bentiromide

Trade name: chymex

Small moleculeapprovedImaging agent

Approved

Dec 29, 1983

Bentiromide (Chymex) is a diagnostic agent that was approved for the diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. It is given by mouth as a noninvasive test. The amount of p-aminobenzoic acid and its metabolites excreted in the urine is taken as a measure of the chymotrypsin-secreting activity of the pancreas. Headache and gastrointestinal disturbances have been reported in patients taking bentiromide. Bentiromide is not available in the United States or Canada. — NCATS

Clinical trial activity

0 trials · 0 clinical orgs · 2 marketing orgs

Phase 1
0
Phase 2
0
Phase 3
0
Phase 4
0

Timeline

1980s

  1. Jun 1, 1983

    Warren Teed — First NDA Organization

  2. Jun 1, 1983

    Warren Teed — NDA Organization

  3. Dec 29, 1983

    Earliest FDA Approval

  4. Dec 29, 1983

    Savage Labs — Marketing Organization

  5. Dec 29, 1983

    Savage Labs — NDA Secondary Org

Indications

Mechanism of action

Approval history

  • approvedDec 29, 1983

Chemistry & pharmacology

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SMILES

OC(=O)C1=CC=C(NC(=O)[C@H](CC2=CC=C(O)C=C2)NC(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)C=C1
Mol. weight
404.4153 g/mol
Lipinski Ro5
Pass
Rule of 3
No
Chirality
Single Stereoisomer
Inorganic
No
Polymer
No
Delivery
Oral
Availability
Discontinued

Oral

Yes

Parenteral

No

Topical

No

Sources

Also known as

  • bentiromide
  • bentiromide
  • bentiromide
  • bentiromide
  • bentiromide
  • bentiromide
  • bentiromide
  • bentiromide
  • bentiromide
  • bentiromido
  • bentiromido
  • bentiromidum
  • bentiromidum
  • benzoyl-tyrosyl-paba
  • btpaba
  • btpaba
  • btpaba pft
  • btpaba pft
  • chymex
  • chymex
  • chymex
  • e-2663
  • e-2663
  • n-benzoyl-l-tyrosyl-paba
  • n-benzoyl-l-tyrosyl-p-aminobenzoic acid
  • paba-peptide
  • pft
  • pft

Organizations

Marketing (3)

OrganizationOrg typeRelationshipDate
Savage LabsFor profitMKTGDec 29, 1983
Savage LabsFor profitNDA2Dec 29, 1983
Warren TeedFor profitNDAJun 1, 1983