Vadadustat

Matrix and bone · In HIF-1α and VEGF

Chemical structure of Vadadustat
Structure: Vadadustat, PubChem CID 23634441

Approved, for something elseMeasured in people, not heightBy mouthSmall molecule

An anaemia drug approved only for people on dialysis.

A HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor for the anaemia of kidney disease. It was approved in the US narrowly, for adults on dialysis for at least three months, a population whose balance of risk differs from that of healthy people.

Risks. Its label carries the strongest class of warning, for death, heart attacks, strokes and blood clots.

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