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Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First approved in 2002

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Ezetimibe is an anti-hyperlipidemic medication which is used to lower cholesterol levels. Specifically, it appears to bind to a critical mediator of cholesterol absorption, the Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1 (NPC1L1) protein on the gastrointestinal tract epi...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First approved in 1996

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Atorvastatin calcium (LIPITOR®) is a pyrrole and heptanoic acid derivative, a synthetic lipid-lowering agent. Atorvastatin is a selective, competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. This enzyme catalyzes the c...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2007)
First approved in 1991

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Tenivastatin (well known as simvastatin acid or simvastatin hydroxy acid) is a pharmacologically active metabolite, which is formed in the mammalian organism from lactone prodrug, simvastatin. Tenivastatin is a potent reversible inhibitor of HMGCR (H...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2001)
First approved in 1987

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Lovastatin acid is an active metabolite of hypolipidemic drug Lovastatin. Lovastatin acid inhibits HMG-CoA reductase. This enzyme catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, which is an early and rate limiting step in the biosynthesis of chole...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2010)
First approved in 1981

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Gemfibrozil, a fibric acid antilipemic agent similar to clofibrate, is used to treat hyperlipoproteinemia and as a second-line therapy for type IIb hypercholesterolemia. It acts to reduce triglyceride levels, reduce VLDL levels, reduce LDL levels (mo...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2012)
First approved in 1956

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Liothyronine (CYTOMEL®) is a T3 thyroid hormone normally synthesized and secreted by the thyroid gland in much smaller quantities than its prohormone thyroxine (T4). Most T3 is derived from peripheral monodeiodination of T4 at the 5' position of the ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2014)
First marketed in 1937

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Niacin (also known as vitamin B3 and nicotinic acid) is bio converted to nicotinamide which is further converted to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and the hydride equivalent (NADH) which are coenzymes necessary for tissue metabolism, lipid ...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Turofexorate Isopropyl (XL335) is a potent, selective, and orally bioavailable FXR agonist. Binds to the ligand-binding domain (LBD) of human FXR. Turofexorate Isopropyl resides in a predominately hydrophobic pocket with only a few polar atoms making...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (UNKNOWN)



Acifran (AY-25,712), an uncommercialized Ayerst compound exerting lipid-lowering activity in vivo, has been shown to also elicit similar effects as niacin in preliminary clinical testing and has been shown to bind to both high affinity (HM74A; GPR109...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Pantetheine is the mercaptoethyl conjugated amide analog of pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5), an intermediate in the production of coenzyme A by the body. Pantetheine is part of two larger compounds (coenzyme A and acyl-carrier protein) that promote a l...