What are Nitrogen scavenger drugs?

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Nitrogen scavenger drugs are pharmacologic agents that share a common mechanism. 0 are currently marketed, with 1 more in clinical development.

Nitrogen scavenger

0 marketed 1 in Phase 3

This page covers all Nitrogen scavenger drugs tracked by Drug Landscape: marketed products and active clinical-stage compounds.

Phase 3 pipeline (1)

Buphenyl (NaPBA) · Amgen · Metabolic/Genetic Disorders
Buphenyl (sodium phenylbutyrate) provides an alternative pathway for nitrogen excretion by conjugating with glutamine to form phenylacetylglutamine, which is then renally eliminated.

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