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Drug ReportsGlucagon
Glucagon, Baqsimi(glucagon)
Baqsimi, Glucagon, Gvoke, Ogluo (glucagon) is a protein pharmaceutical. Glucagon was first approved as Glucagon on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat anaphylaxis, bradycardia, cardiogenic shock, hypoglycemia, and hypotension in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat diabetes mellitus. The pharmaceutical is active against glucagon receptor. In addition, it is known to target glucagon-like peptide 2 receptor and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor.
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MeSH
cardiovascular diseasesD002318
nutritional and metabolic diseasesD009750
endocrine system diseasesD004700
immune system diseasesD007154
signs and symptoms pathological conditionsD013568
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Baqsimi, Glucagon, Gvoke vialdx (discontinued: Glucagen, Glucagon, Gvoke vialdx)
Drug Products
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New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Glucagon hydrochloride
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
GLUCAGONFresenius KabiN-201849 RX2015-05-08
2 products, RLD, RS
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Glucagon
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
BAQSIMIAmphastar PharmaceuticalsN-210134 RX2019-07-24
1 products, RLD, RS
GVOKE PFSXeris PharmaceuticalsN-212097 RX2019-09-10
1 products, RLD, RS
GVOKE HYPOPENXeris PharmaceuticalsN-212097 RX2019-09-10
2 products, RLD, RS
GVOKE KITXeris PharmaceuticalsN-212097 RX2021-08-20
1 products, RLD, RS
GVOKE VIALDXXeris PharmaceuticalsN-212097 RX2025-03-14
1 products, RLD, RS
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Labels
FDA
EMA
Brand Name
Status
Last Update
baqsimiNew Drug Application2025-08-06
glucag0nNew Drug Application2022-12-09
glucagonANDA2026-02-06
glucagon glucagonNew Drug Application2019-05-22
gvoke hypopen gvoke kit gvoke pfsNew Drug Application2023-01-10
gvoke hypopen gvoke pfsNew Drug Application2021-07-15
gvoke hypopen gvoke kit gvoke pfsNew Drug Application2025-12-23
gvoke hypopen gvoke pfsNew Drug Application2019-09-10
gvoke vialdxNew Drug Application2025-03-01
Indications
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EMA
Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
hypotensionEFO_0005251D007022I95
cardiogenic shock—D012770R57.0
anaphylaxis—D000707T78.2
hypoglycemia—D007003E16.2
bradycardia—D001919R00.1
Agency Specific
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Patent Expiration
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FDA Information
Glucagon, Baqsimi, Amphastar Pharms Inc
107656022039-09-23DP
108941332038-01-03DP
102134872036-02-16DPU-2604
Glucagon, Gvoke Hypopen, Xeris
96493642036-04-22DPU-2742
115902052036-04-22DPU-2742
ATC Codes
A: Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs
— A10: Drugs used in diabetes
— A10B: Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins
— A10BJ: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (glp-1) analogues
H: Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. sex hormones and insulins
— H04: Pancreatic hormones
— H04A: Glycogenolytic hormones
— H04AA: Glycogenolytic hormones
— H04AA01: Glucagon
HCPCS
Code
Description
J1610
Injection, glucagon hydrochloride, per 1 mg
J1611
Injection, glucagon hydrochloride (fresenius kabi), not therapeutically equivalent to j1610, per 1 mg
Clinical
Clinical Trials
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Indications Phases 4
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Diabetes mellitusD003920EFO_0000400E08-E133316411719125
Type 2 diabetes mellitusD003924EFO_0001360E111813401921110
ObesityD009765EFO_0001073E66.986138944
OverweightD050177—E66.33141413
Type 1 diabetes mellitusD003922EFO_0001359E103341—11
Weight lossD015431———21238
Body weightD001835EFO_0004338——231—6
Cardiovascular diseasesD002318EFO_0000319I98——23—5
Fatty liverD005234EFO_0003934——1—3—4
Metabolic syndromeD024821EFO_0000195E88.810——12—3
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Indications Phases 3
