Xermelo

Active Ingredient(s): Telotristat Ethyl
FDA Approved: * February 28, 2017
Pharm Company: * LEXICON PHARMA INC
Category: Gastrointestinal

* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".

Xermelo Overview

Telotristat ethyl (USAN, brand name Xermelo) is a prodrug of telotristat, which is an inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase. It is formulated as telotristat etiprate — a hippurate salt of telotristat ethyl.[1] On February 28, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved telotristat ethyl in combination with somatostatin analog (SSA) therapy for the treatment of adults with diarrhea associated with carcinoid syndrome that SSA therapy alone has inadequately con...

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NDC Database Records for Xermelo: (2 results)

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• 70183-125 Xermelo 250 mg Oral Tablet by Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• 70720-125 Xermelo 250 mg Oral Tablet by Tersera Therapeutics LLC

Other drugs which contain Telotristat Ethyl or a similar ingredient: (1 result)

• TELOTRISTAT ETHYL