User:Mr. Ibrahem/Teduglutide
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Trade names | Gattex, Revestive, others |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
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Routes of administration | Subcutaneous injection |
Drug class | Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2)[1] |
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Pharmacokinetic data | |
Bioavailability | 88% |
Metabolism | Proteolysis |
Elimination half-life | 2 h |
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Formula | C164H252N44O55S |
Molar mass | 3752.13 g·mol−1 |
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Teduglutide, sold under the brand names Gattex among others is a medication used for short bowel syndrome.[1] Specifically it is used for people who require parenteral nutrition.[1] It is given by injection just under the skin.[1]
Common side effects include abdominal pain, nausea, fluid overload, allergic reactions, and headache.[1] Other potential side effects may include tumors, intestinal obstruction, gall bladder disease, and pancreatitis.[1] Use during pregnancy appears to be safe.[2] It is similar to the bodies own glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2), which increases the uptake of nutrients from the intestines.[3]
Teduglutide was approved for medical use in the United States and Europe in 2012.[1][3] At a dose of 5 mg per day, in the United Kingdom it costs the NHS about £15,000 a month as of 2021.[4] This amount in the United States costs about 36,000 per month.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Teduglutide Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Teduglutide (Gattex) Use During Pregnancy". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Revestive". Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ BNF (80 ed.). BMJ Group and the Pharmaceutical Press. September 2020 – March 2021. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-85711-369-6.
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: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "Specialty drug prices soaring past six figures per year". KSAT. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.