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Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First approved in 2019

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Cantharidin is a toxic compound, isolated from the Spanish fly or blistering beetle (Lytta (Cantharis) vesicatoria) and other insects. It is a potent and specific inhibitor of protein phosphatases 1 (PP1) and 2A (PP2A). Cantharidin is a medication us...