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Terlipressin (Glypressin) is indicated for the treatment of bleeding oesophageal varices and in some countries for the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome type 1. It is a prodrug and is converted to the lysine vasopressin in the circulation after the N-triglycyl residue is cleaved by endothelial peptidases. This results in a ‘slow release’ of the vasoactive lysine vasopressin. Terlipressin exerts its action by activating V1a, V1b and V2 vasopressin receptors. On September 14, 2022, the FDA granted approval to terlipressin (Terlivaz) for the treatment of adults hospitalized with hepatorenal syndrome with rapid reduction in kidney function (HRS-1). Prior to the approval, no approved treatment for this condition existed in the United States.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: P37288
Gene ID: 552.0
Gene Symbol: AVPR1A
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
852.0 nM [Ki]
Target ID: P47901
Gene ID: 553.0
Gene Symbol: AVPR1B
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
1115.0 nM [Ki]
Target ID: P30518
Gene ID: 554.0
Gene Symbol: AVPR2
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
1580.0 nM [Ki]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
TERLIVAZ

Approved Use

TERLIVAZ is a vasopressin receptor agonist indicated to improve kidney function in adults with hepatorenal syndrome with rapid reduction in kidney function.

Launch Date

2022
Primary
GLYPRESSIN

Approved Use

GLYPRESSIN is used to treat Bleeding Oesophageal Varices (BOV), bleeding veins inthe lower end of the food-pipe in people with serious liver disease. GLYPRESSIN is also used to treat hepatorenal syndrome, type 1 (HRS-1).
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
70.5 ng/mL
1 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
TERLIPRESSIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
1.16 ng/mL
1 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
LYPRESSIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
123 ng × h/mL
1 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
TERLIPRESSIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
11.2 ng × h/mL
1 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
LYPRESSIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
0.9 h
1 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
TERLIPRESSIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
3 h
1 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
LYPRESSIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
3 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Highest studied dose
Dose: 3 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 3 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: unknown
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (17.4%)
Sources:
1 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
Other AEs: Hepatic disorders, Respiratory failure...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (50.8%)
Other AEs:
Hepatic disorders (33.3%)
Respiratory failure (5.1%)
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage (4.0%)
Abdominal pain (1.0%)
Haemodynamic edema, effusions and fluid overload (2.0%)
Sources:
1 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: unknown
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
Other AEs: Respiratory failure, Hemodynamic edema...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (4.5%)
Other AEs:
Respiratory failure (14.0%)
Hemodynamic edema (4.6%)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Death 17.4%
Disc. AE
3 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Highest studied dose
Dose: 3 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 3 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: unknown
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Abdominal pain 1.0%
1 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Haemodynamic edema, effusions and fluid overload 2.0%
1 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Hepatic disorders 33.3%
1 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage 4.0%
1 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Respiratory failure 5.1%
1 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Death 50.8%
Disc. AE
1 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Respiratory failure 14.0%
1 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: unknown
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Death 4.5%
Disc. AE
1 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: unknown
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Hemodynamic edema 4.6%
1 mg 4 times / day steady, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 4 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: unknown
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
OverviewDrug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
no [IC50 >=5000 uM]
no [IC50 >=5000 uM]
no [IC50 >=5000 uM]
no [IC50 >=5000 uM]
no [IC50 >=5000 uM]
no [IC50 >=5000 uM]
no [IC50 >=5000 uM]
no [IC50 >=5000 uM]
no [IC50 >=5000 uM]
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Drug as victim
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Terlipressin for treating intraoperative hypotension: can it unmask myocardial ischemia?
2001 Jul
Portal hypertension.
2001 May
New method of cardiac output measurement using ultrasound velocity dilution in rats.
2001 Sep
Terlipressin-ephedrine versus ephedrine to treat hypotension at the induction of anesthesia in patients chronically treated with angiotensin converting-enzyme inhibitors: a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, crossover study.
2002 Apr
Terlipressin in patients with cirrhosis and type 1 hepatorenal syndrome: a retrospective multicenter study.
2002 Apr
Terlipressin for norepinephrine-resistant septic shock.
2002 Apr 6
Renal failure in cirrhotic patients: role of terlipressin in clinical approach to hepatorenal syndrome type 2.
2002 Dec
Terlipressin-induced vasoconstriction reversed with N-acetylcysteine: a case for combined use in hepatorenal syndrome?
2002 Dec
Effect of terlipressin (Glypressin) on hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhotic patients: results of a multicentre pilot study.
2002 Feb
Terlipressin inhibits in vivo aortic iNOS expression induced by lipopolysaccharide in rats with biliary cirrhosis.
2002 Nov
Terlipressin for haemodynamic support in septic patients: a double-edged sword?
2002 Oct 19
[Comparison of Doppler ultrasonography and hepatic venous pressure gradient in assessing portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis].
2002 Sep
Management of acute variceal bleeding.
2003
Portal hypertensive bleeding.
2003 Dec
Effects of the V1a vasopressin agonist F-180 on portal hypertension-related bleeding in portal hypertensive rats.
2003 Dec
Systematic review: terlipressin in acute oesophageal variceal haemorrhage.
2003 Jan
When endoscopic therapy or pharmacotherapy fails to control variceal bleeding: what should be done? Immediate control of bleeding by TIPS?
2003 Jul
Cyclooxygenase expression in splanchnic hyposensitivity to glypressin of bleeding portal hypertensive rats.
2003 Jun
Terlipressin infusion in catecholamine-resistant shock.
2003 Oct
[Vasoconstrictive Therapies for Bleeding Esophageal Varices and their Mechanisms of Action].
2003 Oct
[Vasopressin and its analogues in the therapy of shock].
2004
Vasopressors for shock.
2004
Effects of terlipressin on systemic and regional haemodynamics in catecholamine-treated hyperkinetic septic shock.
2004 Apr
Effects of treatment of hepatorenal syndrome before transplantation on posttransplantation outcome. A case-control study.
2004 Jan
Clinical review: influence of vasoactive and other therapies on intestinal and hepatic circulations in patients with septic shock.
2004 Jun
[Refractory hypotension during anesthesia in a patient treated with angiotensin receptor blockers].
2004 Jun-Jul
Effect of terlipressin on blood volume distribution in patients with cirrhosis.
2004 May

