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Drug ReportsLubiprostone
Lubiprostone
Amitiza, Lubiprostone (lubiprostone) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Lubiprostone was first approved as Amitiza on 2006-01-31. It is used to treat constipation and irritable bowel syndrome in the USA. The pharmaceutical is active against chloride channel protein 2.
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MeSH
digestive system diseasesD004066
signs and symptoms pathological conditionsD013568
Trade Name
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Amitiza, Lubiprostone (discontinued: Lubiprostone)
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Lubiprostone
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AMITIZASucampo PharmaceuticalsN-021908 RX2006-01-31
2 products, RLD, RS
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amitizaNew Drug Application2025-09-11
amitzaANDA2025-01-22
lubiprostoneANDA2025-11-26
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irritable bowel syndromeEFO_0000555D043183K58
constipation—D003248K59.0
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FDA Information
Lubiprostone, Amitiza, Sucampo Pharma Llc
80263932027-10-25DP
83386392027-01-23DP
87791872027-01-23DP
87484812025-09-01U-1519, U-1520
77953122024-09-17U-1085
ATC Codes
A: Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs
— A06: Drugs for constipation
— A06A: Drugs for constipation
— A06AX: Other drugs for constipation in atc
— A06AX03: Lubiprostone
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ConstipationD003248—K59.0——1——1
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General
Drug common nameLubiprostone
INNlubiprostone
Description
Lubiprostone, sold under the brand name Amitiza among others, is a medication used in the management of chronic idiopathic constipation, predominantly irritable bowel syndrome-associated constipation in women and opioid-induced constipation. The drug is owned by Mallinckrodt and is marketed by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classprostaglandins
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
CCCCC(F)(F)[C@@]1(O)CC[C@H]2[C@@H](CC(=O)[C@@H]2CCCCCCC(=O)O)O1
Identifiers
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CAS-ID333963-40-9
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ChEMBL IDCHEMBL1201134
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PubChem CID157920
DrugBankDB01046
UNII ID7662KG2R6K (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
CLCN2
CLCN2
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
CLCN2
Gene synonyms
NCBI Gene ID
1181
Protein name
chloride channel protein 2
Protein synonyms
chloride channel 2, chloride channel, voltage-sensitive 2
Uniprot ID
P51788
Mouse ortholog
Clcn2 (12724)
chloride channel protein 2 (Q9WUJ9)
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