阿那莫林可以一直吃吗,用法用量是怎样的?

Anamorelin, a drug that treats cancer cachexia, was developed by Ono Pharmaceutical. It is a ghrelin receptor agonist that can improve weight loss and loss of appetite in patients with cancer cachexia. It works by simulating the ghrelin secreted by the gastrointestinal tract. So, can anamorelin be taken all the time, and what is the usage and dosage?

Can I keep taking Anamorelin?

After ghrelin binds to its receptors, it stimulates multiple pathways to positively regulate body weight, appetite, muscle mass, and metabolism. In other words, anamulin has the effect of increasing body weight, muscle mass, and appetite in patients with cancer cachexia. Clinical data show that anamorelin has durable efficacy and good safety and tolerability, and improves body weight and anorexia-related symptoms in patients with cancer cachexia and low BMI. However, whether you can continue to take Anamorelin requires you to follow the doctor's advice and do not take it without permission.

what is it like

Anamorelin is light yellow granules and needs to be taken on an empty stomach in the morning. You should wait 1 hour before eating after taking the medicine. The usual dosage for adults is 2 capsules (100mg) once a day. It is recommended that patients not change the dosage and usage at will to avoid intolerance reactions and affect the condition. Anamorelin can treat cancer cachexia, and can well increase the patient's weight, enhance the patient's appetite, and enhance the patient's muscle mass.

The launch of anamorelin provides a new treatment method for patients with cachexia. The effect of anamorelin is very significant in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, and pancreatic cancer. Anamorelin has significant agonistic and binding activity on growth hormone receptors, stimulates the release of growth hormone in vitro, is highly selective for growth hormone receptors, can reduce the growth of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and prevent muscle dissolution. The above is the content of whether Anamorelin can be taken all the time and what is the usage and dosage.

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