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Approved
Sep 2022
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RELYVRIO (sodium phenylbutyrate; taurursodiol) by Amylyx Pharmaceuticals is clinical pharmacology sodium phenylbutyrate is a pro-drug and is rapidly metabolized to phenylacetate. Approved for all patients with neonatal-onset deficiency (complete enzymatic deficiency, presenting within the first 28 days of life), late-onset disease (partial enzymatic deficiency and 1 more indications. First approved in 2022.
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RELYVRIO is an oral suspension combining sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol, approved in September 2022 for urea cycle disorder (UCD) management in both neonatal-onset and late-onset disease presentations. Sodium phenylbutyrate acts as a pro-drug that metabolizes to phenylacetate, which conjugates with glutamine to form phenylacetylglutamine—an alternate nitrogen waste excretion pathway comparable to urea on a molar basis. The fixed-dose combination represents an advancement over monotherapy approaches, addressing a rare but critical metabolic disease affecting nitrogen metabolism.
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CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Sodium phenylbutyrate is a pro-drug and is rapidly metabolized to phenylacetate. Phenylacetate is a metabolically active compound that conjugates with glutamine via acetylation to form phenylacetylglutamine. Phenylacetylglutamine then is excreted by the kidneys. On a molar…
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- Drug label: DailyMed / FDA
- Clinical trials: ClinicalTrials.gov
- Patent data: FDA Orange Book
- Spending data: CMS Medicare
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