Mitiglinide
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Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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(2S)-2-benzyl-4-[(3aR,7aS)-octahydro-2H-isoindol- 2-yl]-4-oxobutanoic acid | |
Clinical data | |
AHFS/Drugs.com | International Drug Names |
Legal status | ? |
Routes | oral |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | 207844-01-7 |
ATC code | A10BX08 |
PubChem | CID 121891 |
DrugBank | DB01252 |
ChemSpider | 108739 |
UNII | D86I0XLB13 |
KEGG | D01854 |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL471498 |
Chemical data | |
Formula | C19H25NO3 |
Mol. mass | 315.41 g/mol |
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Mitiglinide (INN, trade name Glufast) is a drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.[1]
Mitiglinide belongs to the meglitinide class of blood glucose-lowering drugs and is currently co-marketed in Japan by Kissei and Takeda. The North America rights to mitiglinide are held by Elixir Pharmaceuticals. Mitiglinide has not yet gained FDA approval.
Pharmacology
Mitiglinide is thought to stimulate insulin secretion by closing the ATP-sensitive K(+) K(ATP) channels in pancreatic beta-cells.
Dosage
Mitiglinide is delivered in tablet form.
References
- ↑ Malaisse WJ (October 2008). "Mitiglinide: a rapid- and short-acting non-sulfonylurea insulinotropic agent for the treatment of type 2 diabetic patients". Expert Opin Pharmacother 9 (15): 2691–8. doi:10.1517/14656566.9.15.2691. PMID 18803455.
External links
- Elixir Pharmaceuticals - website of the U.S. rights holder for mitiglinide.
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