View source for Chemistry:Trepibutone

{{Short description|Chemical compound}}
{{Infobox drug
| IUPAC_name = 4-Oxo-4-(2,4,5-triethoxyphenyl)butanoic acid
| image = Trepibutone.png

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| Drugs.com = {{drugs.com|international|trepibutone}}
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| pregnancy_US = <!-- A / B            / C / D / X -->
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| legal_AU = <!-- S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9 or Unscheduled-->
| legal_CA = <!-- Schedule I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII -->
| legal_UK = <!-- GSL, P, POM, CD, or Class A, B, C -->
| legal_US = <!-- OTC / Rx-only / Schedule I, II, III, IV, V -->
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<!--Identifiers-->
| CAS_number = 41826-92-0
| ATC_prefix = A03
| ATC_suffix = AX09
| PubChem = 5536
| DrugBank =  
| ChemSpiderID = 5335
| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}
| UNII = H1187LU49Q

<!--Chemical data-->
| C=16 | H=22 | O=6 
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'''Trepibutone''' is a drug used for functional gastrointestinal disorders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5536|title=Trepibutone| work = PubChem | publisher = U.S. National Library of Medicine |language=en|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref> Trepibutone promotes secretion of the [[Biology:Bile|bile]] and [[Biology:Pancreatic juice|pancreatic juice]], and accelerates flaccidity of the smooth muscle in the [[Biology:Gastrointestinal tract|gastrointestinal tract]] to lower internal pressure of the [[Biology:Gallbladder|gallbladder]] and [[Biology:Bile duct|bile duct]]. It improves the symptoms of the [[Biology:Bile duct|bile duct]] and pancreatic disease. It is usually used for improvement of cramp and bile secretion associated with cholelithiasis, [[Medicine:Cholecystitis|cholecystitis]], cholangitis, dyskinesia of the biliary tract or [[Medicine:Postcholecystectomy syndrome|postcholecystectomy syndrome]], or [[Medicine:Pain|pain]] and gastrointestinal symptoms associated with [[Medicine:Chronic pancreatitis|chronic pancreatitis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drugs.ncats.io/drug/H1187LU49Q|work = NCATS Inxight: Drugs | title = Trepibutone | publisher = National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) |language=en|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>

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{{Drugs for functional gastrointestinal disorders}}

[[Category:Keto acids]]



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