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- noun biochemistry The simplest
stable aminothiol, adegradation product of theamino acid cysteine , used to treatcystine excretion disorders andradiation 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
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At the Institut Curie, CNRS and Inserm researchers have shown that cysteamine, which is already used ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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This form of the vitamin features the addition of a small sulfur-containing molecule (called cysteamine) onto pantothenic acid.
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At the Institut Curie, CNRS and Inserm researchers have shown that cysteamine, which is already used ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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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.
unknown title 2011
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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.
unknown title 2011
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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.
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DR Cysteamine is an enteric-coated micro-bead formulation of cysteamine bitartrate.
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Raptor's phase 2b clinical trial followed earlier clinical trials with an enteric-coated cysteamine prototype conducted by Ranjan Dohil, M.D.,
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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.
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