Kybella

Active Ingredient(s): Deoxycholic Acid
FDA Approved: * April 29, 2015
Pharm Company: * KYTHERA BIOPHARMA INC
Category: Diet / Weight Loss

Deoxycholic acid, also known as cholanoic acid, and sold under the brand name Kybella among others, is a bile acid. Deoxycholic acid is one of the secondary bile acids, which are metabolic byproducts of intestinal bacteria. The two primary bile acids secreted by the liver are cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid. Bacteria metabolize chenodeoxycholic acid into the secondary bile acid lithocholic acid, and they metabolize cholic acid into deoxycholic acid. There are additional secondary bile a... [wikipedia]

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Dosage List

Kybella 20 mg/2ml Subcutaneous Injection, Solution
NDC: 61168-101
Labeler:
Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc.