Xermelo

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

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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 approved Xermelo in combination with somatostatin analog (SSA) therapy for the treatment of adults with diarrhea associated with carcinoid syndrome that SSA therapy alone has inadequately controlled.[...

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NDC Database Records for Xermelo: (1 result)

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• 70183-125 Xermelo 250 mg Oral Tablet by Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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

• TELOTRISTAT ETHYL