Ironwood Pharmaceuticals

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals

MA - Boston
Pharmaceutical1 H-1B visas (FY2023)

Focus: Small Molecules

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals is a life sciences company focused on Small Molecules.

Neurology
Open Jobs
5

Products & Portfolio (2)

DUZALLO
allopurinol; lesinurad
Peak
ORAL · TABLET
Allopurinol acts on purine catabolism, without disrupting the biosynthesis of purines. It reduces the production of uric acid by inhibiting the biochemical reactions immediately preceding its formation. Allopurinol is a structural analogue of the natural purine base, hypoxanthine. It is an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase, the enzyme responsible for the conversion of hypoxanthine to xanthine and of xanthine to uric acid, the end product of purine metabolism in man. Allopurinol is metabolized to the corresponding xanthine analogue, oxipurinol (alloxanthine), which also is an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase. [Allopurinol-ROS] It has been shown that reutilization of both hypoxanthine and xanthine for nucleotide and nucleic acid synthesis is markedly enhanced when their oxidations are inhibited by allopurinol and oxipurinol. This reutilization does not disrupt normal nucleic acid anabolism, however, because feedback inhibition is an integral part of purine biosynthesis. As a result of xanthine oxidase inhibition, the serum concentration of hypoxanthine plus xanthine in patients receiving allopurinol tablets for treatment of hyperuricemia is usually in the range of 0.3 to 0.4 mg/dL compared to a normal level of approximately 0.15 mg/dL. A maximum of 0.9 mg/dL of these oxypurines has been reported when the serum urate was lowered to less than 2 mg/dL by high doses of allopurinol tablets. These values are far below the saturation levels at which point their precipitation would be expected to occur (above 7 mg/dL). The renal clearance of hypoxanthine and xanthine is at least 10 times greater than that of uric acid. The increased xanthine and hypoxanthine in the urine have not been accompanied by problems of nephrolithiasis. Xanthine crystalluria has been reported in only three patients. Two of the patients had Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, which is characterized by excessive uric acid production combined with a deficiency of the enzyme, hypoxanthineguanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRTase). This enzyme is required for the conversion of hypoxanthine, xanthine, and guanine to their respective nucleotides. The third patient had lymphosarcoma and produced an extremely large amount of uric acid because of rapid cell lysis during chemotherapy. Allopurinol is approximately 90% absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Peak plasma levels generally occur at 1.5 hours and 4.5 hours for allopurinol and oxipurinol respectively, and after a single oral dose of 300 mg allopurinol tablets, maximum plasma levels of about 3 mcg/mL of allopurinol and 6.5 mcg/mL of oxipurinol are produced. Approximately 20% of the ingested allopurinol is excreted in the feces. Because of its rapid oxidation to oxipurinol and a renal clearance rate approximately that of glomerular filtration rate, allopurinol has a plasma half-life of about 1 to 2 hours. Oxipurinol, however, has a longer plasma half-life (approximately 15 hours) and therefore effective xanthine oxidase inhibition is maintained over a
leukemialymphoma
2017
0
ZURAMPIC
lesinurad
Peak
ORAL · TABLET
2015
0

