Poractant alfa

The active substance in Curosurf: an extract of natural lung surfactant from pigs. It is one of the surfactants used for premature babies with respiratory distress syndrome.

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Overview

Technical summary

Drug, level substance. RxCUI 236381 (RxNav name poractant alfa, term type IN) read 2026-10-15. The Curosurf label describes it as an extract of natural porcine lung surfactant, which is the evidence for filing it under the surfactant class. Claims about its use sit on the Curosurf page.

About this drug

Level: Substance
Mechanism: Not reported

Claims and evidence

No claims are published for this drug yet.

Record details

Record id: maternal:poractant-alfa
Content hash: f3b7e6b80fae95658e988ffbf70092af15b5ce61e924d44211f2f2a14f2f3c39