Ocaliva
Active Ingredient(s): Obeticholic AcidFDA Approved: * May 27, 2016
Pharm Company: * INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Obeticholic acid (OCA), sold under the brand name Ocaliva, is a semi-synthetic bile acid analogue which has the chemical structure 6α-ethyl-chenodeoxycholic acid. It is used as a medication used to treat primary biliary cholangitis. Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. hold the worldwide rights to develop OCA outside Japan and China, where it is licensed to Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma.[2] Contents 1 Invention and development 2 Clinical studies 2.1 Primary biliary cholangitis ... [wikipedia]
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