Pipeline & Clinical Trials

Ispaghula
Constipation
N/A
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT02144376MRI and Microbiota Analysis in Constipation
N/A
7 g Ispaghula
Healthy
N/A
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT01805999Ispaghula and Colonic Water Content
N/A
Microgestin®
Healthy Volunteers
Phase 1
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT03856970Study to Evaluate the Effect of IW-3718 on the Pharmacokinetics of Oral Contraceptive, Levothyroxine, Glyburide, and Digoxin in Healthy Adult Volunteers
Phase 1
Phase 1
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT05188261A Study of Single Ascending Doses of IW-3300 in Healthy Volunteers
Phase 1
Phase 1
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT05362695A Study of Multiple-ascending Doses of IW-3300 in Healthy Subjects
Phase 1
Phase 2
IW-3300 rectal foam
Interstitial Cystitis
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT05740007A Phase 2 Study of IW-3300 for the Treatment of Bladder Pain in Subjects With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT02559206Trial of Linaclotide in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C)
Phase 2
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT04110145Linaclotide Safety and Efficacy in 2 to 5-Year-Old Participants With Functional Constipation
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT02637557A Trial of IW-3718 for 8 Weeks in Patients With Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Phase 2
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT00404001Study of Oral MD-0727 Administered to Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT02289846Trial of IW-9179 in Patients With Diabetic Gastroparesis (DGP)
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT03931785A Study of MD-7246 to Treat Abdominal Pain in Patients With Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Phase 2
Linaclotide 145 micrograms
Opioid-Induced Constipation
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT02270983Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Trial of Linaclotide Administered to Patients With Opioid-Induced Constipation Receiving Chronic Opioid Treatment for Non-Cancer Pain
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT02030925Ph2a Study to Evaluate IW-3718 in Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Not Completely Responsive to Proton Pump Inhibitors
Phase 2
MD-1100 Acetate
Constipation
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT00306748Phase 2 Study of MD-1100 Acetate Administered for 14 Days to Patients Meeting Criteria for Chronic Constipation
Phase 2
IW-6118
Healthy
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT01107236Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of IW-6118 in Patients Undergoing Third Molar Extraction
Phase 2
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT00258193Phase 2 Study of MD-1100 Acetate on Gastrointestinal Transit in Patients With C-IBS
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT00460811Randomized, Double-blind, Dose-range-finding, Phase 2 Study of Linaclotide Administered to Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C)
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT02559570A Safety and Efficacy Study of a Range of Linaclotide Doses Administered Orally to Children Ages 6-17 Years Who Fulfill Modified Rome III Criteria for Child/Adolescent Functional Constipation (FC)
Phase 2
linaclotide acetate
Chronic Constipation
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT00402337Dose-range-finding, Phase 2 Trial of Oral Linaclotide Acetate Administered to Patients With Chronic Constipation
Phase 2
IW-9179
Dyspepsia
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT01712412Phase 2a Study of IW-9179 to Treat Functional Dyspepsia
Phase 2
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT02559817A Safety and Efficacy Study of a Range of Linaclotide Doses Administered Orally to Children Ages 7-17 Years, With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation
Phase 2
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT03573908A Trial of Linaclotide 290 μg in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C)
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT00948818Trial of Linaclotide Administered to Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT03561883Trial of IW-3718 for 8 Weeks in Patients With Persistent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Receiving Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)
Phase 3
Matching Placebo
Chronic Constipation
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT00730015Trial of Linaclotide in Patients With Chronic Constipation
Phase 3
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT00765999An Open-Label, Long-Term Safety Study of Linaclotide in Patients With Chronic Constipation or Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT03561090A Trial of IW-3718 for 8 Weeks in Patients With Persistent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Receiving Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT02291679Trial of Linaclotide in Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
Phase 3
Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation
Phase 3
Linaclotide or Matching Placebo
Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT00938717Trial of Linaclotide in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C)
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT00730171An Open-label, Long-term Safety Study of Linaclotide in Patients With Chronic Constipation or Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation
Phase 3
Linaclotide 290 micrograms
Chronic Constipation
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT01642914Safety and Efficacy of Linaclotide in Patients With Chronic Constipation and Prominent Abdominal Bloating
Phase 3
Linaclotide 290 micrograms
Chronic Constipation
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT00765882Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Trial of Linaclotide Administered to Patients With Chronic Constipation
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT02837783A Study of the Effect of Linaclotide on Abdominal Girth in Participants With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C)
Phase 4
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT02590432An Open-Label, Long-term Study to Assess the Immunogenicity of LINZESS® (Linaclotide) Administered Orally to Adult Participants With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation or Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
Phase 4
Lesinurad
Gout
Phase 4
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT03226899A Phase 4 Safety and Efficacy Study to Evaluate Lesinurad 200 mg in Participants With Gout and Renal Impairment
Phase 4

Open Jobs (5)

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Portfolio: 2 approved products, 36 clinical trials
H-1B (2023): 1 approval
Open Roles: 5 active jobs
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