Sodium Phenylbutyrate
FDA Approved: * November 18, 2011Pharm Company: * AMPOLGEN
Category: Hyperammonemia
* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".
Sodium Phenylbutyrate Overview
Sodium phenylbutyrate is a salt of an aromatic fatty acid, 4-phenylbutyrate (4-PBA) or 4-phenylbutyric acid.[2] The compound is used to treat urea cycle disorders, because its metabolites offer an alternative pathway to the urea cycle to allow excretion of excess nitrogen.[3][4] It is an orphan drug, marketed by Ucyclyd Pharma under the trade name Buphenyl, by Swedish Orphan International (Sweden) as Ammonaps, and by Fyrlklövern Scandinavia...
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Sodium Phenylbutyrate
- Powder: 3g/tsp, 3gm/teaspoonful
- Tablet: 500mg
NDC Database Records for Sodium Phenylbutyrate: (4 results)
Sorted by National Drug Code- 42794-086 Sodium Phenylbutyrate .94 g/g Oral Powder by Sigmapharm Laboratories, LLC
- 46672-851 Sodium Phenylbutyrate 500 mg Oral Tablet by Mikart, Inc.
- 49884-006 Sodium Phenylbutyrate .94 g/g Oral Powder by Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- 49884-170 Sodium Phenylbutyrate 500 mg Oral Tablet by Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Other drugs which contain Sodium Phenylbutyrate or a similar ingredient: (1 result)
- BUPHENYL Sodium Phenylbutyrate
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