Glycerol phenylbutyrate
Glycerol phenylbutyrate (USAN), trade name Ravicti, is a medication used in the treatment of certain inborn urea cycle disorders. The medication works by preventing the harmful buildup of ammonia in the body.[1] It is an FDA-approved prescription drug in the US.[2] It is approved for anyone over 2 months of age. It was developed by Hyperion Therapeutics based on the existing drug Buphenyl, and received approval on February 1, 2013.[3] Hyperion has been criticized for setting a high price for the drug. The price was set at US$250,000–290,000. In 2014, the drug generated $30.8 million in net sales, far behind the older and less expensive Buphenyl ($113.6 million in sales).[4] In March 2015, Horizon Pharma acquired Hyperion Therapeutics and thus Raviciti.
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Trade names | Ravicti |
AHFS/Drugs.com | ravicti |
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Routes of administration | Oral |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.228.552 |
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Formula | C33H38O6 |
Molar mass | 530.651 g/mol g·mol−1 |
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Drugs@FDA: FDA Approved Drug Products. Accessdata.fda.gov. [accessed 2018 Feb 18]. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=overview.process&applno=203284
- Herder M. Orphan drug incentives in the pharmacogenomic context: policy responses in the USA and Canada. Journal of Law and the Biosciences. 2016 [accessed 2018 Feb 18];3(1):158-166. DOI: 10.1093/jlb/lsv060 URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5033429/
- "Horizon Pharma to Acquire Hyperion Therapeutics for $1.1B". GEN.