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Nutrition disordersD009748EFO_0001069—728—118
Prediabetic stateD011236EFO_1001121R73.03—12——3
Glucose intoleranceD018149HP_0000833R73.03—11——2
BulimiaD002032—F50.2——1——1
Feeding and eating disordersD001068—F50——1——1
Binge-eating disorderD056912—F50.2——1——1
Polycystic ovary syndromeD011085EFO_0000660E28.2——1——1
Obstructive sleep apneaD020181EFO_0003918G47.33——1——1
Sleep apnea syndromesD012891EFO_0003877G47.3——1——1
ApneaD001049—R06.81——1——1
Indications Phases 2
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Tobacco use disorderD014029—F17—1———1
Smoking cessationD016540EFO_0004319——1———1
Psoriatic arthritisD015535EFO_0003778L40.5—1———1
PsoriasisD011565EFO_0000676L40—1———1
ArthritisD001168EFO_0005856M05-M14—1———1
Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseD065626EFO_0003095K75.81—1———1
PouchitisD019449EFO_0003921K91.850—1———1
Parkinson diseaseD010300EFO_0002508G20—1———1
Indications Phases 1
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Healthy volunteers/patients———16———117
HypoglycemiaD007003—E16.21———12
Indications Without Phase
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CarcinomaD002277—C80.0————11
Thyroid neoplasmsD013964EFO_0003841—————11
Neuroendocrine carcinomaD018278——————11
Papillary thyroid cancerD000077273——————11
Thyroid diseasesD013959—E00-E07————11
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1D018761—E31.21————11
Heart failureD006333EFO_0003144I50————11
HyperglycemiaD006943—R73.9————11
InflammationD007249MP_0001845—————11
Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
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Drug
General
Drug common nameGlucagon
INNglucagon
Description
Glucagon is a 29-amino acid peptide hormone consisting of His, Ser, Gln, Gly, Thr, Phe, Thr, Ser, Asp, Tyr, Ser, Lys, Tyr, Leu, Asp, Ser, Arg, Arg, Ala, Gln, Asp, Phe, Val, Gln, Trp, Leu, Met, Asn and Thr residues joined in sequence.
Classification
Protein
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
CSCC[C@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)NC(=O)[C@H](CCC(N)=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](Cc1ccccc1)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CCC(N)=O)NC(=O)[C@H](C)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCNC(=N)N)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCNC(=N)N)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](Cc1ccc(O)cc1)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@H](Cc1ccc(O)cc1)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](Cc1ccccc1)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@H](CCC(N)=O)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@@H](N)Cc1c[nH]cn1)[C@@H](C)O)[C@@H](C)O)C(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(N)=O)C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)O)[C@@H](C)O
Identifiers
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CAS-ID9007-92-5
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ChEMBL IDCHEMBL266481
ChEBI ID5391
PubChem CID16132283
DrugBankDB00040
UNII ID76LA80IG2G (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
GCGR
GCGR
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
GCGR
Gene synonyms
NCBI Gene ID
2642
Protein name
glucagon receptor
Protein synonyms
Uniprot ID
Q2M3M5
Mouse ortholog
Gcgr (14527)
glucagon receptor (Q8K0B5)
Alternate
GLP2R
GLP2R
GLP1R
GLP1R
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
GLP2R
Gene synonyms
NCBI Gene ID
9340
Protein name
glucagon-like peptide 2 receptor
Protein synonyms
epididymis secretory sperm binding protein, GLP-2 receptor
Uniprot ID
Q4VAT3
Mouse ortholog
Glp2r (93896)
glucagon-like peptide 2 receptor (Q5SU65)
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Glucagon – Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
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Gvoke – Xeris Biopharma Holdings
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Glucagon
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1,798 adverse events reported
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