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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
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FDA
EMA
Brand Name
Status
Last Update
baqsimiNew Drug Application2026-06-19
glucag0nNew Drug Application2022-12-09
glucagonANDA2026-08-11
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 Application2026-07-07
Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
hypotensionEFO_0005251D007022I95
cardiogenic shock—D012770R57.0
anaphylaxis—D000707T78.2
hypoglycemia—D007003E16.2
bradycardia—D001919R00.1
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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
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Indications Phases 4
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ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
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Type 2 diabetes mellitusD003924EFO_0001360E11725595112157479
Diabetes mellitusD003920EFO_0000400E08-E1382738972116413
ObesityD009765EFO_0001073E66.953806178103362
Type 1 diabetes mellitusD003922EFO_0001359E104167401666207
OverweightD050177—E66.32237302342150
HypoglycemiaD007003—E16.22329151031102
Healthy volunteers/patients———403741971
Weight lossD015431——41310192368
Insulin resistanceD007333EFO_0002614E88.8191717692468
Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseD065626EFO_0003095K75.8168241432
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Indications Phases 3
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Glucose metabolism disordersD044882——333—1322
Nutrition disordersD009748EFO_0001069—939—122
Congenital hyperinsulinismD044903——563—212
HyperinsulinismD006946—E16.1841—312
Endocrine system diseasesD004700EFO_0001379E34.9323—412
InfarctionD007238EFO_0009463——11—810
Ischemic strokeD000083242———55—19
StrokeD020521EFO_0000712I63.9—22—59
Cystic fibrosisD003550EFO_0000390E84121—47
NesidioblastosisD046768EFO_0007318E16.9321—26
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Indications Phases 2
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Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
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AlcoholismD000437EFO_0003829F10.118——110
Endometrial neoplasmsD016889EFO_0004230—24———6
Addictive behaviorD016739EFO_0004347——5———5
Cutis laxaD003483—Q82.8—2——35
Smoking cessationD016540EFO_0004319—14———4
Alcoholic fatty liverD005235—K70.021——24
MalnutritionD044342EFO_0008572E40-E46—1——34
Heart diseasesD006331EFO_0003777I51.9—2——24
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiencyD010188—K86.81—1——23
Parkinson diseaseD010300EFO_0002508G2012———3
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Indications Phases 1
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GlucagonomaD005935——1———45
InsulinomaD007340——1———34
Physiological phenomenaD010829——1———12
Lung neoplasmsD008175—C34.901———12
Carcinoid tumorD002276—D3A.001————1
Myocardial reperfusion injuryD015428EFO_0002687—1————1
PintaD010874EFO_1001396A671————1
GlycosuriaD006029—R811————1
Common coldD003139EFO_0007214J001————1
Gastrointestinal diseasesD005767——1————1
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Indications Without Phase
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FibrosisD005355——————55
NeoplasmsD009369—C80————55
Respiratory aspiration of gastric contentsD063466——————55
Stomach neoplasmsD013274EFO_0003897C16————44
Heart disease risk factorsD000082742——————44
Esophageal neoplasmsD004938—C15————33
Brain injuriesD001930—S06.9————22
Pituitary diseasesD010900—E23.7————22
Diabetes insipidusD003919—E23.2————22
AdiposityD050154——————22
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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
RxCUI—
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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2,037 adverse events reported
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