Ramatroban
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Trade names | Baynas |
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Routes of administration | Oral (tablets) |
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Ramatroban (
thromboxane receptor antagonist.[2]
It is also a
DP2 receptor antagonist.[3]
It is indicated for the treatment of coronary artery disease.[4] It has also been used for the treatment of asthma.[5]
It has been suggested that ramatroban, by modulating
SARS-Cov-2.[citation needed] Hence, ramatroban, that has been used for the treatment of allergic rhinitis in Japan for the past two decades with a well established safety profile, merits investigation as a novel immunotherapy for the treatment of COVID-19 disease, although no clinical trial has yet been conducted.[6]
Ramatroban was developed by the German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG and is co-marketed in Japan by Bayer Yakuhin then marketed by Kyorin Pharmaceutical and Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. under the trade name Baynas.
References
External links
- (in Japanese) Baynas Tablets Prescribing Information