Oral heparin: Status review

被引：57

作者：

Arbit E. ^{[1
]}

Goldberg M. ^{[1
]}

Gomez-Orellana I. ^{[1
]}

Majuru S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Emisphere Technologies Inc., Tarrytown, NY 10591

来源：

Thrombosis Journal | / 4卷 / 1期

关键词：

Enoxaparin; Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor; Solid Dosage Form; Oral Dosage Form; Oral Direct Thrombin Inhibitor;

D O I：

10.1186/1477-9560-4-6

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摘要：

Unfractionated heparin and low molecular weight heparin are the most commonly used antithrombotic and thromboprophylactic agents in hospital practice. Extended out-of-hospital treatment is inconvenient in that these agents must be administered parenterally. Current research is directed at development of a safe and effective oral antithrombotic agent as an alternative for the effective, yet difficult to use vitamin K antagonists. A novel drug delivery technology that facilitates transport of drugs across the gastrointestinal epithelium has been harnessed to develop an oral dosage form of unfractionated heparin. Combining unfractionated heparin with the carrier molecule, sodium N-(8 [2-hydroxybenzoyl]amino) caprylate, or SNAC has markedly increased the gastrointestinal absorption of this drug. Preclinical and clinical studies to-date suggests that oral heparin-SNAC can confer a clinical efficacious effect; further confirmation is sought in planned clinical trials. © 2006 Arbit et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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