Charcoal - Kureha
Alternative Names: AST-120; Kremezin; Kremezin Fine Granules; MP-146; ZysaLatest Information Update: 05 Nov 2023
At a glance
- Originator Kureha Corporation
- Developer Conmed Pharmaceutical & Bio-Medical Corporation of Taiwan; Daiichi Sankyo Pharmaceutical (Shanghai); Kureha Corporation; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation; Ocera Therapeutics
- Class Absorbents; Antipruritics
- Mechanism of Action NF-kappa B inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Pruritus; Renal failure
- Discontinued Crohn's disease; Gastro-oesophageal reflux; Hepatic encephalopathy; Irritable bowel syndrome; Pouchitis