Melanocortins

DBCAT001332Pharmacologic class

Peptides derived from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) which can stimulate MELANOCYTES or CORTICOTROPHS. Melanocortins include ACTH; ALPHA-MSH; and other peptides such as BETA-MSH and GAMMA-MSH, derived from other fragments of POMC. A DrugBank category of 7 drugs. 4 of them are approved.

Drugs: Alsactide
Bremelanotide
Corticotropin
Ebiratide
Intermedine
Setmelanotide
Tetracosactide

What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016

7DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

Listed above

7Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

38Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

4Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

Which targets do Melanocortins share, and which companies have late-stage candidates in this class?

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