patients 12 months of age and older with a body surface area (BSA) of 0.39 m 2 and above: To reduce the risk of mortality in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) For the treatment of processing-deficient Progeroid Laminopathies with either …” This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
Does Lonafarnib have a boxed warning?
No. None of the 1 FDA labels we found for this medicine has a boxed warning.
Is there a shortage of Lonafarnib?
No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
Has Lonafarnib been recalled?
No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
Who makes Lonafarnib?
1 company lists prescription products of Lonafarnib in the FDA NDC Directory, including Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc..

What Lonafarnib is used for

Quoted from the “Indications and Usage” section of the FDA-approved label.

ZOKINVY is indicated in patients 12 months of age and older with a body surface area (BSA) of 0.39 m 2 and above: To reduce the risk of mortality in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) For the treatment of processing-deficient Progeroid Laminopathies with either …

— FDA label: Zokinvy, Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc., effective July 2, 2025. Read the full label on DailyMed →

This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.

Boxed warning

A boxed warning (“black box”) is the FDA’s strongest warning on a drug label, for serious or life-threatening risks.

The label quoted above has no boxed warning.

Forms and how it is given

Dosage formsCapsule
RouteOral
Prescription products2 in the FDA NDC Directory
Brand namesZokinvy

Companies that list this medicine

Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.

FDA approval history

  • NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
Brand and biologic applications
ApplicationSponsorApprovedLater changes approved
NDA213969
ZOKINVY
Sentynl Theraps IncNovember 20, 2020 2, latest March 21, 2024
2024: Labeling · 2024: Labeling

Shortage status

The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.

FDA Drug Shortages database →

Recalls

No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.

Official identifiers

RxCUI (RxNorm)2467582, 2467588, 2467590, 2467592
SPL set ID of the quoted label97391d0c-943e-4c5a-8423-68e163aa7f50
FDA labels (SPL)1
FDA applicationsNDA213969
Active ingredients (FDA)LONAFARNIB

Sources

  1. FDA-approved label on DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) — Zokinvy, Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc., effective July 2, 2025; via openFDA, FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  2. NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  3. Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  4. Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  5. Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026

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