Metabolite Tales Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs part 2 Mixing it Up By Julia Shanu-Wilson In Part 1 of this topic we looked at metabolism of the small molecule drugs approved by the FDA in 2022 that were mediated by CYP3A4. Dermavant’s tapinarof is one such friend. We hope it was a useful two-parter!

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Metabolite Tales Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

N -glucuronidation: the human element By Julia Shanu-Wilson In our last blog of the year, we look at why N -glucuronidation of drugs is important in human drug metabolism. Glucuronidation is the most common phase II reaction observed in the metabolism of drugs in humans. Derun Li, David L. McGowan, Catherine White et al.

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Metabolite Tales Blog

MAY 12, 2023

In 2022, fewer of the 19 newly FDA approved small molecule drugs contained F atoms (adagrasib, lenacapavir, oteseconazole, vonoprazan), but this was followed by 3 more approvals of F-containing drugs in the first quarter of 2023 alone (pirtobrutinib, omaveloxolone, leniolisib). Soloshonok.

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