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Lenacapavir Exhibits Atropisomerism - Mechanistic Pharmacokinetics and Disposition Studies of Lenacapavir Reveal Intestinal Excretion as a Major Clearance Pathway [Metabolism, Transport, and Pharmacogenetics]

ASPET

Lenacapavir (LEN), a long-acting injectable, is the first approved human immunodeficiency virus type 1 capsid inhibitor and one of a few FDA-approved drugs that exhibit atropisomerism.

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De-risking drug discovery with predictive AI

Broad Institute

Together, the tools estimate how a drug may impact diverse outcomes of interest to drug developers: general cellular health, pharmacokinetics, and heart and liver function. Seal used these FDA-curated lists as training data for two toxicity-predicting machine learning models: one for cardiotoxicity and one for liver injury.

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Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules – PART 2

Metabolite Tales Blog

Evolution of Ritlecitinib Population Pharmacokinetic Models During Clinical Drug Development. Clin Pharmacokinet. link] The post Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules – PART 2 appeared first on Hypha Discovery. link] [10] Wojciechowski J, S Purohit V, Huh Y, Banfield C, Nicholas T. 2023; 62(12):1765-1779.

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Evaluating the Abuse Potential of Lenabasum, a Selective CB2 Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist [Behavioral Pharmacology]

ASPET

Secondary VAS and pharmacokinetic (PK) endpoints and adverse events were assessed. Drug Liking and all other VAS outcomes were greatest for nabilone 3mg and 6mg, which is a currently FDA-approved medication. Three doses of lenabasum (20, 60, and 120mg) were compared to placebo, and nabilone (3 and 6mg).

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FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment for Young Children

The Pharma Data

Learn more about FDA-approved and authorized COVID-19 vaccines. Given the similar course of COVID-19 disease in adults and pediatric patients, today’s approval of Veklury in certain pediatric patients is supported by efficacy results from phase 3 clinical trials in adults. The only approved dosage form is Veklury for injection.

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Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs PART 2

Metabolite Tales Blog

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. We hope it was a useful two-parter! We’re looking forward to the next crop! Br J Pharmacol.

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Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules – PART 1

Metabolite Tales Blog

Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules – PART 1 By Julia Shanu-Wilson 2023 was a fruitful year for drug approvals by the FDA, with a crop of 34 small molecules out of a total of 55 new drugs [1]. link] [10] FDA prescribing information for gepirone. Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of Nirmatrelvir.