Sample Use Guides

Recommended Dosage Regimen: (2.2) • Days 1 to 3 administer TERLIVAZ 0.85 mg (1 vial) intravenously every 6 hours. • Day 4: Assess serum creatinine (SCr) versus baseline. • If SCr has decreased by at least 30% from baseline, continue TERLIVAZ 0.85 mg (1 vial) intravenously every 6 hours. • If SCr has decreased by less than 30% from baseline, dose may be increased to TERLIVAZ 1.7 mg (2 vials) intravenously every 6 hours.
Route of Administration: Intravenous
In Vitro Use Guide
Terlipressin also non-selectively interacted with all the vasopressin receptors but with an affinity reduced by at least 710 folds (Ki in nM: 852 for hV1A-R; 1115 for hV1B-R; and 1580 for hV2-R)
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Protein Sub Type
Sequence Type COMPLETE
Record UNII
4U092XZF0K
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Name Type Language
TERLIPRESSIN DIACETATE PENTAHYDRATE
Preferred Name English
TERLIPRESSIN ACETATE
MART.   WHO-DD  
Common Name English
TERLIPRESSIN ACETATE [JAN]
Common Name English
TERLIVAZ
Brand Name English
TERLIPRESSIN ACETATE [MART.]
Common Name English
Terlipressin acetate [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C80212
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Code System Code Type Description
SMS_ID
300000045090
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PRIMARY
DRUG BANK
DBSALT002332
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EVMPD
SUB04727MIG
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PUBCHEM
139032838
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FDA UNII
4U092XZF0K
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NCI_THESAURUS
C99153
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ACTIVE MOIETY

Structural Modifications

Modification Type Location Site Location Type Residue Modified Extent Fragment Name Fragment Approval
MOIETY Amount: WATER 059QF0KO0R
MOIETY Amount: Acetic acid Q40Q9N063P
AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION [1_12] GLYCINE GLYCINAMIDE 4JDT453NWO
Name Property Type Amount Referenced Substance Defining Parameters References
Molecular Formula CHEMICAL
MOL_WEIGHT:SEQUENCE(CALCULATED) CHEMICAL