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Riociguat
Chemical compound
Riociguat, sold under the brand name Adempas, is a medication by Bayer that is a stimulator of soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC). It is used to treat two forms of pulmonary hypertension (PH): chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
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Riociguat, sold under the brand name Adempas, is a medication by Bayer that is a stimulator of soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC). It is used to treat two forms of pulmonary hypertension (PH): chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Riociguat constitutes the first drug of the class of sGC stimulators. The drug has a half-life of 12 hours and will decrease dyspnea associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension. It is available as a generic medication.
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