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Also known as MGL-3196

Resmetirom, sold under the brand name Rezdiffra, is a medication used to treat a form of fatty liver disease. Specifically it is used in the treatment of noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH) (formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis NASH). It is structurally similar to the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine and acts as an agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (NR1A2).

Chemical data

Formula
C17H12Cl2N6O4
Molecular weight
435.2 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-[3,5-dichloro-4-[(6-oxo-5-propan-2-yl-1H-pyridazin-3-yl)oxy]phenyl]-3,5-dioxo-1,2,4-triazine-6-carbonitrile
SMILES
CC(C)C1=CC(=NNC1=O)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2Cl)N3C(=O)NC(=O)C(=N3)C#N)Cl
InChIKey
FDBYIYFVSAHJLY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.7
Polar surface area
136 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
7
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
2024
Admin. routes
oral
Indications
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, familial hypercholesterolemia, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, Abnormal circulating lipid concentration

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Wikidata facts

Mass
434.03
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canonical SMILES
CC(C)C1=CC(=NNC1=O)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2Cl)N3C(=O)NC(=O)C(=N3)C#N)Cl
chemical formula
C₁₇H₁₂Cl₂N₆O₄
Commons category
Resmetirom
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Resmetirom, sold under the brand name Rezdiffra, is a medication used to treat a form of fatty liver disease. Specifically it is used in the treatment of noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH) (formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis NASH). It is structurally similar to the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine and acts as an agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (NR1A2).

The most common side effects include diarrhea and nausea.

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