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  • noun biochemistry The simplest stable aminothiol, a degradation product of the amino acid cysteine, used to treat cystine excretion disorders and radiation sickness.

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  • DR Cysteamine is designed for reduced dose frequency and improved tolerability, compared to immediate-release cysteamine, which is the current standard of care in cystinosis.

    unknown title 2011

  • At the Institut Curie, CNRS and Inserm researchers have shown that cysteamine, which is already used ...

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • This form of the vitamin features the addition of a small sulfur-containing molecule (called cysteamine) onto pantothenic acid.

    The World's Healthiest Foods 2010

  • At the Institut Curie, CNRS and Inserm researchers have shown that cysteamine, which is already used ...

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

  • The pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial is designed as an outpatient study of the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics ("PK") and pharmacodynamics ("PD") of every 12-hour DR Cysteamine compared to every 6-hour immediate-release cysteamine bitartrate in cystinosis patients.

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  • DR Cysteamine is Raptor's proprietary enteric-coated, microbead oral formulation of cysteamine bitartrate designed to potentially reduce dosing frequency and reduce gastrointestinal side effects associated with immediate-release cysteamine bitartrate, which is approved for sale by the FDA and European Medicines Agency to treat nephropathic cystinosis.

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  • -- Twice-daily DR Cysteamine may achieve the same pharmacodynamic result while using a daily dose 30% lower than immediate-release cysteamine bitartrate capsules administered four times daily.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • DR Cysteamine is an enteric-coated micro-bead formulation of cysteamine bitartrate.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • Raptor's phase 2b clinical trial followed earlier clinical trials with an enteric-coated cysteamine prototype conducted by Ranjan Dohil, M.D.,

    BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories 2009

  • DR Cysteamine is Raptor's proprietary, enteric-coated micro-bead formulation of immediate release cysteamine bitartrate capsules, the current standard of care for treating cystinosis.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

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