DDInter1592 DDInter1110
Rifapentine is an antibiotic drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis. It inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity in susceptible cells. Specifically, it interacts with bacterial RNA polymerase but does not inhibit the mammalian enzyme.
Macimorelin, a novel and orally active ghrelin mimetic that stimulates GH secretion, is used in the diagnosis of adult GH deficiency (AGHD). More specifically, macimorelin is a peptidomimetic growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) that acts as an agonist of GH secretagogue receptor, or ghrelin receptor (GHS-R1a) to dose-dependently increase GH levels . Growth hormone secretagogues (GHS) represent a new class of pharmacological agents which have the potential to be used in numerous clinical applications. They include treatment for growth retardation in children and cachexia associated with chronic disease such as AIDS and cancer. Growth hormone (GH) is classically linked with linear growth during childhood. In deficiency of this hormone, AGHD is commonly associated with increased fat mass (particularly in the abdominal region), decreased lean body mass, osteopenia, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and/or glucose intolerance overtime. In addition, individuals with may be susceptible to cardiovascular complications from altered structures and function . Risk factors of AGHD include a history of childhood-onset GH deficiency or with hypothalamic/pituitary disease, surgery, or irradiation to these areas, head trauma, or evidence of other pituitary hormone deficiencies . While there are various therapies available such as GH replacement therapy, the absence of panhypopituitarism and low serum IGF-I levels with nonspecific clinical symptoms pose challenges to the detection and diagnosis of AGHD. The diagnosis of AGHD requires biochemical confirmation with at least 1 GH stimulation test . Macimorelin is clinically useful since it displays good stability and oral bioavailability with comparable affinity to ghrelin receptor as its endogenous ligand. In clinical studies involving healthy subjects, macimorelin stimulated GH release in a dose-dependent manner with good tolerability . Macimorelin, developed by Aeterna Zentaris, was approved by the FDA in December 2017 under the market name Macrilen for oral solution.
Rifapentine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Rifabutin
Rifabutin {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Macimorelin
Rifapentine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Rifabutin
Rifabutin {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Metronidazole
Metronidazole {u} may cause a minor interaction that can limit clinical effects when taken with {v} Macimorelin
Rifapentine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Rifaximin
Rifaximin {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Rifampicin
Rifampicin {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Macimorelin
Rifapentine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Rifampicin
Rifampicin {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Metronidazole
Metronidazole {u} may cause a minor interaction that can limit clinical effects when taken with {v} Macimorelin
Rifapentine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Rifabutin
Rifabutin {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Elagolix
Elagolix {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Macimorelin
Rifapentine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) CYP3A4
CYP3A4 {u} (Gene) is bound by {v} (Compound) Betamethasone
Betamethasone {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Macimorelin
Rifapentine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Rifaximin
Rifaximin {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Elagolix
Elagolix {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Macimorelin
Rifapentine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Rifampicin
Rifampicin {u} may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with {v} Elagolix
Elagolix {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Macimorelin
Rifapentine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) CYP3A4
CYP3A4 {u} (Gene) is bound by {v} (Compound) Metronidazole
Metronidazole {u} may cause a minor interaction that can limit clinical effects when taken with {v} Macimorelin
Rifapentine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) CYP2C9
CYP2C9 {u} (Gene) is bound by {v} (Compound) Nilotinib
Nilotinib {u} may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with {v} Macimorelin
Rifapentine (Compound) resembles Rifabutin (Compound) and Rifabutin may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Macimorelin
Rifapentine (Compound) resembles Rifabutin (Compound) and Rifabutin may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Metronidazole and Metronidazole may cause a minor interaction that can limit clinical effects when taken with Macimorelin
Rifapentine (Compound) resembles Rifaximin (Compound) and Rifaximin (Compound) resembles Rifampicin (Compound) and Rifampicin may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Macimorelin
Rifapentine (Compound) resembles Rifampicin (Compound) and Rifampicin may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Metronidazole and Metronidazole may cause a minor interaction that can limit clinical effects when taken with Macimorelin
Rifapentine (Compound) resembles Rifabutin (Compound) and Rifabutin may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Elagolix and Elagolix may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Macimorelin
Rifapentine (Compound) binds CYP3A4 (Gene) and CYP3A4 (Gene) is bound by Betamethasone (Compound) and Betamethasone may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Macimorelin
Rifapentine (Compound) resembles Rifaximin (Compound) and Rifaximin may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Elagolix and Elagolix may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Macimorelin
Rifapentine (Compound) resembles Rifampicin (Compound) and Rifampicin may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with Elagolix and Elagolix may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Macimorelin
Rifapentine (Compound) binds CYP3A4 (Gene) and CYP3A4 (Gene) is bound by Metronidazole (Compound) and Metronidazole may cause a minor interaction that can limit clinical effects when taken with Macimorelin
Rifapentine (Compound) binds CYP2C9 (Gene) and CYP2C9 (Gene) is bound by Nilotinib (Compound) and Nilotinib may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with Macimorelin