Carmegliptin

**Semantic type:** Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A potent, long-acting, selective, orally bioavailable, pyrrolidinone-based inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), with hypoglycemic activity. Carmegliptin shows extensive tissue distribution and is excreted unchanged in the urine and bile.

**Synonyms:** - (4S)-1-[(2S,3S,11bS)-2-amino-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1- a]isoquinolin-3-yl]-4-(fluoromethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one - CARMEGLIPTIN - R1579 - RO4876904