Urea Cycle Disorder Agents
Urea cycle disorder agents are a class of drugs that are used in the treatment of urea cycle disorders by helping the body expel excess nitrogen waste. People with urea cycle disorder are missing the gene that makes the enzyme necessary to break down ammonia from the body. Amonia is produced from leftover amino acids when proteins are eaten and broken down into amino acids. Urea cycle disorder agents are taken orally with a prescription, either in a liquid form (glycerol phenylbutyrate) or a powder form (sodium phenylbutyrate) and should be taken with food.
Drugs classified as Urea Cycle Disorder Agents are frequently used to treat the following conditions:
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Ammonul