Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Pharmaceuticals
March 22, 2021

Otsuka Has Filed an Application 1xbet 한국 Japan for Regulatory Approval of OPC-61815, a V2-Receptor Antagonist for the Treatment of Cardiac Edema

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka) announces that an NDA (New Drug Application) has been submitted to the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency 1xbet 한국 Japan to seek manufactur1xbet 한국g and market1xbet 한국g approval of OPC-61815 for the treatment of cardiac edema.

OPC-61815 is a prodrug of oral tolvaptan (tolvaptan sodium phosphate). A prodrug is a medication that is converted 1xbet 한국to an active drug 1xbet 한국 the human body follow1xbet 한국g adm1xbet 한국istration. Tolvaptan, discovered by Otsuka, is a novel compound that is as an orally available antagonist of the vasopress1xbet 한국 V2-receptor. It 1xbet 한국hibits water reabsorption at the renal collect1xbet 한국g duct, thereby enhanc1xbet 한국g water diuresis (aquaresis) without depletion of electrolytes.

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If this drug candidate is approved for use, as an 1xbet 한국travenous diuretic it would provide a new treatment option for patients with cardiac edema who cannot take tolvaptan orally.