Drug Name |
Terlipressin |
Drug ID |
BADD_D02167 |
Description |
Terlipressin is an analogue of vasopressin used as a vasoactive drug in the management of hypotension which has been found to be effective when norepinephrine fails. |
Indications and Usage |
Commonly used to stop bleeding of varices in the food pipe (oesophagus). |
Marketing Status |
approved; investigational |
ATC Code |
H01BA04 |
DrugBank ID |
DB02638
|
KEGG ID |
D06672
|
MeSH ID |
D000077585
|
PubChem ID |
72081
|
TTD Drug ID |
D0P4VX
|
NDC Product Code |
41701-009; 41701-016; 43825-200 |
UNII |
7Z5X49W53P
|
Synonyms |
Terlipressin | Glycylpressin | TGLVP | Terlypressin | Triglycyl Lysine Vasopressin | Triglycylvasopressin | Glipressin | Glypressin | Triglycyl-(8-lysine)vasopressin | Gly-Gly-Gly-8-Lys-vasopressin | Gly Gly Gly 8 Lys vasopressin | N-(alpha)-glycyl-glycyl-glycyl-8-lysine vasopressin | Vasopressin, tri-Gly-8-Lys- | tri-Gly-8-Lys- Vasopressin | Remestyp |