Macimorelin
Macrilen · AEZS-130
An orally administered ghrelin receptor agonist approved as a diagnostic agent. It stimulates growth hormone release so the response can be measured when adult growth hormone deficiency is being assessed. It is a diagnostic test, not a treatment.
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Half-life
~4.1 h terminal, oral. Half-life is an educational pharmacology figure, drawn from public sources, and is not a schedule or dosing instruction.
Storage & handling
Supplied as granules in a pouch, reconstituted in water before use per its label.
References
- FDA label: Macrilen (NDA 205598)
- Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2014: the macimorelin-stimulated growth hormone test
- touchREV Endocrinol 2022: macimorelin acetate in childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency
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