Drug Profile
Ibutamoren
Alternative Names: Ibutamoren mesilate; Ibutamoren mesylate; L 163191; MK-0677; MK-677; Oratrope™Latest Information Update: 18 May 2018
Price :
$50
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At a glance
- Originator Merck & Co
- Developer Ammonett Pharma; Merck & Co
- Class Indoles; Small molecules; Spiro compounds
- Mechanism of Action Growth hormone releasing factor agonists; Insulin-like growth factor I stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Somatotropin deficiency
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Preclinical Somatotropin deficiency
- No development reported Fibromyalgia; Muscular atrophy
- Discontinued Alzheimer's disease; Fracture; Postmenopausal osteoporosis

