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Epomediol
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Epomediol (trade name Clesidren) is a synthetic terpenoid with choleretic effects. It has been used in the symptomatic treatment of itching due to intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.[1][2][3]
References
References
- ↑ Gonzalez MC, Iglesias J, Tiribelli C; et al. (September 1992). “Epomediol ameliorates pruritus in patients with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy”. J Hepatol. 16 (1–2): 241–2. doi:10.1016/S0168-8278(05)80122-9. PMID 1484159.
- ↑ Reyes H (December 1992). “The spectrum of liver and gastrointestinal disease seen in cholestasis of pregnancy”. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 21 (4): 905–21. PMID 1478743.
- ↑ Reyes H, Simon FR (August 1993). “Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: an estrogen-related disease”. Semin Liver Dis. 13 (3): 289–301. doi:10.1055/s-2007-1007357. PMID 8235718.
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