name: | Meldonium |
ATC code: | C01EB22 | route: | oral |
n-compartments | 1 |
Meldonium (also known as mildronate) is a synthetic compound that inhibits carnitine biosynthesis. It was originally developed in Latvia and has been used as a metabolic modulator to treat ischemic heart disease, angina, and myocardial infarction, as well as for enhancing exercise tolerance. It is not FDA-approved in the United States, but has been used clinically in some post-Soviet states. Meldonium became widely known after being banned by WADA for use in athletes from 2016.
Healthy adult volunteers, both sexes, single oral dose.
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