Desmopressin

Atosiban is an Oxytocin antagonist. It has been shown that some women with a tendency to premature labour have an elevated concentration of Oxytocin in the plasma. Atosiban binds competitively to myometrial oxytocin membrane receptors without giving any inter cellular biochemical signals. Atosiban is used ...

Exenatide is a synthetic version of Exendin-4, an insulin secretagogue with glucoregulatory effects. It displays biological properties similar to human Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1), a regulator of glucose metabolism and insulin secretion. Exenatide enhances glucose-dependent insulin secretion by the pan...

Calcitonin is the drug of choice for the treatment of osteoporosis, which is the major indication. It is also used for the treatment of hypercalcemia and paget's disease.

Vasopressin, (Arg-Vasopressin, Argipressin) is used for the treatment of diabetes insipidus, in emergency management of haemorrhaging esophageal varices, in the management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding and in prevention and control of abdominal distension. 

Felypressin is a synthetic derivative of vasopressin with similar actions. It is mainly used as a vasoconstrictor in local anaesthetic injections for dental use when sympathomimetic agents should be avoided.

Human Parathyroid Hormone (1-34) is used for treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women who are at high risk for having a fracture. The drug is also approved to increase bone mass in men with primary or hypogonadal osteoporosis who have a high risk of bone fracture.

Triptorelin is an analogue of Gonadorelin with a slower degradation than the natural hormone and exhibiting superagonist properties. It is used for the treatment of malignant neoplasm of the prostate as well as for treatment of infertility and other sex hormone-related conditions.

Leuprolide Acetate is an analogue of Gonadorelin with similar properties. It is used for the treatment of prostate cancer. Furthermore, it is used for the treatment of central precocious puberty and in the management of endometriosis.

Octreotide Acetate is an octapeptide analogue of somatostatin with similar properties, but with a longer duration of action. The product is offered in countries where the patents have expired.

Somatostatin has been used mainly for its antisecretory effects in gastrointestinal disorders. recently, effects in treatment of cancer have been reported.

Deslorelin Acetate is a nonapeptide analogue of Gonadorelin (GnrH, lHrH). Deslorelin is intended for induction and timing of ovulation in oestrous mares.

Liraglutide in a once-a-day injectable Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1 agonist) used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is an incretin mimetic stimulating the release and synthesis of insulin into the blood by the intestine in response to food. It is only active in the presence of high circula...