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Drug ReportsSodium phenylbutyrate
Buphenyl, Ammonaps(sodium phenylbutyrate)
Ammonaps, Buphenyl, Olpruva, Pheburane, Phenylbutyrate, Relyvrio (sodium phenylbutyrate) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Sodium phenylbutyrate was first approved as Buphenyl on 1996-04-30. It is used to treat beta-thalassemia, cystic fibrosis, myeloproliferative disorders, and sickle cell anemia in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat carbamoyl-phosphate synthase i deficiency disease, citrullinemia, and ornithine carbamoyltransferase deficiency disease.
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digestive system diseasesD004066
respiratory tract diseasesD012140
nervous system diseasesD009422
hemic and lymphatic diseasesD006425
hereditary congenital and neonatal diseases and abnormalitiesD009358
nutritional and metabolic diseasesD009750
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Buphenyl, Olpruva, Pheburane, Phenylbutyrate (discontinued: Phenylbutyrate)
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Sodium phenylbutyrate
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OLPRUVAAcer TherapeuticsN-214860 RX2022-12-22
6 products, RLD
BUPHENYLHorizon Therapeutics PublicN-020572 RX1996-05-13
1 products, RLD, RS
BUPHENYLHorizon Therapeutics PublicN-020573 RX1996-04-30
1 products, RLD, RS
PHEBURANEMedunikN-216513 RX2022-06-17
1 products, RLD, RS
Sodium phenylbutyrate
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Taurursodiol
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RELYVRIOAmylyx PharmaceuticalsN-216660 DISCN2022-09-29
1 products, RLD
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buphenylNew Drug Application2024-10-30
olpruvaNew Drug Application2024-12-18
pheburaneNew Drug Application2024-12-20
sodium phenylbutyrateANDA2024-07-10
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SODIUM PHENYLBUTYRATE / TAURURSODIOL, RELYVRIO, AMYLYX
2029-09-29ODE-411
2027-09-29NCE
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Sodium Phenylbutyrate / Taurursodiol, Relyvrio, Amylyx
115835422040-07-27DP
98728652033-12-24U-3460
102518962033-12-24U-3460
108571622033-12-24U-3460
110717422033-12-24DP
Sodium Phenylbutyrate, Olpruva, Acer
111545212036-10-17DP
112027672036-10-17U-3502
114330412036-10-17DP
ATC Codes
A: Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs
— A16: Other alimentary tract and metabolism products in atc
— A16A: Other alimentary tract and metabolism products in atc
— A16AX: Various alimentary tract and metabolism products
— A16AX03: Sodium phenylbutyrate
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Inborn urea cycle disordersD056806—E72.21333313
Diabetes mellitusD003920EFO_0000400E08-E131—6119
Type 2 diabetes mellitusD003924EFO_0001360E11——61—7
Insulin resistanceD007333EFO_0002614E88.819———112
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisD000690EFO_0000253G12.21143—17
Motor neuron diseaseD016472EFO_0003782G12.2143—17
SclerosisD012598——143—17
Intrahepatic cholestasisD002780———11—34
Neurodegenerative diseasesD019636EFO_0005772G31.9—21——2
Inborn genetic diseasesD030342EFO_0000508——11——1
CholestasisD002779—K83.1—11——1
Maple syrup urine diseaseD008375—E71.0—11——1
Hemophilia bD002836—D67—11——1
Parkinsonian disordersD020734—G20.C—11——1
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LeukemiaD007938—C9522———4
LymphomaD008223—C85.922———4
Myelodysplastic syndromesD009190—D4621———3
SyndromeD013577——12———3
Myeloid leukemia acuteD015470—C92.021———3
Cystic fibrosisD003550EFO_0000390E8433———3
Muscular atrophyD009133——33———3
Spinal muscular atrophyD009134EFO_0003823G12.133———3
AtrophyD001284——33———3
PreleukemiaD011289——11———2
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NeoplasmsD009369—C802————2
Myeloproliferative disordersD009196—D47.12————2
Myelodysplastic-myeloproliferative diseasesD054437——2————2
Intestinal neoplasmsD007414—C26.01————1
Color vision defectsD003117—H53.51————1
Parkinson diseaseD010300EFO_0002508G201————1
Drug-related side effects and adverse reactionsD064420—T88.71————1
Healthy volunteers/patients———1————1
Congenital abnormalitiesD000013EFO_0003915Q89.91————1
Myelomonocytic leukemia chronicD015477—C93.11————1
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ObesityD009765EFO_0001073E66.9————11
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Drug common nameSodium phenylbutyrate
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Sodium phenylbutyrate is the organic sodium salt of 4-phenylbutyric acid. A prodrug for phenylacetate, it is used to treat urea cycle disorders. It has a role as a prodrug, an EC 3.5.1.98 (histone deacetylase) inhibitor, a neuroprotective agent, an orphan drug and a geroprotector. It contains a 4-phenylbutyrate.
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O=C([O-])CCCc1ccccc1.[Na+]
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CAS-ID1716-12-7
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ChEMBL IDCHEMBL1746
ChEBI ID75316
PubChem CID5258
DrugBankDBSALT002404
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Buphenyl – Horizon Therapeutics Public
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Olpruva – Zevra Therapeutics
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